NJ lawmakers advance bill to maintain nursing home salaries post-sale
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 07, 2022
Buyers of nursing homes would be required to preserve employee wages and benefits at a steady level for up to six months under a proposal that has earned a key legislative approval.
CMS unleashes new tool for improving facility air quality
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 04, 2022
Funding is available for long-term care providers looking to make air quality upgrades to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Night shift linked to insomnia and stress symptoms in nurses, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 04, 2022
The effects of poor sleep shouldn’t be overlooked in nurses — especially those who work night shifts, investigators say.
Score on fatigue scale predicts 3-year likelihood of death in seniors
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 04, 2022
Older study participants who scored higher on a standardized scale had twice the mortality risk of their peers. Investigators recommend exercise for lowering one’s “fatigability” score.
Clinical Daily briefs for Friday, Feb. 4
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 04, 2022
CMS to providers: don’t deny visitors if you don’t have tests … Gout moves patients higher up the severe COVID-19 risk list … Stay home when a rapid test comes back positive on day 6, virologists...
You think we’re doing this for fun?
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 03, 2022
Two weeks ago, over her post-game Chick-fil-A, my 14-year-old put me in my place. I was, because I thought being a good mother required so, upset over the overly aggressive basketball schedule her father...
New COVID-19 test kits promised as LTC operators contend with shortages, slow PCR results
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2022
Five million Celltion brand rapid tests will be shipped over a five-week period to facilities as they contend with testing supply shortages and slow lab turnaround times.
Unvaccinated have highest SARS-CoV-2 incidence, hospitalization
Feb 02, 2022
COVID-19 incidence and hospitalization rates are consistently higher for unvaccinated persons, and lowest for those fully vaccinated with a booster, according to research published Monday by the CDC.
After 20 years on the market, AbbVie’s dry-eye drug Restasis to be available as generic
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2022
Dry eyes affect nearly 19% percent of adults aged 75 years and older, according to data from a national survey.
CMS to providers: If no tests, don’t deny visitors
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2022
States can require long-term care facilities to test visitors for COVID-19 before allowing them entry into their buildings, but the onus is on providers to supply tests, according to the Centers for Medicare...