Study: Post-fall opioids given to older adults en route to hospital is tied to shorter stays
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 04, 2024
Few older adults receive opioids before going to a hospital even though it’s recommended when people are in transport. There’s a benefit to getting the medications early, a recent study shows.
FDA greenlights first home COVID test with traditional premarket review
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2023
The Cue COVID-19 Molecular Test is the first at-home COVID-19 test to be granted marketing authorization outside of emergency use authorities, representing a new era of consumer access to diagnostic tests,...
Skilled nursing angst, grit emerge after PHE end date announced
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2023
Nursing home leaders were scrambling to understand the full implications of the newly announced end to the public health emergency while also making plans to fight the return of some less flexible conditions.
Industry advocates have launched an online platform and forum open to all LTC staff who perform infection prevention and control duties.
Extend PHE while updating COVID protocols, nursing home advocate urges feds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2022
Safety and quality of life in LTC settings are not mutually exclusive, Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL told federal health officials Tuesday.
Poor working conditions are a top reason nurses leave healthcare, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 10, 2024
Unpleasant working conditions are a top reason nurses walk away from their jobs at long-term care facilities and hospitals, and bid adieu to healthcare, according to a new report.
Nursing home ownership changes do not cause erosions in care quality, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 20, 2023
A study that focused on nursing home ownership changes found that shifting owners may not be the reason behind ensuing lower care quality at the facilities.
Federal report outlines ‘long COVID’ clinical care guidance
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Aug 04, 2022
HHS has published a new report outlining federal resources available to healthcare workers who care for patients with lasting effects from COVID-19.
Study: Pain, depression decline when people with Alzheimer’s, dementia stop long-term opioids
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 20, 2023
When people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias stop taking long-term opioid therapy (LTOT), they have a lower chance for short- and long-term worsening pain and depressive symptoms compared...
SNFs have made great strides in preventing, treating COVID, docs say
By
Joe Bush
Oct 14, 2022
Nursing facilities are now highly skilled at preventing COVID-19 illness and staving off serious outcomes, said doctors in a panel discussion this week. But pandemic challenges linger.