Psychiatric disorders may raise risk of COVID-19 re-infection: Research
By
John Hall
Apr 19, 2022
Fully vaccinated COVID-19 survivors with a history of certain psychiatric disorders may be pre-disposed to reinfection, researchers from the San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System and the...
Seniors with late-onset depression have poor treatment response
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 15, 2022
About one fifth of the patients aged 65 and older with first-time depression did not respond to antidepressant treatment during a one-year study period.
CDC: Fully 30 percent of Medicare outpatients treated with antibiotics for COVID-19
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2022
Antibiotics, chiefly azithromycin, were commonly prescribed to Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic’s first year, CDC researchers have found.
Patricia Will to receive 2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2022
Patricia G. Will, founder and CEO of Belmont Village Senior Living, has been chosen as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner in the McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
Virtual plate checks may help providers battle malnutrition
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 01, 2022
A group of Canadian researchers, in partnership with several long-term care facilities, are using artificial intelligence to help prevent malnutrition among residents.
CMS ‘heartless’ for its big nursing home pay cut proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 12, 2022
Providers are struggling with the federal government’s “heartless” decision to decrease pay for SNFs by $320 million in fiscal 2023.
‘Monumental achievement’: Providers back Medicaid increases tied to staffing
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 08, 2022
Illinois nursing homes are in line for a $700 million funding increase if a Medicaid funding bill gets a key stamp of approval from lawmakers this week.
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CMS revises COVID-19 vaccine mandate guidance
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 06, 2022
Workers at skilled nursing and other long-term care facilities that have been suspended or are on extended leave won’t count against the providers as “unvaccinated staff,” according to new updated...
How to do it … Embrace what COVID taught about skin care
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2022
The global pandemic inspired and incited nurses, aides, therapists and others to provide care on the fly. Disrupted supply chains and rigid emergency government rules forced many out of their comfort zones....