Long-term care facility docs vs. aides: CDC study finds wide vaccination gulf
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 03, 2021
There is a 30% difference in COVID-19 vaccination coverage between LTC physicians and facility aides, CDC reports. And rates among aides are lowest in zip codes where vulnerability to poor health outcomes...
Work environment tied to rushed, missed care tasks in nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2020
In-person surveys of more than 4,000 care aides found high levels of missed and rushed essential care in 93 Canadian eldercare facilities.
Put your gait belt where your mouth is
By
Julie Thorson
Apr 30, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, I put my scrubs on, grabbed a gait belt and worked alongside daily caregivers. I was humbled.
Assisted living aide will spend year in prison after resident theft
By
John Hall
Apr 29, 2015
An assisted living aide said the looming threat of becoming homeless was what prompted her to steal a resident’s wallet and checkbook before eventually being arrested for forging $10,000 in checks.
CDC issues new guidelines on pneumococcal vaccine, says LTC flu vaccination rates remain low
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 19, 2014
Long-term care workers continued to have low rates of flu vaccination last season, despite there being 92% vaccination coverage overall among physicians and nurses, the Centers for Disease Control and...
Ask the legal expert … about responding to abuse allegations
By
John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2014
A family has accused one of our aides of abuse. We investigated the accusation and determined it’s not true, but the family keeps making accusations and wants her arrested. What can we do to protect...
Consistent assignment study shows need for careful culture change implementation, Eden Alternative leader...
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 25, 2014
Consistently assigning nursing home aides to particular residents could cause the aides to feel isolated and overburdened, suggests a study forthcoming in the Western Journal of Nursing Research. However,...
Demand for CNAs and nursing aides to balloon by 2025, report finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 22, 2012
The number healthcare support professionals — a category that includes long-term care aides and assistants — is expected to grow faster than any other group of healthcare workers, a new report estimates.
Home-health workers losing ground on wages, benefits, even as their ranks increase
Mar 03, 2011
The wages and benefits for the direct-care workforce in long-term care “continue to be woefully inadequate,” according to a new Fact Sheet analysis from home-health worker advocacy group PHI.