Pharmacists poised to continue transition into direct care roles, survey finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2022
Pharmacists will continue to move into central roles in healthcare, including chronic disease management in the adult patient population, the authors say.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 25
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2022
Hospital discharge pressures build as nursing homes clamor for help … Telehealth may work best as supplement to in-person care for seniors … LTC delirium screening raises odds of psychoactive prescription...
New employment rules offer nursing homes short-term fixes
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 25, 2022
Rules about who can work in nursing homes under what circumstances are changing across the country as providers continue to grapple with unprecedented staffing challenges.
Another state agrees to short-term regulatory relief
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 25, 2022
Rhode Island providers received a month-long delay from a new law that requires nursing homes to meet minimum staffing requirements or face fines.
Hospital discharge pressures build as nursing homes clamor for help
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 25, 2022
Increased COVID-19 case counts at nursing homes nationwide have prevented hospitals from discharging patients into skilled nursing facilities due to a lack of beds.
Good Samaritan’s Nate Schema: Integration creates deep ‘bench’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 24, 2022
Vertical integration will provide needed advantages as nursing homes face mounting clinical and operational challenges, predicts Nate Schema, president and CEO of the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan...
Providers face increased pressure to require booster shots for all
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 24, 2022
The pressure is mounting on nursing home operators to require residents and staff to receive COVID-19 booster shots.
HHS pledges $103 million for worker burnout, shortages
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 24, 2022
The Biden administration is supplying $103 million in grants to help curb healthcare worker burnout and staffing shortages, the White House announced Friday.
Booster shots key to protecting seniors from omicron variant, large CDC studies find
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 24, 2022
A third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines has been significantly more effective in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes during the rise of the omicron variant than the primary doses alone, according...
State to test nursing home residents for antibodies, weigh need for 4th vax
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 24, 2022
The state of Maryland will test nursing home residents for COVID-19 antibodies in a proactive effort to determine whether or not they should be offered a fourth vaccine dose, Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced...