A dedicated discharge team, standardized education, a mandatory 24-hour room-in for caregivers, and appointments with a pharmacist are features that ensure a safe transition from hospital to home for ...

From end-of-life care to burials and beyond, we answer your questions on mortality. We are all going to die. Yet this ...

Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Hospital could do better when it comes to patient care and safety, an online survey found earlier this year. The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization that studies ...

We hope that this new survey will evaluate this important industry and help provide insight into the home health care agencies that are providing the best care for patients in the comfort of their own ...

Learn how to take care of houseplants at this stage of summer, and be on the lookout for garden pests. Remember to tend to your trees and shrubs, especially after harsh weather.

Summer BBQs are fun but keep in mind - warmer temperatures can turn your feast into a fast-track to food poisoning if you’re ...

Two 21-year-olds have appeared in court after a stolen car crashed into a care home and two elderly residents later died. Sam Asgari-Tabar, of no fixed address, and Reece Parish, of Fordham Road, ...

If your detectors aren't connected to a live monitoring service, it's even more important to get a notification sent to the right mobile device. That way, you can ask a friend or neighbor to check out ...

The incident may have exposed personal health information for at least 200,000 home-care patients, the Ontario Liberals alleged in a news release Friday morning.

Most Americans said the costs of child care are a “major problem,” and most are in favor of efforts to provide free or low-cost day care, according to a survey released Thursday. The new Associated ...

A care home where staff intentionally triggered patients into distress and referred to them by nicknames has been placed into special measures.