CDC director talks to McKnight’s about flu season, COVID-19 mitigation and nursing home data
By
Liza Berger
Jul 17, 2020
Senior Editor Liza Berger spoke with Robert Redfield, M.D., about some of the most pressing issues in the eldercare industry.
Letter urges CDC to exclude residents from opioid guidelines
By
John O'Connor
Jun 22, 2020
Given their unique characteristics, long-term care residents should be exempt from new federal opioid guidelines, according to a letter from the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition.
Whole grains are on the menu, but older Americans should add more, CDC says
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 12, 2019
Whole grains account for nearly 20% of older adults’ total grain intake. The amount has risen, but falls short of the 50% recommended.
White House to providers: New antibiotic regs on the way
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 23, 2014
Long-term care providers should take pride in their antipsychotic reduction efforts, and certainly should work hard to meet the new goals announced Friday. But it should not escape their notice that just...
More action needed on adverse events in nursing homes, outpatient settings, expert tells Senators
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 18, 2014
Nursing homes and other non-hospital providers largely have been overlooked in efforts to improve patient safety, and this needs to change, an expert told a Senate panel Thursday. Today, “little...
‘Breakthrough’ index should inform antibiotic prescribing in nursing homes, other healthcare...
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 07, 2014
A new index that will help track and control antibiotic resistance in healthcare facilities will be released in July, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
ManorCare sues podiatry services provider over historically large hepatitis outbreak
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 02, 2014
HCR ManorCare has sued Trinity Health after analysis suggested an association between a large hepatitis C outbreak and podiatry and blood draw services that the skilled nursing company contracted with...
75% of nursing home residents are incontinent, care costs reach $5 billion annually, government report...
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jun 26, 2014
High incontinence rates among nursing home residents create emotional and financial burdens, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Wednesday.
New tracking tools, guidance help nursing homes treat and prevent facility-acquired infections
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 19, 2012
Government health officials have released a tracking tool that can help nursing homes monitor healthcare-acquired infections.
Senate designates Sept. 22 National Falls Prevention Awareness Day
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 14, 2012
The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution intended to raise awareness for fall-prevention practices for the elderly.