Providers target ‘bottleneck’ in hiring of foreign RNs, therapists
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 07, 2022
Long-term care providers are calling on the Department of Labor to improve the process it uses to determine prevailing wages for foreign physical therapists and registered nurses as a way to ease the ongoing...
BREAKING: U.S. nursing home system ‘ineffective,’ ‘unsustainable,’ National Academies...
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 06, 2022
A long-awaited national report has found that the way the United States finances, delivers and regulates nursing home care is ineffective and unstable. Immediate action is needed to bring meaningful changes...
CMS revises COVID-19 vaccine mandate guidance
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 06, 2022
Workers at skilled nursing and other long-term care facilities that have been suspended or are on extended leave won’t count against the providers as “unvaccinated staff,” according to new updated...
One-third of older adults say clinicians neglect their care preferences
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 06, 2022
Income, race and insurance status play an outsized role in whether a patient’s care preferences are taken into account by providers, according to a survey of 36,000 led in part by LeadingAge.
Who most fears falling? Older women who live alone, study reveals
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2022
Clinical factors such as hypertension and stroke were also linked to distress about potential falls in 70% of the surveyed study participants.
Antiviral pill halts SARS-CoV-2 virus activity by day 3
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2022
New results confirm that Merck’s molnupiravir clears the virus quickly, lowering the risk of progression to severe illness in at-risk patients, researchers report.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 6
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2022
Reaction to nurse’s drug error conviction swift and fierce … Sotrovimab is no longer authorized in U.S. due to omicron BA.2 variant … Lower muscle mass tied to hip fractures in older men … Edoxaban...
COVID-19 nursing home deaths drop; booster skepticism a concern, industry experts say
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2022
Resident deaths have dropped from a January peak, hitting what appears to be the lowest level since the summer of 2021. But experts fear that a lack of urgency could leave some facilities unprepared for...
Bone health intervention cuts fracture risk in men treated for prostate cancer: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2022
Early intervention with bone mineral density screening may help prevent major fractures in older men treated with androgen deprivation therapy, investigators say.
Pandemic safety measures raised seniors’ risk for depression, anxiety, analysts say
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2022
Older adults who stayed at home and practiced social distancing during the pandemic were more likely to experience mental health problems, including twice the risk of depressive symptoms, a new study finds.