Only 4 states have hit 75 percent LTC staff vaccination goal, new CMS data reveal
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2021
States that have achieved the industry’s June 30 goal are Hawaii, Vermont, Alaska and California, with staff member vaccination rates ranging from 83% to 75%. By contrast, the lowest-ranked state...
Wearers of medical masks and respirators have same infection rates in healthcare settings: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 24, 2021
The risk of receiving a positive COVID-19 test result was the same among healthcare workers who wore either type of mask, investigators say. In contrast, their non-mask-wearing colleagues had significantly...
Multi-drug resistance is rising in urinary E coli, analysis reveals
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2021
The task of finding effective first-line antibiotics for common urinary tract infections is becoming more difficult as antimicrobial resistance rises, a new study suggests.
Clinical briefs for Friday, June 18
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 18, 2021
‘Gold standard’ for dementia care focuses on person-centered practices: panel … Delta, now a ‘variant of concern,’ accounts for 10% of new U.S. COVID cases, CDC says … Vaccine effort turns...
CDC issues clinical guidance for treating post-COVID conditions
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 17, 2021
Many cases can be managed by primary care providers, federal health officials say. A lack of lab or imaging abnormalities does not invalidate the existence or severity of a patient’s symptoms or conditions,...
McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo kicks off at 10:30 a.m. ET; Registration still open
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 17, 2021
The virtual doors will open at 10:30 a.m. ET today. Attendees can still register, and have the opportunity to earn up to three CE credits while learning about workforce issues, technology and falls prevention.
Nursing home COVID deaths level off, likely due to visits, unvaccinated staff, AARP reports
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2021
The virus remains a threat, with more than 10,000 residents and staff members contracting the disease and 800 dying from it each month in federally certified facilities, according to a new analysis of...
Learn how to fight burnout at the McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo in 1 week
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 11, 2021
The chief nursing officer of Vocera Communications will share solutions that can remove hassles, restore human connections and increase safety and health justice for residents, families and frontline workers...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, June 10
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 10, 2021
Operator changes plans, will wait for full FDA approval to enforce COVID vaccination deadline among staff … Colorado drops mask mandate for assisted living communities … FDA panel member resigns over...
Safety means ‘seeing the virus’: Atria recounts rollout of 18,000 tests early in pandemic
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 09, 2021
Finding a way to conduct COVID-19 testing among 31,000 residents and staff members across multiple states helped the senior living giant to “seal out” outbreaks and show that its communities were safe...