The research of Vincent Mor, PhD, has shined a light on the long-term care industry’s transformation.
60 Seconds with … Vincent Mor, Ph.D., Chairman, Dept. of Community Health, Brown University
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Haymarket Media
Jan 09, 2007
Q: You and co-author Edward Alan Miller recently released the long-awaited report to the National Commission for Quality Long-Term Care. What were your major findings?
A: It’s pretty important we...
Nursing homes turn away people recovering from opioid addiction, report finds
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 18, 2024
Skilled nursing facilities in Rhode Island got the attention of Americans with Disabilities Act advocates when they refused to admit people coming out of hospitals after treatment for opioid addiction,...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 4
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 04, 2024
Study: Not switching eligible people from IV antibiotics to oral raises health risks … Lung CT scans come with risks as guidelines get second look … Researchers spot protein protective against Parkinson’s...
Nursing home job losses happened three times as fast as in other sectors: JAMA
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Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 08, 2023
Nursing homes job losses have mounted at more than triple the rate of loss in hospitals and physicians’ offices, according to new research that looked at labor rates from 2016 to 2022.
This COVID-19 vaccine linked to lower risk for clotting, blockages
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 04, 2023
A study that put both COVID-19 shots to the test to see which was better for older adults found that the Moderna vaccine was superior.
Report: Nursing homes’ reliance on agency staffing during pandemic resulted in hits to bottom lines
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 03, 2023
It’s no secret that nursing homes dealt with challenges in staffing from COVID-19. A study released last week in JAMA Network Open aimed to better understand how nursing home administrators thought about...
COVID-19 study results support air purification interventions in nursing homes
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 13, 2023
COVID-19 cases fell across 81 nursing homes fitted with new air purification technology, highlighting how air quality interventions can support infection control measures, researchers say.
Nursing home study reveals ‘dramatic’ fluctuations in prescribing of COVID-19 meds
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Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2023
Investigators tracked the use of COVID-19 medications in 11 U.S. nursing home chains, describing prescribing patterns that shed new light on the challenges of pandemic clinical care.
Initiatives yield decline in antipsychotic use across resident racial, ethnic groups: study
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Alicia Lasek
May 01, 2023
Declining exposure to the drugs has occurred evenly across nursing home resident racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study.