Flu activity slowing worldwide as professor debunks sickness advice
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 29, 2024
Flu prevalence still is going up in some countries in the Northern Hemisphere, but overall, it is declining, according to a new report. The news comes as another recent study examined the advice of eating...
Report rips massive nursing home for lacking safety procedures during abrupt shutdown
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Josh Henreckson
Jan 26, 2024
A nursing home’s lack of safety protocols led to a dangerous, chaotic evacuation after its abrupt closure, endangering its 174 residents, according to a new report from the Missouri Department of Health...
CMS: Expect final nursing home staffing rule this year
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 23, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to finalize its minimum staffing rule for nursing homes during 2024, an official confirmed Tuesday during a national stakeholder call.
Facilities missing staffing requirements threatened with possible state admissions freeze
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Josh Henreckson
Jan 24, 2024
Lawmakers will have nursing home policy in their sights during the upcoming Connecticut legislative session, with one proposed provision threatening a two-week admissions freeze for facilities that fail...
OIG to audit CMS oversight of state-contracted nursing home surveyors
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Josh Henreckson
Jan 23, 2024
A top federal watchdog will audit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ nursing home survey practices in 2024, according to a new report.
The plight of the immigrant workforce: A moral dilemma of the current LTC environment
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Moroni Fernandez Cajavilca
Jan 22, 2024
The long-term care industry has supported increasing the number of immigrant workers as a solution to the nationwide staffing shortages but has largely ignored the potential exploitative environment of...
Pressing questions about rural telehealth access and investments put innovation in danger
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 22, 2024
Questions remain about how much providers will be able to rely on telehealth, remote monitoring and other technologies to come in the years ahead — and whether the government will make the needed legal,...
Brushing away the risk: The crucial role of daily toothbrushing in preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 18, 2024
A phenomenon that skilled nursing teams have long appreciated was recently highlighted in a recent article published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers Ehrenzeller and Klompas shed light on a critical...
Palliative care reaches more people with default consult order option, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 18, 2024
Here’s a way to make sure that people receive palliative care sooner rather than later: Make clinicians evaluate the patient for it when people are hospitalized.
The importance of designing thoughtful spaces for older adults with sensory disabilities
By
Tu-Anh Bui Johnson
Ron Franks
Jan 17, 2024
Designing inclusive and accessible healthcare spaces can be a challenging experience, especially when architects and planners must heed guidelines that don’t always comprehensively address the needs...