Low-wage healthcare employees lost work at higher rate than physicians during pandemic
By
Joe Bush
Sep 21, 2022
In a comparison of healthcare worker employment in pre-pandemic and pandemic periods, many more non-physicians became unemployed than physicians, according to a JAMA research letter published Sept. 19.
Why ask why? Applying research to daily therapy practice
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 20, 2022
Understanding research methods and findings can influence daily therapy practice.
More oversight of private equity nursing homes warranted, study finds
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 23, 2021
The public push for more oversight of private equity nursing homes may be warranted, according to a new JAMA Network study that found for-profit facilities were associated with higher costs and more hospital...
Feds failed to capture 40% of early COVID deaths among SNF residents: study
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 10, 2021
Nearly half of COVID-19 resident deaths and cases that happened before the federal reporting requirement started were not included in provider data submitted to the federal government, according to a new...
Death rate higher for residents at long-term care facilities in socially isolated neighborhoods: study
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 21, 2021
Nursing home operators with facilities in socially isolated neighborhoods are at an increased risk of losing residents based on findings from a new study published in JAMA.
FDA advisers object to Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab ahead of final decision
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2021
The experimental Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab is not ready for federal approval in June, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration say in a new JAMA editorial.
Model shows how U.S. might halve COVID nursing home deaths
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 18, 2021
The United States’ method of financing long-term care services, as well as infection control practices and facilities’ average size have been key factors why U.S. nursing homes have experienced more...
CDC study confirms: Coronavirus most often spread by asymptomatic carriers
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 11, 2021
Researchers now believe that at least 50% of new coronavirus cases stem from asymptomatic carriers based on study findings by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Private equity-owned nursing homes less likely to have enough PPE supplies
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 30, 2020
Nursing homes owned by private equity firms had lower levels of personal protective equipment supplies than for-profit, nonprofit and government-owned facilities, according to a new study published in...
Long-term care usage increased under ACA-funded Medicaid expansion
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 13, 2020
The use of long-term care services increased among both seniors and low-income adults following the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new investigation.