Guidelines developed for exercise at altitude in CVD patients
Sep 14, 2021
Pretrip planning should consider locations and duration of altitude exposure, hydration and medication use, emergency planning
Staff vax mandates gain acceptance, while census forecasts stump leaders: McKnight’s survey
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 10, 2021
The dramatic spread of the COVID-19 delta variant has helped splinter the opinions of long-term care administrative and nursing leaders about when census might return to pre-pandemic levels.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Sept. 10
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 10, 2021
WHO Director calls on U.S. and other wealthy countries to hold off on booster shots … NIH adds two new centers to its research network of Alzheimer’s and related dementias … 83% of blood donors have...
Increases in non-COVID infections ‘wipe out’ decade of progress
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
The CDC’s new report of a spike in healthcare associated infections is alarming, says the nation’s leading infection control group. One bright spot for nursing homes: CDC found no increase in Clostridium...
Lynn Hood: Open-heart specialist
By
Emma Baumgartel
Sep 01, 2021
A tornado struck Connecticut when Lynn M. Hood was an emergency medical technician in high school, and she found herself assisting in one of her first emergency disasters. Since then, she has continued...
How to do it … Make bath time a safer time
By
John Hall
Sep 01, 2021
COVID not only upended lives, but for thousands of nursing home residents, it washed away the kinds of daily routines and rituals that help instill calm and order. Bathing practices were no exception,...
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 30
Aug 30, 2021
Nursing home residents have higher risk of COVID reinfection, study finds … AHCA documentary details impact of COVID-19, reform proposals for nursing homes … NC bill would require nursing homes to...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Aug. 30
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2021
Long-term care pharmacies, not retail chains, will deliver most booster shots to nursing homes … NIH to study whether pausing meds in autoimmune disease will boost immune response to COVID shot … Breast...
Stabilized occupancy serves as positive momentum for industry
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2021
Increases in occupancy during the first half of 2021 point to improving market conditions across the seniors housing industry, new data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC)...
NIC conference returns in-person and online Nov. 1-3
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 26, 2021
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) plans to host its first in-person conference since the start of the pandemic when it convenes operators, lenders and investors in Houston.