Rollout of COVID antibody therapy requires clinician feedback, U.S. officials say
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 11, 2020
Federal agencies say they will depend on clinician input during distribution of Eli Lilly’s new intravenous antibody therapy for high-risk COVID-19 patients.
How to do it… Incontinence
Jul 01, 2010
Incontinence is one of long-term care’s most difficult—and prevalent—challenges to address.
Vaccination imperative: protecting residents from pneumococcal disease
Sep 01, 2010
It is incumbent upon facility administrators and others in supervisory positions to recognize the severity of pneumococcal disease and give serious thought to providing residents with optimal protection.
LTC workers are reporting crisis-level burdens. Could this on-the-job stress management program make...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2021
Long-term care providers reported stress approaching severe levels even as the pandemic’s death march waned, according to early analysis of a survey that included nearly 1,200 healthcare and senior care...
Even with PHE extension, providers worry about early demise of nurse aide waiver
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2021
The ongoing Public Health Emergency extends CMS waivers related to hiring, admissions and assessment practices. But as the agency has already shown, it has the authority to revoke those Section 1135 waivers...
Having my say: Not so fast with drugs
Apr 01, 2011
Susan Janeczko, Director of LTC Regulatory and Policy Affairs, National Community Pharmacists Association
A growing challenge
By
Daniel McCann
Jun 01, 2012
Time has taught therapists much about helping bariatric patients. Special routines, equipment and care strategies have evolved to improve care.
Stable use of antipsychotics in long-term care during pandemic ‘reassuring’: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2022
The use of antipsychotics and pain medications in assisted living and nursing home residents was relatively unchanged early in the pandemic. New residents were more likely to get certain drugs, however.
Delay sought for Golden Living facility that’s closing after sexual assault, deficiencies
By
Dec 08, 2015
Alabama state officials are scrambling to get the the move-out deadline extended for residents of a Golden Living Centers facility forced to close its doors early next month.
CDC: Turn to Paxlovid to treat COVID-19, not steroids or antibiotics
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 26, 2022
The agency is urging clinicians to consider the now readily available, recommended therapies such as Paxlovid as first-line COVID-19 treatments.
