Higher pay not a cure-all for nurse retention, study shows … Majority of public support ongoing Aduhelm trials, would accept greater coverage costs, poll finds … 3G mobile network shutdown starts...
Nursing home visitation policies, omicron both ease
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 09, 2022
Rules limiting nursing home visits in some places eased just as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that COVID-19 cases are either declining or stabilizing in all parts of the country.
16 states file new lawsuit against healthcare worker COVID vaccine mandate
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 08, 2022
Sixteen states are making another push to stop the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers nearly a month after the Supreme Court upheld the regulation.
Higher pay not a cure-all for nurse retention, study shows
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 08, 2022
Paying certified nursing assistants higher hourly wages should mean less turnover, but it shouldn’t be the only solution skilled nursing operators rely on, researchers say.
Link Medicaid hikes to worker pay to promote staff equity, researchers say
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2022
Tying increases in state Medicaid rates to wages would be an important way to address the disproportionate representation of Black women in long-term care’s lowest paying positions, say researchers...
Tonko, LaHood urge HHS to expand access to Aduhelm, similar Alzheimer’s drugs
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 08, 2022
The Medicare coverage proposal for these drugs is too restrictive, limiting potential benefits to a select few, the two congressmen argue in a letter sent Monday to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.
CDC: More than 10 percent of COVID-19 patients develop new post-acute illnesses
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 08, 2022
Clinicians should be on the lookout for symptoms of certain new illnesses in the months after hospitalized patients recover from COVID-19, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 08, 2022
More than 201,000 in long-term care have died from COVID-19. That’s likely an undercount, analysts say … CDC endorses FDA’s full approval for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax … Ohio senate...
Marquis-Consonus’ Steve Fogg: ‘Creative’ funding, education will pave route to success
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 07, 2022
Even some of the most progressive long-term care executives have had to put deep, strategic initiatives aside while coping with historically challenging pandemic conditions.
Long-term care COVID deaths surpass 200,000
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 07, 2022
More than 200,000 long-term care residents and staff have died during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.