Seniors who use video chat less likely to report symptoms of depression
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2020
Seniors who communicated via video chat were about half as likely to report depressive symptoms than those who did not, say researchers.
Public policy expert: COVID-19 is forcing U.S. to ‘disrupt and upend how we use post-acute care’
By
Liza Berger
Apr 07, 2020
The disparate post-acute care response across the country has alarmed some public policy experts, in part, because of the risks involved if nursing homes are forced to accept COVID-positive hospital patients....
Providers: We need more PPE, testing to ‘fully comply’ with latest CMS guidance
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 06, 2020
Providers won’t be able to “realistically implement” new guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until they have enough personal protective equipment and access to testing, advocates...
COVID-19 survey: Nursing homes’ top strategies for ‘keeping spirits up’
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 02, 2020
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News asked nursing home leaders what they were doing to “help keep spirits up” during the coronavirus pandemic and, boy, did they tell us.
A 5-star New Jersey nursing and assisted living facility was evacuated Wednesday after two dozen residents and five staff members tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus.
Pharmacists claim answers to coronavirus challenges, as U.S. cases surpass 30,000
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2020
A pharmacist coalition is pushing the federal government to allow pharmacists to test and initiate treatment for COVID-19 patients.
What providers can learn from the first US coronavirus outbreak
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 19, 2020
Long-term care staff inadvertently spread coronavirus between facilities in the early days of the first U.S. outbreak in Washington.
‘This is the perfect storm’: CDC releases new guidance as providers face gown, mask shortages amid...
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 19, 2020
The federal government has issued guidance on the best ways to conserve personal protection equipment, such as gowns and facemasks, as supply shortages become a larger concern for providers and healthcare...
eLearning offerings keep providers up-to-date on outbreak
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 18, 2020
With so much to learn about a new virus — and more attention than ever on infection control — online learning is taking on an outsized role. Talent manager HealthcareSource has released a free set...
Will long-term care wear the phoenix label?
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2020
Long-term care providers have a great opportunity at hand.