Nursing homes left in the dark when utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
By
Kate Ruder, KFF Health News
Jun 10, 2024
As preemptive power cuts become more widespread, nursing homes are being forced to evaluate their preparedness. But it shouldn’t be up to the facilities alone, according to industry officials and academics.
Also in the News for Tuesday, June 11, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 10, 2024
Cuomo scheduled for congressional questioning on COVID nursing home deaths … California contemplates further limits on private equity transactions … LTC insurance policy holders find new obstacles...
Panel endorses Eli Lilly’s new Alzheimer’s drug donanemab
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 10, 2024
An independent advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug donanemab. The FDA should vote on approval later...
Fewer people will take statins if new heart standards are widely adopted
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 10, 2024
If American Heart Association guidelines passed in November 2023 are widely adopted, about 40% fewer people would meet the criteria to be on statins, a new study shows.
Study defines UTI risk factors for nursing home residents on diabetes medicines
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 10, 2024
A new study documented risk factors for being hospitalized with a UTI among new sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) users who lived in nursing homes. Those who were female, had a history...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 11
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 10, 2024
Lung cancer screening prolongs lives, study finds … Report: EEG-guided anesthesia in cardiac surgery didn’t lower delirium chances … Tau imaging was best marker to spot dementia progression in...
While some aging services providers last week warned that more scrutiny of healthcare consolidation and rules that seek to limit it further could create “unintended consequences,” others encouraged...
Workforce dip in May reignites nursing home worries about caregiver supply
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 10, 2024
The number of workers in skilled nursing facilities declined in May, according to federal data published Friday. That stops a months-long positive trend for the sector.
Mainstream media bring added scrutiny to nursing home staffing rule
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 10, 2024
While nursing home operators have been intensively fighting against a national staffing mandate since it was proposed more than two years ago, the general public and the media that serve it only more...
Also in the News for Monday, June 10
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 10, 2024
Legislation, lawsuits aim to block federal overtime rule … Supplier asks CMS to reconsider possibly limiting coverage of certain tissue products … Nurse managers, remote BP monitoring help stroke survivors...