Scientists publish findings on what constitutes a ‘longevity’ diet
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 10, 2022
A century’s-worth of studies have helped researchers define a diet to help extend the life span. Adjustments should be made for older adults, they say.
‘Out in the cold’: LTC pharmacies ask to be matched with vaccination sites, relief funds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 22, 2020
As their businesses groan under the weight of COVID-19-related expenses, long-term care pharmacists are pressing federal officials for relief funds and asking for a bigger role in coronavirus vaccinations.
BREAKING: CMS resumes routine inspections for nursing home providers
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Danielle Brown
Aug 17, 2020
After nearly five months, federal officials disclosed Monday that they are resuming routine inspections for all Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers.
BREAKING: CMS announces shift to broadly expand telehealth Medicare coverage to nursing home beneficiaries,...
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James M. Berklan
Mar 17, 2020
The federal government is stripping away barriers to Medicare telehealth coverage as a frontline response to the coronavirus outbreak, which feeds on person-to-person contact and has proven deadliest for...
Survey: Over half of U.S. nurses attribute burnout to understaffing
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Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2023
Respondents linked this issue to feelings of overwork, with 71% saying that understaffing is the key reason for poor mental health.
Nursing homes in New York get shield from most COVID-19 lawsuits
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Liza Berger
May 15, 2020
Nursing home providers in the state of New York can breathe a little bit easier regarding liability during COVID-19. Language included in a state budget bill in late March protects them from many lawsuits.
Flu vaccine makers readying for busy season, with infections expected to rise
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2022
With flu surging in Southern hemisphere countries and more people mingling, the past two years’ reprieve from the flu is likely over, vaccine makers say.
CDC: Elderly may get top priority for eventual coronavirus vaccine
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Liza Berger
Jul 10, 2020
Nursing home residents and workers may be among the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine, depending on what a federal committee decides.
Allowing nurses to independently order C. diff tests could halt spread: study
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Alicia Lasek
May 14, 2023
Allowing bedside nurses the autonomy to order testing for clostridium difficile results in faster turnaround times, which can help reduce the risk of the deadly bacteria’s transmission, researchers report.
Help prevent dementia by managing multimorbidity, researchers counsel
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 05, 2022
There are 15% higher odds of later developing dementia with each added chronic condition, investigators say.