That pandemic. Wow. While it was happening and people were dying and stuff, I remember thinking, “This is kind of a difficult time we’re going through. I feel a little stressed and anxious.” But...
FDA: Evusheld may be less effective against latest COVID variants
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 05, 2022
Evusheld, a preventive COVID-19 antibody for high-risk patients, may lose efficacy in the face of newly emerging variants, the FDA has informed clinicians.
Significant Kansas closures reflect broader US nursing home staffing problems
By
Joe Bush
Sep 29, 2022
Recent closings and downsizings of Kansas nursing homes represent a microcosm of major troubles facing nursing homes nationwide.
With new CDC guidance, providers duck ‘up-to-date’ vaccination concerns
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 27, 2022
While masking and screening of nursing home workers and visitors may no longer be required in areas with lower COVID-19 transmission rates, vaccination and testing efforts will be crucial if providers...
States need to step up with nurse aide waiver clearer, providers say
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 31, 2022
The formal extension of a waiver program that relaxes certification requirements for some nurse aides was widely embraced by providers a day after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced...
‘Recession proof’ nursing homes may not see usual labor gains due to COVID
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 29, 2022
While nursing homes have traditionally been better able to compete for and keep workers in an economic downturn, a possible recession coming on the heels of COVID-19 will test conventional wisdom.
A new anti-bullying campaign?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 02, 2022
You see them everywhere. Anti-bullying campaigns. People are bullied for just about anything. For looking different, for different beliefs, for sexual orientations, for race, creed, color, religion, etc. ...
‘God chose me for a reason’ — an LTC leader’s courage in facing cancer, global pandemic
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Jennifer Jasper
Jul 27, 2022
I have been a licensed nursing home administrator since 2004, now in two states. I moved to the great state of North Carolina in 2019 and began practicing at a Principle LTC facility, Piney Grove Nursing...
The season of invisible scars
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Julie Thorson
Jul 20, 2022
Wanna make a bet? I’ll bet you most people couldn’t care less that we are still in a public health emergency. The field that is very aware of this extension, is without a doubt, long-term care. But...
Seniors shouldn’t wait until fall for COVID-19 booster vax, federal health officials say
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 13, 2022
Receiving another booster shot now will not rule out getting a variant-specific shot in the fall, officials told seniors Tuesday. And a second booster shot provides a higher level of protection, they emphasized.