Pandemic paves way for mobile dentistry, teledentistry in long-term care, experts say
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2021
Mobile dentistry for people with dementia, teledentistry, and vaccines by dentist are some of the opportunities that have arisen from disruptions to residents’ oral healthcare during the pandemic, according...
LTC residents have detectable antibodies 6 months after COVID vaccination
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2021
All residents tested in University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Senior Communities were found to have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 after full vaccination. The findings are “cautious good news,”...
Clinical briefs for Monday, April 12
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2021
Mild COVID in low-risk healthcare workers: 1 in 7 report lasting symptoms … Up next: CMS moves to mandate staff vaccination reporting during public health emergency … Healthcare workers upbeat about...
Senior living community adds post-COVID ‘rehab hotel’ recovery program
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2021
A New Jersey-based senior living provider has dedicated rooms in assisted living to care for people who have ongoing medical issues after a bout with COVID-19.
Untracked COVID: Nursing home workers have died at twice the rate of hospital workers
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2021
Nursing home care providers have the sad distinction of accounting for a large proportion of healthcare workers’ COVID deaths, according to new 2020 data that was not tracked by the U.S. government....
One more reason to avoid virus: COVID, cardiac arrests spike together
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2021
Many major cities had unprecedented increases in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests when COVID-19 rates spiked, infectious disease experts have found. These heart attacks may be an early symptom or complication...
Visual and hearing impairment double dementia odds, large study of elders finds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2021
People with both visual and hearing impairments are twice as likely to develop dementia as their peers with only one impairment or normal sensory function, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 9
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2021
Focus shifts to short-stay residents to prevent future COVID-19 outbreaks … U.S. COVID vaccination rates to plateau in April, survey results suggest … U.S. hits COVID shot target; 25% of adults now...
Step-length synergy is culprit and a solution in Parkinson’s patients’ falls risk: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 08, 2021
Measuring step-length synergy, involving combined operation of legs and placement of the feet, reveal where changes need to be made to prevent injury, gait therapists say.
Residents with swallowing disorders take to nutrient-dense meals in nursing home study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 08, 2021
Concentrated, nutrient-dense food products blended on site provide sufficient calorie intake for residents with dysphagia, while saving prep time and costs, a new study finds.