Nursing home operators must be ready to prove they provided education and offered both residents and staff the COVID-19 vaccine once enforcement of a new interim rule begins next month.
Drug-resistant infections found in nearly half of residents with sepsis
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Alicia Lasek
May 11, 2021
Nursing home residents hospitalized for sepsis have high rates of multidrug-resistant bloodstream infections, putting them at risk for a host of adverse outcomes — including longer intensive care stays,...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, May 11
By
Alicia Lasek
May 11, 2021
Dementia diagnoses and mental health service use drop among elders during pandemic … Alzheimer’s patients’ depression scores rose after pandemic lockdown … Fully 71% of U.S. seniors now vaccinated...
‘Hard to imagine occupancy fully recovers’ before hospital volumes: CareTrust execs
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Danielle Brown
May 10, 2021
A rebound in skilled nursing occupancy will likely come, but only after patient volumes in hospitals return back to normal, according to CareTrust REIT executives.
An inside look at one state’s push to keep at least 90% of LTC residents vaccinated
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Kimberly Marselas
May 07, 2021
Long-term care residents in Ohio were among the first in the nation to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. More than 1,500 facilities there are now participating in a state program that seeks to maintain momentum.
Pulmonary rehab may ease COVID pneumonia recovery, follow-up study shows
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Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2021
A year-long lung health study suggests that recovered COVID-19 pneumonia patients could benefit from tailored clinical follow-up, an exercise program, and treatment to prevent chronic disease.
Providers ‘fully committed’ to new COVID vaccination reporting requirement
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Danielle Brown
May 06, 2021
Maryland long-term care providers are welcoming a new mandate that requires providers to report weekly COVID vaccination data to the state’s Department of Health.
Prediabetes wreaks havoc on the cardiovascular system, clinicians warned
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Alicia Lasek
May 06, 2021
Prediabetes may be more destructive to the heart and vascular system than many clinicians realize, nearly doubling the risk of adverse events, according a new study to be presented at next week’s...
May 12 McKnight’s Online Forum offers COVID testing, infection control strategies
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Kimberly Marselas
May 05, 2021
Earn up to three, free continuing education credits while learning about the latest COVID-19 infection control and testing strategies.
Providers see slight increase in COVID vaccine uptake among staff
By
Danielle Brown
May 04, 2021
Long-term care staffers are increasingly opening up to the COVID-19 vaccines, according to the latest insights from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC).