Long COVID symptoms are different, more frequent among older adults
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 06, 2022
Older adults are more likely to report long-lasting symptoms related to COVID-19 and to have abnormal chest imaging and lung function test results than their younger counterparts, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 6
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 06, 2022
Projected MA growth to bring more LTC provider headaches … Feds prep for future pandemic, may invest up to $1B in antibody development for flu, other infectious diseases … COVID continues upward trend...
Suicide risk high in first 3 months after early dementia diagnosis: study
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 05, 2022
Clinicians should conduct suicide risk assessments for dementia patients with early-onset disease, a recent diagnosis and/or psychiatric illness, investigators say.
Lockdowns have put seniors on road to physical deconditioning, researchers find
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 05, 2022
Seniors’ rate of physical activity declined markedly as the pandemic lockdowns dragged on, raising the risk for poor health outcomes, a new study finds.
FDA: Evusheld may be less effective against latest COVID variants
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 05, 2022
Evusheld, a preventive COVID-19 antibody for high-risk patients, may lose efficacy in the face of newly emerging variants, the FDA has informed clinicians.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 5
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 05, 2022
As seniors’ presence in nursing homes drops, young people with disabilities stuck with few alternatives: study … VA home care program receives high marks from patients, providers … High blood pressure...
AHCA/NCAL to CMS: Safeguard temporary nurse aide jobs by reissuing employment waiver
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 04, 2022
The industry advocate is urging CMS to reissue a blanket waiver that would allow nursing homes to employ temporary nurse aides beyond the public health emergency.
APIC expert urges mask-wearing in LTC, despite guidance switch
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 04, 2022
Despite a recent shift in CDC guidance, now is not the right time for long-term care providers to relax masking and other source control use, says infection preventionist Deb Burdsall of APIC.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 4
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 04, 2022
McKnight’s announces new Pinnacle Awards program to recognize industry veterans … Supreme Court turns away challenge to U.S. vaccine rule for health workers … Instacart’s new initiative aims to...
CDC: Two booster shots cut severe COVID risk in nursing home residents by 74 percent
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 03, 2022
Nursing home residents who received a second mRNA booster shot during omicron were much less likely to suffer severe COVID-19 outcomes than their peers who received only one dose, a new study shows.