<em>Journal of the American Geriatrics Society</em> (JAGS) is the go-to geriatrics journal for clinical aging research including education, clinical practice and public policy.

In a 2024 US national poll 33% of older adults (age 50-80 years) reported experiencing loneliness and 29% reported feeling socially isolated.1 Nursing homes and assisted living facilities (collectivel...

Why NIH’s sudden move to multi-year grant funding should alarm every principal investigator and university

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated staffing shortages in U.S. nursing homes. Staff who are immigrants may have stronger tendencies to remain in their jobs than U...

Understaffed nursing homes face a workforce crisis if President Donald Trump and Republicans further curtail immigration and cut Medicaid.

J. Michael Kosterlitz, a professor of physics, and Terrie Fox Wetle, a professor emerita of health services, policy and practice, will receive the Rosenberger Medal of Honor during Commencement and Re...

A $12.9 million grant for a study on dementia risks among at-risk U.S. populations was terminated by the National Institutes of Health.

The NIH canceled Logan Beyer’s health equity research, saying it was “antithetical to scientific research.” That’s completely wrong, she writes.

The federal program is the biggest source of money for long-term care for the elderly and disabled. Republican proposals to cut its budget could jeopardize supports family and caregivers rely on.

A federal judge in Texas blocked a Biden administration rule to boost staffing at nursing homes. The decision comes even though many homes lack enough workers to maintain residents’ care.

Continued Use of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine in Hospice

Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.