COVID on the rise in nursing homes along with vaccine reluctance and mistrust
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 11, 2024
COVID cases are on the rise again in nursing homes, and the largest nonprofit provider advocacy is asking the White House to create and stick to an annual vaccination schedule to help combat vaccine fatigue...
NADONA finds new top exec from within after unexpected death of long-time leader
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 11, 2024
Cindy Fronning, the group’s director of education, has assumed the top spot at the National Association of Directors of Nursing in Long Term Care.
CDC releases new profile of assisted living residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2024
Residents living in assisted living and other residential care communities in 2022 mostly were female (67%), white (92%) and 85 or older (53%), according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
Study: Dendritic spine head diameter, not quality, can predict memory ability
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 10, 2024
A new study finds that retaining memories is maintained by the quality — not quantity — of dendritic spines, which are part of brain neurons.
RSV, flu shots together give “adequate” response, safe in older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 08, 2024
Older adults who took the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Arexvy at the same time as the adjuvanted seasonal quadrivalent flu shot had an adequate immune response and tolerated it safely, a new...
Alzheimer’s prognosis models should expand data sources
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 08, 2024
Integrating data from nursing home electronic health records (EHRs) and claims in addition to the minimum data set (MDS) — data required for nursing home residents — could be better than just relying...
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 9
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 08, 2024
Invesque sells another SNF as it continues shift to senior living … AHCA names SNF administrator, maintenance director among its 2024 award recipients … Short, intense bursts of exercise more effective...
Report: 1 in 10 patients on opioid has dependence, use disorder
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 07, 2024
Among patients who take an opioid, about 1 in 10 develops opioid dependence or opioid use disorder. Nearly one in three shows symptoms of dependence and opioid use disorder, a new report finds.
Cardiovascular, metabolic diseases come with highest fall risk
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 07, 2024
A new study pinpointed which chronic conditions in people with multimorbidity — or multiple long-term conditions — are most closely associated with experiencing a fall.
While overall survey frequency improved, feds find widespread lag persists on follow-up inspections
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2024
Twenty states reduced their recertification survey backlog by at least 50% in 2023, but the latest data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services underscores persistent problems with untimely follow-up...