Top concern of post-acute patients is staff competence, small study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 14, 2022
Staff competence and professionalism lend confidence that restored health and independence are in sight, patients told investigators.
Odds of COVID-19 low in SNF post-acute care admissions: study
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 10, 2022
Post-acute patients transferred to skilled nursing facilities in 2020 had a relatively low risk of COVID-19 infection, researchers say.
SNFs kept up ‘remarkable’ level of rehab during pandemic, Harvard study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 06, 2023
Despite caring for a sicker patient population and higher staff turnover, skilled nursing facilities provided post-acute rehabilitation services with only a modest decline in intensity, investigators say.
Post-acute provider launches comprehensive kidney disease program
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 05, 2021
Services and therapies will include diabetes management, a full-time respiratory therapist and health coaching with the aim to preserve remaining kidney function. Dialysis will be added as well.