Nursing and residential care employment could be higher by 457,000 more jobs
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Danielle Brown
Jan 20, 2022
Nursing homes were seeing employment growth prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a trend that could have given the industry 457,000 more workers than it has now had it continued, according to a new analysis.
Report: Nearly 80 percent of U.S. workers want employers to encourage or require vax for in-person staff
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. workers have been rattled by the omicron surge and most are looking to their employer to stay fully engaged in COVID-19 precautions, analysts say.
Kansas advances bill expanding LTC employment eligibility
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Danielle Brown
Jan 20, 2022
Legislation to increase the number of people eligible to work in Kansas long-term care facilities and hospitals is moving forward after receiving approval from House lawmakers this week.
Racial and social biases preserved in EHR notes, researchers find
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 20, 2022
Patients who are Black are more than twice as likely as whites to have stigmatizing language in their EHR, according to a new study. This record is passed along, possibly reinforcing stigma to other healthcare...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 20
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 20, 2022
Senior housing analysts report on rising SNF coronavirus cases … Paxlovid antiviral COVID-19 pill appears to be effective against omicron … Nearly half of American adults have gained weight during...
Psychiatrists create telemedicine best practices for managing psychosis in LTC
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2022
Properly managed telepsychiatry may ease the challenges of care for nursing home residents with psychosis, and possibly help some facility operators to expand their care offerings, an expert panel says.
One in 10 may have active virus after 10-day quarantine: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2022
Fully 13% of study participants had clinically relevant levels of the SARS-CoV-2 virus after 10 days. The findings may be particularly concerning for vulnerable populations such as nursing facility residents,...
Health officials urge public to consider wearing N95, KN95 respirators
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2022
The CDC has updated its consumer information on wearing face masks during the pandemic. The changes clarify levels of mask protection and emphasize that the public can choose to wear N95 and KN95 respirators...
SNF operating margins in the red without emergency aid
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Danielle Brown
Jan 19, 2022
The median operating margin for skilled nursing facilities in 2020 was 1.5% lower when compared to the previous year and COVID-19 relief funding was removed, according to a new report released by CliftonLarsonAllen...
Florida providers are working toward complying with the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate — despite Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) pledge that the state won’t enforce the regulation.