One sick worker linked to 17 infections and $12K in treatment costs, LTC study finds
By
John Hall
Aug 26, 2022
A new study reveals how a single sick caregiver can easily infect residents and co-workers in a long-term care setting and drive up treatment costs by thousands of dollars.
Loneliness, frailty linked to health problems in older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 04, 2024
Loneliness and frailty can be common among older people — and it can have a negative impact on their physical health, according to a review published on Feb. 29 in The Lancet Healthy Longevity.
This year’s new tripledemic: COVID-19, flu and RSV
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 25, 2023
It’s going to be a pretty busy cold, flu and respiratory syncytial virus season, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. COVID-19 is on the rise now, a year after the country...
White House message on COVID-19 bivalent booster: ‘Don’t wait’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 12, 2022
Getting the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster is the single most important thing that older adults can do to protect their health, COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, said during a White...
New treatment, prevention toolkit for clinicians addresses ‘tripledemic’
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2022
Five medical societies have created a toolkit designed to help clinicians increase the effectiveness, accessibility and awareness of oral antiviral therapeutics and COVID-19 booster vaccines.
Report: Doctors doling out antifungal creams at high rates, causing drug resistance
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 16, 2024
Doctors in the United States are prescribing antifungal creams at rates so high they could be contributing to the rise of drug-resistant infections, new research shows.
Follow-up visits after falls are lacking, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 22, 2023
Experiencing a fall can be traumatic enough, but a new study showed that what happens afterward is equally challenging. In short, not everyone who is injured in a fall receives the care they need after...
Group re-assessing antipsychotic label warning
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 22, 2024
Project PAUSE (Psychoactive Appropriate Use for Safety and Effectiveness) will hold a workshop exploring black box warnings on antipsychotic medication instructions, especially for older adults.
Peer messaging tool tackles workplace behavior, shows success in nurse study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2023
The CORS tool allows behavior to be anonymously reported and addressed by a trained peer, without involving nursing leadership or human resources unless necessary.
Hit these 3 targets to avoid respiratory outbreaks, U.S. COVID czar tells nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 14, 2022
With two difficult seasons behind them, nursing homes have an opportunity to have “a very different winter,” said White House COVID lead Ashish Jha, MD, at an AHCA/NCAL webinar.