Program pairs nursing students with long-term care facilities to address staffing crisis
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 01, 2021
Long-term care providers EmpRes Healthcare and Pennant Healthcare are partners in the state-funded externship program with the University of Washington School of Nursing.
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 14
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 14, 2022
Medical directors can tackle staffing ‘churn’ with these strategies, experts say … Most patients screened for depression don’t receive timely follow-up, VA study finds … Three doses of mRNA vaccine...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 20
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 20, 2022
In-house CNA training program is one CCRC’s answer to workforce shortage … Cardiovascular mortality falls among dialysis patients … Alzheimer’s brain plaques linked to later psychiatric symptoms...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, November 18
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2019
Common cognitive disorder often misdiagnosed as dementia … Belly fat finding may lead way to age-related metabolic disease prevention … Older adults have less diabetes distress, better blood sugar...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 29
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2020
HHS awards nursing homes $333M in COVID infection-control performance rewards … Severe COVID may age the brain by a decade, researchers say … All adults with endocrine disorders should receive cholesterol,...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 1
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 01, 2021
Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody drug may be less effective against omicron, drugmaker says … Pandemic taking toll on healthcare workers’ sleep patterns … Ambulance staffing shortage frustrating nursing...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 26
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2022
OSHA to withdraw COVID-19 vaccine mandate … Infected CNAs recount going to work sick at short-staffed California nursing homes … Trail of loss is following omicron’s peak … Pfizer working on a...
Volunteer staffing initiative supports COVID antibody infusions in long-term care
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 04, 2021
A coalition representing LTC facilities has announced a new initiative to connect LTC operators to Medical Reserve Corps volunteers for help in administering monoclonal antibody infusions to residents...
U.S. may reduce 10-day isolation period in bid to keep healthcare workers on the job
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 22, 2021
Healthcare facilities will need all hands on deck to respond to expected COVID-19 surges, and a shortened isolation period for those who test positive but are symptomless and fully vaccinated could help,...
CDC to fund LTC infection control strike teams nationwide starting in October
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 20, 2021
The initiative will allow states and other U.S. jurisdictions to “staff, train and deploy” strike teams to help long-term care operations with known or suspected COVID-19 infections, CDC says.