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NIH: COVID rebound after Paxlovid may signal a strong immune response
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 11, 2022
Patients who had rebound symptoms after taking Paxlovid showed a more robust immune response to SARS-CoV-2 than patients with no rebound, investigators reported.
Providers urged to remember COVID-19 tactics as dangerous flu season looms
By
Joe Bush
Oct 06, 2022
Influenza, once the respiratory scourge that nursing home residents and professionals feared the most each year before COVID-19 hit, should be back on providers’ radar in a big way, experts warn.
CDC: Two booster shots cut severe COVID risk in nursing home residents by 74 percent
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 03, 2022
Nursing home residents who received a second mRNA booster shot during omicron were much less likely to suffer severe COVID-19 outcomes than their peers who received only one dose, a new study shows.
New Alzheimer’s drug shows promise in slowing disease
By
John Roszkowski
Sep 29, 2022
In a potentially significant breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, recently completed clinical trials show a new experimental drug treatment could significantly slow the progression of...
Ride to live, live to ride: Pine Point residents enjoy sunny sidecar trips
By
Joe Bush
Sep 28, 2022
Residents at Pine Point Center in Scarborough, ME, got the opportunity to be wild when recreation director Belinda Bantly set up a day of motorcycle rides earlier this month.
NIH: Two drugs most effective in treating type 2 diabetes
By
John Roszkowski
Sep 23, 2022
Two popular drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes outperformed other medications in managing glucose levels and keeping people with type 2 diabetes healthy, according to new research funded by the National...
Skilled nursing finalists unveiled for 2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 19, 2022
The fields of finalists for the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards were released Monday morning by event organizers. A variety of providers, ranging from small operators to large chains,...
Want to drive market value? Change strategy, financial experts advise
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 19, 2022
Valuing skilled nursing properties remains a widely varying challenge for lenders.
Residents’ high burden of chronic disease calls for operator-provider partnerships: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 16, 2022
U.S. senior living residents average more than a dozen chronic conditions each, and many residents use high-cost healthcare services, suggesting ways that operators can integrate care and housing to improve...