By now, we’ve all heard how the CDC has lowered requirements for infection control in the new world of endemic COVID-19. But here’s an abridged list anyway: Vaccination status is no longer used to...
OIG urges CMS to evaluate home health use of telehealth
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 21, 2022
The Office of Inspector General has urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to evaluate how the use of telehealth affected the quality of home healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why long-term care advocates are holding their breath over likely Congress power shift
By
Joe Bush
Oct 20, 2022
The effort to alter long-term care workforce policies is waiting, along with the rest of the country, on pins and needles for Nov. 8 election results.
Meaning is medicine
By
Jennifer Stelter
Charles de Vilmorin
Oct 18, 2022
The person-first concept of the “social prescription” in senior living helps connect elders with social based, non-drug solutions using their life history, individual preferences, and current abilities....
‘Continued chaos’ after SCOTUS declines to hear nursing home-related case, expert says
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 18, 2022
either healthcare defendants nor the plaintiffs’ bar fully received what they wanted Monday, when the Supreme Court declined to consider petitions for three cases that could have led to stricter standards...
First human trial of Pfizer’s bivalent booster finds shot safe, effective
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2022
New data from a trial in humans shows that the omicron-adapted COVID-19 booster made by Pfizer and BioNTech is safe and effective in older adults, according to the drugmakers.
How to manage OCD in our long-term care populations
By
Sherri Perry
Oct 11, 2022
October 9-15, 2022, is recognized as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Awareness Week, an occasion first launched in 2009 by the International OCD Association. When we think about OCD or any...
Survey: Overuse of constipation drugs suggests need for more clinician input
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 07, 2022
Half of patients who use over-the-counter drugs for constipation do not use them as recommended, and many do not discuss their problem with a physician, a new survey finds.
2022 McKnight’s Tech Award winners crowned
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2022
Award-winning skilled nursing operators took home top prizes in the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology program for outstanding strides made in infection control practices, visitor screening processes...
Inflation’s up. Providers’ insurance bills are likely next
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 03, 2022
Rising commercial insurance rates combined with coverage prices that typically outpace cost-of-living increases spell almost certain upcoming hikes in providers’ liability and commercial policies, according...