Even amid COVID surge, many seniors housing operators not increasing move-in restrictions: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Jan 15, 2021
Roughly two-thirds of long-term care organizations report that they have not increased move-in restrictions. Operators presumably are now more confident in infection prevention and creative, safe visitation...
Survey reveals causes of burnout among U.S. nurses, areas for improvement
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Amy Novotney
Dec 14, 2021
Fully two-thirds of nurses are now considering leaving the profession, a survey released earlier this month from staffing firm Cross Country Healthcare has found.
Here’s how elders want you to talk to them about deprescribing: survey
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Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2021
Earlier this year, researchers found that most nursing home residents are open to a deprescribing plan, particularly if it is proposed by their physician. Now, a new study suggests that how physicians...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Sept. 9
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Amy Novotney
Sep 09, 2021
Two in 5 vaccinated seniors still don’t feel comfortable socializing with unvaccinated grandchildren: survey … Chronic kidney disease may be overestimated in seniors … Just 1 in 5 very sick older...
Employers turn to new wellness benefits for staff stress relief
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Amy Novotney
Jul 07, 2023
Benchmark Senior Living, which operates continuing care retirement communities and skilled nursing facilities throughout the Northeast, has announced a partnership with Spring Health, a virtual mental...
Most elders use sleep meds, but only half discuss use with their doctors: study
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Amy Novotney
Nov 05, 2021
Older adults frequently use medication to treat sleep difficulties, but only about half discuss it with their physicians, study results presented at Psych Congress 2021 this week found. In fact, the majority...
Nursing homes report key information often missing in hospital transitions
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Amy Novotney
Jan 19, 2021
Key patient information often is lost amid care transitions from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities, according to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. In a nationally representative...
Long-term stroke survival rates reveal need for improved stroke care
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Amy Novotney
Apr 18, 2022
A group of Australian researchers are calling for improvements in acute stroke care, after a study they conducted showed that nearly two-thirds of stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and...
CDC study challenges theory healthcare workers mostly contracted COVID outside their facilities
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Amy Novotney
Apr 18, 2022
Most healthcare workers who got COVID-19 were likely infected at work, rather than in the community. That’s according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released last week. It’s...
Sex not an independent risk factor for stroke mortality
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Amy Novotney
Jan 20, 2021
Although several studies have suggested that women are disproportionately affected by stroke and may have poorer stroke outcomes, a new analysis shows no disparity in stroke outcomes base solely on sex.