WHO: Antibody treatment most beneficial for seniors, the unvaccinated, and immunocompromised
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 27, 2021
The World Health Organization’s new guidance for using the REGEN-COV monoclonal antibody cocktail to treat COVID-19 covers a narrower group of patients than those included in the FDA’s updated...
New method allows healthcare workers to clean, reuse PPE up to five times
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 14, 2020
Long-term care providers in short supply of personal protective equipment can use a new two-step disinfection method that allows them to clean and reuse PPE up to five times.
$400K bonuses, grocery assistance among workforce management strategies
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 08, 2020
Long-term care providers have implemented various strategies — like hefty bonuses and helping with groceries — in order to maintain a steady workforce during the coronavirus pandemic.
Expanded methadone access urged for SNF residents with opioid use disorder
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 28, 2022
Policy changes are needed to help to improve older adults’ recovery rates in the skilled nursing facility population, according to a call for regulatory reform published Tuesday.
Intervention can cut risk for mobility disability in seniors
May 13, 2022
Reduced incidence of mobility disability is seen in older adults with physical frailty and sarcopenia receiving who receive a multicomponent intervention.
Dementia signs, symptoms may be different for Latinos, researchers say
By
Alicia Lasek
May 27, 2021
Cultural practices and disease processes may explain why Latino adults with dementia experience faster functional decline and higher rates of depression and anxiety, investigators say.
Symptomless COVID infections found in almost half of US adults, CDC says
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2022
Approximately 44% of US adults were “possibly asymptomatically infected,” between August 2021 and May 2022, blood serum evidence shows.
MRSA and VRE persist in resident rooms, nursing home study finds
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 18, 2022
Two common types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria can linger in resident rooms — even during changes of occupancy, a new facility study finds.
COVID-19-related neuropsychiatric conditions mirror those of other respiratory illnesses, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 12, 2022
Disease severity, not pathogen type, is key when treating neuropsychiatric complications after respiratory illness, a new study finds.
High blood pressure is well-controlled in VA nursing homes: study
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 10, 2022
About 80% of residents with hypertension maintained optimal blood pressure during the study period, investigators report.