Study: Seniors recover from fall-inducing vertigo on par with younger adults
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 04, 2021
Older adults are just as likely to benefit from a specialized treatment that can eliminate problems with intense dizziness, investigators say.
FDA approves first-ever eye drop that corrects age-related vision loss
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2021
The new drug, Vuity, adjusts pupil size and corrects near vision without affecting distance vision, drugmaker Allergan says.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2021
Unvaccinated workers to pay for tests under federal vaccine mandate, report says … CNA Resource Center formed to address hardships faced by critical LTC workers … CDC: Coronavirus vaccination more...
Providers face up to $15 million in fines over state vaccine mandate
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Danielle Brown
Nov 01, 2021
The state of Connecticut has fined 26 long-term care facilities a combined $221,000 for not complying with its COVID-19 mandate — and could collect a total of $15 million in penalties if providers don’t...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 21
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2021
Former SNF operator out $300,000 after failing to provide sign language services … 5-minute cognitive assessment for mobile phones, iPads receives FDA medical device clearance … Aduhelm’s makers...
Operators urged to provide more emotional support for nursing assistants after pandemic’s costly toll
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Danielle Brown
Oct 15, 2021
Long-term care operators must provide more mental health and emotional support for nursing assistants in response to the psychological and physical toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on them, according...
Providers’ best chances in federal budget talks lie with funding for infection prevention, staffing:...
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James M. Berklan
Oct 13, 2021
OXON HILL, MD — Long-term care interests are clearly down the priority line in federal budget negotiators, one of the industry’s top lobbyists noted Tuesday, but several key topics also have earned...
Merck to seek emergency use for COVID-19 antiviral pill that cuts severe outcomes by 50 percent
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 04, 2021
Molnupiravir has reduced COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations by half in a new clinical trial. An orally delivered drug could offer unprecedented treatment convenience, the drug’s developers say.
Long-term care’s problems are bad and getting worse — but fixable
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Stephen A. Moses
Oct 01, 2021
The long-term care business is hurting: labor shortages, wage pressures, vax mandates, too much Medicaid, too little private pay, value-based reimbursement, MedPAC vs. Medicare and so on and on. What should...
Lawmakers want $4 billion nursing home compensation fund, extended statute of limitations
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Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2021
New York lawmakers want to establish a $4 billion compensation fund, similar to the one formed after the Sept. 11 attacks, for families of nursing home residents who died of COVID-19 during the pandemic.