Inflation kills another nursing home effort to upgrade infrastructure
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2023
The developers of a major nursing home project are pulling the plug for now, another victim of inflationary and regulatory pressures plaguing the sector.
Sarcopenia increases risk of death among DFU patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2023
Sarcopenia, or age-related loss of muscle mass, is an independent risk factor for mortality in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, researchers have found.
AHCA prepared to sue over minimum staffing mandate
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2023
A top executive of the largest US nursing home trade association said Tuesday his group is prepared to take legal action if an upcoming federal staffing mandate proves to be overly prescriptive.
Long-term care workforce problems worsening for many, AHCA poll reveals
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2023
A third of skilled nursing providers report their workforce situation has worsened since late last year, with more than three-quarters still relying on high-cost agency staff or overtime to fill vacant...
Nursing discrimination rampant in residential care facilities: study
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2023
Nurses working in nursing homes are among the most likely to face discrimination on the job, with 88% saying in a new survey that they had seen or experienced workplace racism by patients.
Nurse wanted nursing home victims to ‘slip’ away: charging documents
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Kimberly Marselas
May 26, 2023
A nurse with a spotty work history that includes allegations of “abuse” has been charged in the killings of two nursing home residents and the attempted murder of a third, the Pennsylvania attorney...
Staff deaths, other elements to be removed from CDC data requirements
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Kimberly Marselas
May 26, 2023
Skilled nursing providers will soon see significant changes to COVID-related data-reporting requirements, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced.
RN charged with killing two nursing home residents, intentionally drugging a third
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Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2023
A nurse has been charged in the killings of two nursing home residents by insulin injection and the attempted murder of a third, the Pennsylvania Attorney General announced Thursday morning.
Also in the News for Thursday, May 25
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Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2023
Immigration-focused House ‘Dignity Act’ would increase caps, add more skilled visas … Equity index rating long-term care facilities on LGBTQ+ inclusion follows Human Rights Campaign, SAGE survey...
Underreporting of fall, pressure ulcer hospitalizations ‘widespread’ in nursing home data
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2023
Underreporting of falls and pressure ulcers in nursing homes was frequent and “widespread” in a new study of such incidents and whether they were accurately reflected on Care Compare.