Nursing home thrust into controversy after dangling KitchenAid prize for 5-star reviews
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 14, 2023
Nursing homes are always under pressure to receive stellar online reviews. But the aggressive tactics of one Massachusetts facility has raised questions of how far they should go to get 5-star reviews. ...
Report endorses adding more nursing home residents in clinical trials, shares framework to do so
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 18, 2024
A commentary published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on March 14 talks about the need for clinical trials among people living in nursing homes.
Nursing home providers help to design, refine facility IP program
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2023
In partnership with providers, an infection control peer coaching program has been updated to improve its utility amid competing facility priorities and staffing shortages.
The truth(s) about the big nursing home COVID hearing
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 22, 2022
There were a lot of things at this retrospective coronavirus carnival. But what might have been most remarkable was not represented at this nursing home-centric hearing. Nursing homes.
Unionized nursing homes 78 percent more likely to comply with illness, injury reporting, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 06, 2023
Nursing homes that are unionized are more likely to report workplace injury and illness information, according to a new study. Adam Dean, PhD, a professor of political science at the George Washington...
Knowledge of staff care patterns may help curb spread of drug-resistant bugs in LTC: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2023
Researchers observed care interactions across 25 nursing homes in seven states. Results suggest that these patterns are a key factor in identifying targets for infection prevention and control.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 19
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 19, 2023
Here’s how many nursing homes can meet proposed staffing requirements … Slim reimbursement for lumbar puncture an obstacle for Alzheimer’s care … Health, food policies could aid antimicrobial resistance...
Now hiring: Chief infection prevention officer
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 11, 2023
Some healthcare organizations, including long-term care communities, are taking infection control to a whole new level.
Pharmacist wary of feds relaxing nursing home vaccination process
By
Joe Bush
Dec 20, 2022
While nursing home advocates like LeadingAge and the American Health Care Association lauded last week’s federal loosening of restrictions on facilities giving COVID-19 booster shots in order to increase...
Study: It’s time to update hospital readmission risk assessment tools for SNFs
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 26, 2023
A new study calls for updating the tools used to assess hospital readmission risk for skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents.