Aging

Long-term care centers suffered heavy losses at the height of the pandemic. Both laws deal with contact residents have with caregivers, friends and family.

Nursing homes must weigh coronavirus safety concerns with individuals’ voting rights.

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey won't run for political office again. Here's why the pick to fill Toomey's shoes could depend on how Pennsylvania swings in 2020.

Residents of a senior living facility in Philadelphia staged a musical revue, on Zoom, of popular songs rewritten for the pandemic.

Long-term care residents account for roughly half of the state’s more than 14,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths, according to state Health Department figures.

The lawsuit against Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center I and II alleges that the facilities did not take the proper precautions to keep residents safe from coronavirus

Long-term care facilities that haven’t had a new case of the coronavirus in 14 days will be allowed to resume indoor visitation, which has been banned since March.

More than six months after COVID-19 arrived in Pa., the public still doesn’t have a full picture of how many people have died or been sickened by the virus in nursing homes.

Delaware’s nursing home death rate related to the coronavirus is well above the national average. AARP is urging state leaders to take action.

The Justice Department is asking whether policies “may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents.”

Long-term care facilities account for less than 1% of the U.S. population, but more than 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths.

Residents ages 65 and up can stop by Redding Government Building to pick up a fan, but they must wear a face mask and practice social distancing.

The Department of Health is establishing new mandatory benchmarks based on state, CDC and CMS guidelines.

Nursing home residents and staff represent a tiny share of the U.S. population but account for as many as 4 in 10 coronavirus deaths, according to some estimates.

A WHYY analysis found that fewer than 0.7% of Delawareans live in long-term care facilities, but those residents account for 8.2% of COVID cases and 62.3% of related deaths.