Stimulants raise elders’ cardiovascular risk by 40 percent: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 26, 2021
In the first 30 days after starting a new prescription for stimulants, older adults are at high risk for heart attack, stroke and arrhythmia, investigators say.
LTC nurses who remain on the job are burned out, concerned for residents: news report
Oct 25, 2021
Staff shortages and work overload are taking a heavy toll, long-term care nurses and clinical administrators tell a news outlet in Maine. “We’re trying to make things work as best we can, but...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 26
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 26, 2021
States bet that direct care will benefit from strict limits on nursing home spending … FDA approves new application for drug that eases intubation … Alzheimer’s diagnostic software receives FDA ‘breakthrough’...
Mix-and-match booster shots a plus for long-term care, AHCA/NCAL’s chief doc says
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 25, 2021
Adding the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to the mix will “catapult” efforts to increase COVID-19 booster access for residents and staff, David Gifford, M.D., says.
Brain fog may last 8 months after bout with COVID-19, patient study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 25, 2021
Many recovered patients had problems with executive functioning, which can include trouble with organization, listening and attention, as well as processing speed, category fluency, memory encoding, and...
Sedative antidepressant for agitation? Mirtazapine may not work
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 25, 2021
An antidepressant commonly used to address agitation in long-term care residents with dementia does not work any better than a placebo, a new study finds.
Clinical Daily briefs for Monday, Oct. 25
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 25, 2021
Family Service Society takes Gold for use of COVID-19 screening technology … Antibiotics used in dialysis patients linked with sudden cardiac death … CDC: COVID vaccine recipients have lower non-COVID-19...
COVID-19 vaccine booster jab has 96 percent efficacy, Pfizer reveals
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 22, 2021
A third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine restores protection against the disease to levels achieved after the second dose, a large new trial shows.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Oct. 22
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 22, 2021
McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards gives Gold to long-term care, senior living communities for technology that supports residents’ mental health during pandemic … ‘Unconscionable’: Largest...
Increasing dairy intake can cut falls, fractures for seniors
Oct 21, 2021
Intervention to increase calcium and protein intake using dairy foods is beneficial for older adults living in long-term care facilities, investigators say.