Boosters on the way: LTC residents, healthcare workers may top fed’s list after CDC approves 3rd shot
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 16, 2021
The Biden administration has secured 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as part of a strategy to provide additional shots to already vaccinated priority groups this fall, investigators have been told....
Validated list of key drug-drug interactions that affect older adults published
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2021
The list, published Wednesday in JAMDA, includes 66 drug-drug interactions that are commonly problematic for older adults, and can be used as a clinical management tool to assess potential harms.
Vaccines safe for long-term care residents, first-month data show
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 23, 2021
Resident deaths following receipt of a COVID-19 vaccination are not linked to the shot, according to data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC posts videos to educate staff, residents on its 2 vaccine safety systems
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2021
YouTube videos detail the VAERS reporting system for CNAs and other facility providers, plus the agency’s smartphone-enabled post-vaccination health checker, or v-safe, which can be used by residents...
McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo kicks off at 10:30 a.m. ET; Registration still open
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 17, 2021
The virtual doors will open at 10:30 a.m. ET today. Attendees can still register, and have the opportunity to earn up to three CE credits while learning about workforce issues, technology and falls prevention.
HHS to LTC operators: Step up your booster clinic timelines before year ends
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 22, 2021
Long-term care operators should speed up plans to help residents boost their immunity before an expected COVID-19 surge hits, a federal official told virtual town hall attendees Tuesday.
Hacking and other healthcare breaches have exposed data of 20M patients in early 2022
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 15, 2022
Hacking or IT problems are behind 80% of breaches that have exposed the healthcare data of U.S patients in the first half of 2022, according to a new report.
Nursing home COVID-19 infections quadruple as booster rate slows
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 21, 2022
An AARP analysis shows a sharp uptick in infections between mid-April and mid-May, while residents’ booster shots have slowed to a trickle.
One quarter of Americans will experience ‘severe need’ for long-term care services: report
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 02, 2021
About one fifth will require no services at all, a new analysis shows. But a sizable number will “experience the type of severe needs that most people dread,” the investigators say.
Gait speed slows long before dementia diagnosis, 15-year study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 11, 2022
Slowing gait speed may signal the onset of dementia up to nine years before cognitive decline becomes evident, investigators say. It’s also linked to Alzheimer’s-related brain changes.