More than 80% of nursing homes do not meet the updated requirements in the final staffing mandate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, according to new analysis from media outlet KFF. Those...
Partnerships with pharmacists increasingly important for complex resident needs, care transitions: experts
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 24, 2024
Building relationships and formal partnerships between long-term care providers and pharmacists is increasingly vital to managing resident care, experts said at a Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition...
Minnesota lawmakers ax measure to ensure visitors access to nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 24, 2024
As advocates work to advance a federal bill ensuring “essential caregivers” can visit nursing home residents even during emergencies, one state is taking the opposite stance.
Also in the News for Wednesday, April 24, 2024
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 24, 2024
CMS final rule aims to increase Medicaid recipients access to care, including HBCS … UnitedHealth Group paid ransom in attempt to protect patient data following Change cyberattack … Proposed changes...
Study: High blood pressure meds raise risks for falls, fractures — especially for people with dementia
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 23, 2024
Long-term care residents in nursing homes who took antihypertensive medicines had higher risks for falls and fractures, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
CDC: Less than half of nursing home residents have latest COVID-19 booster shots
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 23, 2024
Residents of nursing homes largely aren’t up to date on their COVID-19 shots, and the uptake decline compared to earlier in the pandemic is significant, according to a report from the US Centers for...
Low hand grip strength linked to osteoporosis, osteopenia in women
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 23, 2024
Hand grip strength has become a reliable indicator of health, especially in older adults. Among other associations, a new study finds that low hand grip strength was linked to osteoporosis in women over...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 23
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 23, 2024
More policies not linked to lower COVID-19 cases, deaths, study finds … Blood sugar management post-stroke may improve outcomes … Functioning key to good quality of life with heart failure … ...
Providers: Staffing rule a CMS ‘fairy tale’ that will ‘exacerbate’ nursing home access issue
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2024
Despite minor concessions in a staffing mandate issued Monday, many nursing home providers were shell-shocked by what they saw as federal regulators’ intractable stance on minimums at a time when nearly...
VP Harris flaunts new nursing home staffing rule to union audience
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 23, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris led a roundtable discussion that included local nursing home staff in La Crosse, WI, Monday — continuing the Biden administration’s push announcing the finalization of...