The Joint Commission, accreditor for thousands of U.S healthcare facilities, is revising pain “assessment and management standards” for behavioral health care, home care and nursing care center ...

Pain often goes undiagnosed in people with learning disabilities, but a pain picture developed with the involvement of the person’s family is an effective pain assessment tool. This article comes with ...

A Saint Louis University study finds that routine doses of acetaminophen energize nursing home residents who have moderate to severe dementia and are likely to have chronic pain. Nursing homes should ...