BAndrew Applewhite’s patient had HIV and diabetes. She needed dialysis, but she had used up all the days in her Medicare stay and was discharged from a Texas skilled nursing facility. That the patient...
Don’t seize stimulus checks, CMS warns
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
In a sternly worded statement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reminded providers that federal law prohibits nursing homes from seizing residents’ COVID-19-related economic impact payments.
New platform tailors crisis assistance to long-term care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 03, 2020
A crisis communications team has launched ResponderHub, which is being called the first such tool designed specifically for senior housing and services.
Manufacturers adapt to fill coronavirus-related gaps
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2020
With nursing homes and hospitals facing shortages of personal protection equipment and supplies like hand sanitizer, manufacturers have shifted gears to meet demand.
60 seconds with … Kathleen T. Unroe
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2023
Tell us about the goal of your recent study of models that might reduce rehospitalizations and improve nursing home care.
Leveraging laundry operations requires providers to take stock of caregiving, cleanliness and capital
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2019
In the four Green Houses at Saint Elizabeth Community, the laundry rooms are just down a hall from the main living and dining areas, out of sight but not off-limits to residents and their families.
More antifungal use speeds drug resistance
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2024
Doctors in the US are prescribing antifungal creams at rates so high they could be contributing to the rise of drug-resistant infections, a new federal report shows.
Staff vaccination cuts resident deaths
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2023
Authors of the broadest study yet linking staff COVID-19 vaccinations to lower resident death rates are urging policymakers to rethink their “stagnant” approach to booster shots.
AI could be on the way for DFUs, PUs ASAP
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2023
An artificial intelligence chatbot has been proven capable of diagnosing complex wounds and initiating proper treatment plans for human patients.
Novel 3-D PAINT pen could rewrite wound healing trajectories
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2023
A new 3-D pen uses a healing ink to deliver immune system fluids directly to cuts and wounds.