Brain changes after COVID ‘real’ and prevalent, researchers tell clinicians
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 16, 2022
New evidence shows that COVID-19 can have long-term, adverse impacts on brain health — even after mild illness. Clinicians should take note, experts say.
More than 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses await use in long-term care
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 05, 2021
Two weeks after nearly 2.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses were distributed to U.S. states for use in long-term care, approximately 280,000 residents and staff members have been vaccinated.
Long-term care left behind in race to nab COVID monoclonal antibodies: report
Nov 02, 2021
Delayed shipments of antibody doses are putting residents’ lives at risk after federal authorities barred direct orders of the drugs, LTC clinicians say.
Tracing cases: How one bar gathering led to a nursing home resident’s COVID hospitalization
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2021
A new report on contact tracing in rural Illinois illustrates how a single community gathering can lead directly to infections in a skilled nursing facility, and the challenges associated with reopening...
Nursing home sector wants more help from hospitals in vaccination push
By
Joe Bush
Dec 20, 2022
Nursing home advocates are doubling down on their push to get hospitals that discharge so many patients to skilled nursing facilities to vaccinate those they’re transfering.
Telehealth follow-ups tied to increased ED visits, hospitalizations, study finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 28, 2022
Patients who followed up an emergency department visit via telehealth were more likely to return to the hospital than those who had face-to-face follow-ups.
Biden to speed up vaccinations; second dose shortage unlikely, advisers say
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 15, 2021
Biden aims to have 100 million vaccines administered in his first 100 days. Meetings with manufacturers have bolstered confidence that supply will steadily increase, an advisory board member said.
In breakthrough, feds OK nursing home visits, group dining and activities; update infection control guidance
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 28, 2021
After nearly a year in lockdown, nursing home residents can participate in indoor visitation, communal dining and group activities — with exceptions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced...
New data: With no booster, nursing home residents face 30 percent higher COVID risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2023
Nursing home residents who have received the COVID-19 bivalent booster shot are 30% to 50% less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2 than their fellow residents who haven’t gotten boosted, the...
White House declares nursing home staff can now help with booster shots
By
Joe Bush
Dec 19, 2022
To battle low uptake of the latest COVID-19 omicron booster shots in the US’s nursing homes, the White House has announced that facility staff can now administer shots, a big win for many, said one of...