FDA: Evusheld may be less effective against latest COVID variants
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 05, 2022
Evusheld, a preventive COVID-19 antibody for high-risk patients, may lose efficacy in the face of newly emerging variants, the FDA has informed clinicians.
Best of the Best: McKnight’s announces inaugural Pinnacle Award winners
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James M. Berklan
Dec 13, 2022
Thirty top industry veterans who have set new standards, driven change and inspired others have been named to the inaugural class of McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards winners, organizers announced Monday.
McKnight’s new Pinnacle Awards honor sector’s long-time professionals
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 07, 2022
The new McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards program is now accepting nominations to honor industry professionals who have had a long-time impact on the sector.
Defiant Sloan to nursing home critics: Address funding to tackle staffing challenge
By
Joe Bush
Dec 07, 2022
The leader of one the nation’s largest skilled nursing organizations Tuesday pushed back against a recent popular narrative about understaffing, reiterating concerns about Medicaid pay that continues...
‘Impetus’ ignored: LeadingAge CEO calls on Congress, White House to act on broader threats...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2023
Federal lawmakers have so far failed to seize on a critical change that could shore up the aging services sector and improve access to care for the nation’s aging population, the top advocate for nonprofit...
State news roundup
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2023
MASSACHUSETTS — Four nursing homes in the same county announced they would close by June, chased out of the state by a “reconfiguring” reform meant to improve the quality of care.
4 nursing homes close, citing state’s 2-beds-per-room limit
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 10, 2023
Four more nursing homes in Massachusetts announced they will close, chased out of the state by a “reconfiguring” reform meant to improve the quality of care but possibly doing the opposite.
Providers worried about CMS pace on new MDS materials
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 09, 2022
Skilled nursing operators were happily surprised in September with an early draft of MDS revisions, but ever since it’s been a slog getting more information.
How to … use AI to manage patient medications
By
John Hall
Jun 07, 2024
From accelerating the introduction of important new medicines and improving ordering and inventory processes, to helping older adults better manage multiple prescriptions, artificial intelligence’s reach...
GAO panel details infection control measures to keep, discard in nursing homes
By
Ron Rajecki
Mar 23, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic sharpened the focus on infection prevention and control efforts in nursing homes. Now, a panel convened by the Government Accountability Office has identified 14 infection prevention...