Long-term care provides a myriad of vital care options, but with revenue pressures at an all-time high, few are being looked at with such an intense focus as short-term rehabilitation. However lucrative...
CDC issues new COVID infection prevention and control guidance for nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 15, 2021
A CDC Project Firstline webinar will answer clinicians’ questions on the updates, which include alternative approaches to outbreak response;
expanded screening test recommendations for healthcare...
Trident Case debuts first Charging Cart
Nov 25, 2014
Trident Case® introduced the company’s first ever Charging Cart this fall. The cart disinfects and sanitizes mobile devices as they charge.
Also in the News for Friday, May 13
By
Danielle Brown
May 13, 2022
OIG: CMS must better help states fully implement national background check program for LTC providers … State ombudsmen failed to visit most long-term care facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic, audit...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Aug. 20
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 19, 2019
Study questions ‘burdensome’ interventions for nursing home residents in final days … Fired nursing home aide charged with manslaughter in resident’s death, facility ‘fully cooperating’ with...
Bed takes resident movement to a new level
Feb 01, 2011
VitalGo recently introduced a bed that can raise a patient from lying to a fully standing position-with zero manual lifting. The Total Lift Bed can dramatically reduce injuries to residents and staff,...
New Jersey, Montana go opposite directions on mandatory COVID vaccines for long-term care workers
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 04, 2021
The state of New Jersey is now requiring long-term care workers and employees in other congregate settings to be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, while Montana officials have forbidden operators from...
Americans’ high trust in doctors, nurses could strengthen vaccination push, pollsters say
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 12, 2021
Fully 7 in 10 Americans trust their doctors, nurses and pharmacists to “do what’s right for them and their families either most or all of the time,” the researchers say. The findings cut across political...
Boost rehab efforts to improve poor post-acute pneumonia outlook, clinicians say
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 18, 2020
Fully 90% of nursing home residents hospitalized for pneumonia experience severe disability or death within two months of discharge. Careful post-acute planning is especially crucial for these patients...
AARP calls on nursing homes to require COVID-19 boosters for residents, staff
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 21, 2022
COVID-19 infections are at an all-time high among residents and staff and resident death rates are rising. Now is the time to “get shots in arms,” AARP leaders urged operators.