Long-term care facilities driving up COVID-19 death totals
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2020
Long-term care deaths accounted for 50% or more of total COVID-19 deaths in 26 states by the end of May. Minnesota and Rhode Island reported the highest rates, at 81%, according to investigators.
Report documents quick spread of new coronavirus through U.S. nursing facilities
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 23, 2020
At least 72 facilities in 22 states have infections, along with 55 deaths as of Friday.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, February 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 11, 2020
EMR records may be enough to predict dementia risk: study … New bill seeks additional oversight of Medicare hospice providers … Build-up of brain proteins affects genes in Alzheimer’s disease...
Death toll hits 14 for Florida facility, which lays off employees and closes
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 10, 2017
The death toll continued to rise Monday, with a 14th patient dying due to terrible heat after Hurricane Irma left a Florida nursing home without air-conditioning. The heat also helped kill the facility...
Here we go again: All nursing homes are bad
By
John O'Connor
Sep 17, 2017
There is no way to sugarcoat what happened last week in Hollywood Hills, FL. Eight skilled care residents died in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Our condolences go out to the victims and their families. But...
8 residents dead at Florida nursing home left without power after Irma
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Sep 14, 2017
Eight residents of a Florida nursing home have been reported dead of heat-related causes after their facility was left without electricity or air conditioning in the wake of Hurricane Irma, authorities...
Fatal reactions raise concerns
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2014
Reactions to medication was the leading cause of allergy-related sudden deaths in the past decade, according to a new analysis.
CDC says fewer people are dying in hospitals, highlighting importance of end-of-life care in nursing...
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 28, 2013
The number of people dying in hospitals decreased 8% between 2000-2010 even as overall hospitalizations rose, suggesting nursing homes, hospices and home health providers are playing larger roles in end-of-life...
Share with your employees and they will stay
By
Anthony Cirillo
May 29, 2012
The idea of consistent assignment and staff retention is central to a key new report on employment and elder care.
How our facility continually beats the flu
By
Cindy Walsh, RN, BSN, MSCN
Mar 30, 2012
It makes me sad to hear others from my profession argue against flu vaccination with statements such as, “I never got the flu and I have never been vaccinated.” That is not the point. There...