Ransomware ‘bull’s eye’ grows, clouding telehealth’s rise in long-term care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2021
Even as COVID-19 and its emphasis on telehealth have opened providers to greater cybersecurity risks, insurance policies that offer potential protection are becoming more expensive, and in some cases,...
LTC vaccinators opt to briefly halt J&J shots while awaiting FDA guidance
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2021
Long-term care pharmacies and clinicians have temporarily paused their use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine following recommendations from health officials. Guidance is needed quickly in order to...
BREAKING: Nursing homes slated for 1.3% — or $444 million — Medicare pay hike for 2022
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 08, 2021
Nursing homes would receive a 1.3% net Medicare increase for fiscal year 2022 under a proposal announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late Thursday afternoon.
Tracing cases: How one bar gathering led to a nursing home resident’s COVID hospitalization
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2021
A new report on contact tracing in rural Illinois illustrates how a single community gathering can lead directly to infections in a skilled nursing facility, and the challenges associated with reopening...
Alzheimer’s origin story is about metabolism and lifestyle, scientists contend
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2021
Alzheimer’s Disease is increasingly being referred to as insulin resistance of the brain, or Type 3 diabetes, a research team says.
Janet Snipes: Still answering LTC calls
By
Kimberly Hartley
Apr 01, 2021
Janet Snips, Executive Director, Holly Heights Nursing Center
Remote infection control assessments have superior reach in early pandemic trial
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 29, 2021
Virtual infection prevention and control assessments reached four times as many skilled nursing facilities as onsite visits in the same timeframe, according to a study in 92 SNFs early in the pandemic.
Town hall meetings reveal vaccine misinformation ‘widespread’ among SNF staff
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 29, 2021
“Outspoken” staff members from 50 skilled nursing facilities shared their vaccine concerns with investigators in a series of meetings this winter. The speed of vaccine development and infertility-...
The overdue digital revolution in post-acute workforce management
By
Rachel Schiff
Mar 25, 2021
Workforce shortages are well understood challenges of the healthcare industry. However, the skilled nursing industry has always been hit the hardest. This market is characterized by tight margins and facilities...
Mask prioritization ‘upside-down’; eldercare workers should be No. 1 recipient: report
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 15, 2021
Frontline staff may be exposed to as much or more cough and COVID-19 droplets than ICU workers performing intubations, according to some researchers and anesthesiologists.