House bill encourages facility investment in capital improvements, IT
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Haymarket Media
Oct 02, 2006
A new House bill would encourage long-term care facilities to invest in capital improvements, expand access to disaster relief funding, and help alleviate the workforce shortage.
Saliva-based antigen testing better than PCR nasal swab, researchers argue
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Danielle Brown
Sep 15, 2020
Nursing home operators may have better luck using saliva-based, rapid antigen testing for screening COVID-19 within their facilities over polymerase chaise reaction (PRC) nasal swab because of the tool’s...
IT ‘roadmap’ points to care coordination, HIT adoption
Jun 20, 2012
Forging partnerships and adopting health information technology are critical to the survival of long-term care providers, new guidelines recommend. Released this week at the Long-Term and Post-Acute Care...
Study: Alzheimer’s halves remaining life expectancy
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Haymarket Media
Apr 06, 2004
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease cuts a person’s remaining life expectancy by half, say researchers in a new report.
How long-term care colleagues at home health agencies can beat 2020: McKnight’s webinar
Oct 27, 2020
The extraordinary challenges of COVID-19 and how home health agencies can face them successfully, will be the focus of a special McKnight’s webinar Thursday (Oct. 29). The session begins at 1 p.m. ET...
Ask the care expert: Do other facilities take pictures of other conditions, like bruises?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 02, 2020
We have a disagreement regarding the taking of photos at our facility. We take pictures of open wounds only. Do other facilities take pictures of other conditions, like bruises?
Ask the care expert … about often missed areas
May 08, 2015
We should go over selecting footwear, socks or whatever the resident prefers to wear — and to be sure that the socks or stockings are cleaned daily.
Study: More affluent ZIP codes consistently see higher rates of surgery survival among the elderly
Oct 01, 2008
Seniors in more impoverished areas of the country are significantly more likely to die after surgery than their wealthier neighbors, according to recent research.
CDC: Residents undergoing dialysis may face higher COVID-19 risks
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2020
Nursing home residents undergoing dialysis might be at a higher risk for infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, because of exposures to staff members and community dialysis patients,...
Post-acute COVID-19 patients face higher mortality and readmission risk, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2020
When compared with heart failure and pneumonia patients, discharged COVID-19 patients had 40% to 60% higher odds of ten-day readmission or death, investigators report.