As it stands, “cluster neighborhood design” is the standard for nursing homes around the world, which often has 40 to 50 residents living in a single wing, with two to four people per room.

Current regulations allow for up to four beds per room in most nursing homes and only impose a cap of two after construction or renovation. The proposal also updates square footage requirements to ...

The steep cost of caring for the elderly continues to climb. The median bill for a private room in a nursing home is now $91,250 a year, according to an industry survey out Thursday. The annual ...

The room-sized “houses ... the alternative to an institutional nursing home is one of nine building projects to be recognized Wednesday for excellence in design by AIA Wisconsin, the state's ...

The government should require that owners give residents private space — or it should take over the facilities and replace them with small homes. This concerns all of us. At the start of the ...

Long-term care costs are surging and the most expensive option — a private nursing home room — may soon top $100,000 per year. According to a new survey by Genworth Financial out Tuesday ...

Thirty-one nursing home providers have cleared a major hurdle in their efforts to block a state rule limiting capacity to two beds per room. Attorney Howard Sollins called a Massachusetts judge ...