LTC staff to receive free behavioral health training in new federal program
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 17, 2022
The new $15 million program will focus on workforce skills in an effort to strengthen behavioral healthcare delivery in long-term care facilities, HHS announced Monday.
CDC: Superbugs have spread beyond the long-term care setting
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Aug 02, 2022
An increase in community-associated multi-drug-resistant infections is troubling, investigators say.
Candida auris outbreaks reported across Nevada skilled nursing and acute-care facilities
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 19, 2022
Nevada health officials have been investigating outbreaks of Candida auris since mid-April in “several” long-term care facilities, a local news outlet reports.