State health officials reported tremendous progress Thursday on a backlog of nursing home inspections, going from 130 cases ...

Lobbyists and Republicans defeated a basic reform desperately needed in a dangerous industry, but the response can't be fatalism, writes Dean Lerner.

Looking forward to retirement so you can travel the world? Or do you prefer to downsize into a more convenient community? Some retirees are even thinking about doing both by retiring on a cruise ship.

Across New York, elderly and medically fragile patients sit in hospital beds for days — sometimes weeks — not because they ...