Mitigation strategies did not significantly eliminate COVID risk for nursing home workers: study
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 02, 2022
Nursing home workers faced an elevated risk of contracting COVID-19 even after infection control prevention and other mitigation strategies were put in place to prevent the spread of the disease inside...
Seniors’ misconceptions about advanced cancer may reduce use of hospice services: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2022
Older adults with advanced cancer often misjudge the time they have left to live. This may increase their chances for unnecessary hospitalization and likelihood to neglect hospice care, investigators say.
One-size-fits-all blood pressure cuff approach may lead to inaccurate diagnoses
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2022
Overestimation of blood pressure due to a too-small cuff size misclassified 39% of study participants as hypertensive, investigators report.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2022
Telemedicine helped nursing home residents avoid ER visits, research finds … Britain revokes mandatory COVID-19 shots for nursing home staff, other healthcare workers … Electronic devices can disable...
Providers decry major ‘crack down’ without major funding
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 01, 2022
A historic slate of reforms that would set federal staffing standards and ratchet up penalties at poor-performing facilities — but not pay more for on-site upgrades — was widely criticized by providers...
Odds of nurse flight jump 50% in 10 months
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2022
Nearly a third of U.S. registered nurses are considering leaving their current patient-care role, according to the latest survey on healthcare worker attitudes from research firm McKinsey.
Mortality rate spiked for LTCF residents with dementia during pandemic: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 01, 2022
Residents with dementia had a 33% higher rate of death in 2020 vs. pre-pandemic 2019. Healthcare disruption — rather than COVID-19 illness alone — may be the direct cause of this disparity, the study...
Stewardship engagement slashes antibiotic use across hundreds of LTCFs
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 01, 2022
More than 400 U.S. long-term care facilities were able to reduce the number of urine cultures, treatment courses and length of antibiotics therapy during a year-long program. “Those who do the work,...
Researchers: Remote patient monitoring, telehealth saved lives during pandemic
By
Diane Eastabrook
Feb 28, 2022
Wider use of hospital-at-home and other acute-care programs has helped reduce patients’ exposure to the coronavirus and free up hospital beds for sicker patients. The technologies should be more...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, March 1
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 01, 2022
CMS wallops nursing homes with planned staffing requirements and increased penalties … FDA ups recommended dose of Evusheld monoclonal antibody treatment … Addressing residents’ kidney health an...