Most nursing homes lack tech capacity to communicate with clinical partners
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 09, 2022
Fully 68% of facilities surveyed nationwide were unable to communicate electronically with external partners, including clinics, labs or pharmacies, researchers from the Columbia University School of Nursing...
CDC issues new COVID infection prevention and control guidance for nursing homes
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 15, 2021
A CDC Project Firstline webinar will answer clinicians’ questions on the updates, which include alternative approaches to outbreak response;
expanded screening test recommendations for healthcare...
AARP calls on nursing homes to require COVID-19 boosters for residents, staff
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 21, 2022
COVID-19 infections are at an all-time high among residents and staff and resident death rates are rising. Now is the time to “get shots in arms,” AARP leaders urged operators.
AARP: Nursing home residents in West bearing brunt of COVID infection uptick
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 22, 2022
Nursing home deaths and cases continued to rise in July for the third consecutive month, according to the latest analysis of federal data. Weekly upticks hint that the increases have not yet peaked.
‘How good are those vaccines now?’ Mixed AARP nursing home report prompts a thorny question
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2021
A new AARP report shows encouraging trends in COVID-19 cases and vaccinations. But the steady rate of resident deaths raises concerns for the future as vaccine efficacy wanes, analysts say.
All nursing home staff in Massachusetts must get COVID-19 shots
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 05, 2021
The state is requiring staff and contract employees in all of its 378 facilities to receive a vaccination, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday.
Stay on guard: Vaccinated residents remain susceptible to outbreaks, French nursing home studies reveal
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
Vaccinations and infection control measures may not entirely protect nursing homes from COVID-19 outbreaks — especially when staff members are unvaccinated, according to two new studies from France.
Staff concerns a sign that restraints may be overused, researchers say
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 21, 2022
Residents are more likely to be restrained in nursing homes where staff members report inappropriate use of these tools, a new study finds.
66 percent of nursing home residents given antibiotics during stays, researchers report
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2023
Results from a long-term study of Medicare Part D data shed light on antibiotic prescribing prevalence, the most common drug types and rate of therapy days for U.S. nursing home residents.
High blood pressure is well-controlled in VA nursing homes: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 10, 2022
About 80% of residents with hypertension maintained optimal blood pressure during the study period, investigators report.