‘Long COVID’ could mean insurance cost increases for employers … New hospice reporting data coming soon to Care Compare … FDA recommends serial COVID antigen home tests after negative results …...
Guess who’s pushing for better long-term care payments?
By
John O'Connor
Aug 13, 2022
So who are the nation’s most powerful advocates for better long-term care funding? There’s an outside sleeper candidate.
LED lighting overhaul led to 43 percent falls reduction, Harvard study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 12, 2022
Resident falls in two long-term care facilities dropped by 43% after the installation of a dynamic lighting program tuned to natural sleep and wake rhythms.
Inaccurate pressure injury reporting compromises CMS safety ratings: study
Aug 12, 2022
Nursing home pressure injuries are widely underreported, casting doubt on a key measure of resident safety used in federal facility ratings, University of Chicago researchers say.
Poll: Most vaccinated seniors plan to pursue updated COVID booster shots
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 12, 2022
Fully 61% of previously vaccinated seniors are “very likely” to pursue vaccination with the upgraded shots expected to be authorized this fall.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Aug. 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 12, 2022
Study shows PPE highly effective against COVID-19 in ER workers … Survey: Three-quarters of community pharmacies report staff shortages … COVID-19 death rate has held steady since spring … Researchers...
Questions on monkeypox in LTC? This doc has answers.
Aug 11, 2022
Monkeypox “will likely spread beyond the demographic in which it is currently most concentrated, and facilities need to be prepared to handle exposed or even infected patients,” an expert tells...
CDC: Medicare beneficiaries with hepatitis C undertreated
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 11, 2022
Hepatitis C treatment is over 95% effective, but few Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with the disease are treated within a year of their diagnosis, researchers have found.
Long-term loneliness tied to risk for memory decline
Aug 08, 2022
The link between cumulative loneliness and memory loss is stronger among those aged 65 years and older, investigators have found.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Aug. 11
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 11, 2022
Taste and smell recovery after COVID-19 takes time, researchers say … Upper heart chamber abnormalities linked to dementia risk … National MS Society to launch 40 new multiple sclerosis research projects...