CDC to update NHSN vaccine reporting requirements for nursing homes … Paxlovid “rebound” anecdotes concern patients, providers … Nasogastric tube feeding raises odds of pneumonia in advanced dementia...
More frequent dialysis in skilled nursing facilities shortens recovery time: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 28, 2022
More frequent, shorter dialysis sessions reduced recovery time to one hour or less in 80% of nursing home residents with end-stage renal disease, a new study has found.
CDC to update NHSN vaccine reporting requirements for nursing homes
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Danielle Brown
Apr 28, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating the COVID-19 vaccination form for long-term care providers.
White House urges greater use of Paxlovid as supply increases
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 28, 2022
Health officials are encouraging physicians to more frequently consider prescribing the oral antiviral now that it is no longer in short supply.
New approach supports comprehensive advance care planning in nursing homes
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 28, 2022
A comprehensive advance care planning model was highly rated by residents or their proxies, and linked to decreased use of antimicrobials, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 28
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 28, 2022
Cleveland Clinic: Calcium supplements linked to earlier death in seniors with heart disease … In new video, AHCA’s chief doc urges nursing home staff to get vaccinated … Cholesterol drug lowers risk...
‘A long time coming’: LTC infection preventionists get new certification option
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 27, 2022
A new opportunity to receive industry-specific IPC board certification is a much-needed chance for LTC workers to build and show their niche expertise, experts say.
CMS stresses it wants more stakeholder views on nursing homes staffing shortages
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Danielle Brown
Apr 27, 2022
The leader of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday challenged providers to give more insight on the workforce crises they are dealing with as the agency prepares to set minimum staffing...
More than half of Americans now have antibodies against COVID-19, CDC reports
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 27, 2022
Nearly 58% of Americans had antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 by February 2022, meaning that a majority of the country’s population has been exposed to the virus, new CDC data reveals.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 27
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 27, 2022
OSHA’s proposed COVID-19 healthcare rule too prescriptive, LTC leaders say … Stroke patients with Afib at increased risk of recurrent stroke … Alzheimer’s and daytime napping linked in new...