New CDC tool can help older adults, caregivers spot incoming extreme heat
By
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...
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
By
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...