As more becomes known about the coronavirus and how it spreads, online providers are rolling out additional training resources meant to buttress infection prevention efforts. Talent management firm HealthcareSource...
Nursing homes should rethink care standards for AED use in cardiac arrest, doc says
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 21, 2023
Medical directors should reevaluate their facilities’ procedures for CPR attempts, especially the use of AEDs, a Johns Hopkins physician and SNF chief medical officer says in a new review.
OSHA accepting new comments on healthcare worker COVID-19 protection rule
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is accepting additional comments as it establishes a final rule meant to protect long-term care workers and other healthcare providers from exposure to...
Sabra CEO: REIT poised to grow, with little skepticism about future defeat of staffing rule
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Kimberly Marselas
May 10, 2024
While Sabra Health Care executives Thursday painted their first quarter performance as a sure-footed continuation of late 2023 successes, analysts raised pointed questions about the potential impact of...
Nursing homes in spotlight as gubernatorial hopefuls run on pandemic response
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Joe Bush
Oct 24, 2022
The challenger to unseat incumbent Gov. Kristi Noem (R) in South Dakota made nursing home reform his focus last week at a campaign stop in front of a new nursing home.
81 percent of COVID-19 deaths here are nursing home-related — double the average; global rates ‘both...
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Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2020
More than 80% of all COVID-19 deaths in Canada are from long-term care facilities and retirement homes, according to a new analysis from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
CMS researches Medicare Advantage plan costs
Mar 03, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun collecting more information on Medicare Advantage plans and cost-sharing policies in response to a report issued last Thursday by the Government Accountability...
What is the best post-acute care destination for an assisted living resident? It’s complicated, new...
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 31, 2022
Acute care clinicians and discharge planners need more complete information about LTC services and target populations to help ensure that residents land in the most appropriate settings, researchers say.
Common physical function test may be skewed by height and age, new study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 15, 2022
Sit-to-stand and gait-speed test performance is significantly affected by these factors, investigators say. They’ve developed a web app to help clinicians develop their own subgroup-specific reference...
New CDC vaccine access info covers COVID booster shots, ‘safety net’ support
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 23, 2021
With assurances to provide help as needed, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention is sharing vaccine access information ahead of the federal COVID-19 vaccine booster shot approvals expected to come...