An Ohio nursing home allegedly told a 72-year-old they would "not assist him to the toilet and he'd need to soil his briefs and wait," causing a stage 4 bedsore and deadly infection, a lawsuit says.

Many state Medicaid programs cover incontinence supplies — including adult briefs, pull-ons, and even catheters — if they’re ...

Amid the government shutdown, D.C. nonprofit Bread for the City is preparing for a spike in demand, especially from ...

Routine "microtransitions" within a nursing home can trigger negative health events for patients, but they’re often overlooked compared to the highly regulated transitions of care between healthcare ...

With many families unable to afford diapers, Kentucky Rep. Vanessa Grossl is pushing for legislation to make diapers more ...

Children enrolled in TennCare or Cover Kids, under the age of two, can receive 100 diapers a month, all for free. The way it works is that families check in at the pharmacy counter and ask the ...

The health of older adults can change quickly, and caregivers must be prepared to adapt to those changes. Various factors ...

With Medicaid reimbursements for skilled nursing units failing to keep up with the cost of care needed, some operators are ...

We recently got a letter from a grandmother whose story left us heartbroken. She stepped in to help her son and daughter-in-law after their baby was born, only to be told she wasn’t welcome to babysit ...