Some health experts question WHO’s latest COVID-19 prevention rules
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 30, 2024
The World Health Organization recently published COVID-19 prevention and infection control guidelines, but some experts don’t think the standards incorporate enough of what healthcare workers learned...
Wacky Wednesday
By
Julie Thorson
Mar 06, 2024
Dress-up days are not just for elementary schools anymore. We look forward to dress-up days on our campus, often wondering who will go all out. They add laughter, playfulness and give us all a reason to...
Physical therapy group praises Congress for thwarting 3.4 percent doc pay cuts
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 13, 2024
The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) this week voiced its support of Congress for stopping a 3.4% cut to physicians’ pay that was included in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...
Long COVID linked to slower responses on cognitive tests
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 31, 2024
People who had long COVID had a significant lag in how fast they responded on cognitive tests, according to a new report.
Scientists spot how loud noise triggers hearing loss, develop possible treatment
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 13, 2024
Investigators seem to have discovered how loud noise can lead to hearing loss. The team also said the issue could be mitigated with a medication that could one day be available over the counter.
Colorful quilt installation brightens the fabric of long-term care life
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 13, 2024
What started as a simple idea to add a special touch of decoration for a group of long-term care residents quickly escalated into something much more recently.
Ask the wound care expert … about antibiotics
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Feb 01, 2024
Should we always use topical antibiotics in wounds?
More seniors may be willing to take deprescribing advice
By
John Hall
Jan 31, 2024
More seniors have stopped taking some medications, possible evidence that efforts to stem overprescribing may be working.
The bottom line on administrator retention
By
John O'Connor
Feb 12, 2024
It’s no secret that finding and retaining talent is a huge challenge across long-term care these days. Nor is it much of a mystery why keeping the keepers among them is a good idea
Nursing home that took in dozens after local closure now fears for its own health
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 26, 2024
The high cost of caring for skilled nursing patients is squeezing finances at Upstate New York’s Heritage Ministries after it took in a majority of residents from the closing Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation...