Disadvantages, understaffing combine to ratchet up nursing homes’ antipsychotic reliance: study
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 25, 2024
Nursing homes in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to rely on antipsychotics, especially when understaffed, compared to those in more affluent areas, according to a new study in Jama Network...
Vassar T. Byrd has been a jack of all trades — an economist, a research analyst, a marketing and sales director, and now CEO of the Kendal Corporation.
For Deke Cateau, community caring is part of his DNA.
Also in the News for Thursday, April 25, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2024
Labor Department announces final overtime rule … FTC officially bans most non-compete agreements … Republicans sue to block ballots from long-term care facility because they were mailed by the same...
New CDC tool can help older adults, caregivers spot incoming extreme heat
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 24, 2024
A new heat forecasting tool online could give older adults and their caregivers advanced notice of when the temperature is set to tick up — which could give them time to prepare and avoid health complications.
Opinion: Stick to infection prevention rules to guard residents, workers, bottom line
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 24, 2024
Long-term care facilities need to pay attention to the latest research on cleaning and disinfection in order to prevent residents from being infected with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) as well...
Report: Changes to Medicare, Medicaid could block healthcare access, lead to more deaths
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 24, 2024
Raising the age of Medicare eligibility, among other proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid, could cause more deaths, according to a research article published this week in the Proceedings of the National...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 24
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 24, 2024
Younger folks perceive old age to start later than it does, study finds … Cleveland clinic team uses AI to study gut-brain care in Alzheimer’s disease … Trial pinpoints how aspirin may prevent colon...
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
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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...