Antipsychotic prescribing higher at nursing homes in disadvantaged areas: study
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 25, 2024
Nursing homes in disadvantaged communities are more likely to overmedicate residents with antipsychotics, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open.
Assisted living mental health services fell between 2019 and 2020, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 25, 2024
Mental health visits for assisted living residents with dementia dropped as the pandemic set in, a new study finds.
Report: Heart failure death rate climbs, perhaps as a result of pandemic
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 25, 2024
Reports on heart failure mortality during the past several years show that it’s on the rise more recently compared to declines, but a research letter released Wednesday in JAMA Cardiology blames the...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 25
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 25, 2024
Black women with poor heart health may show cognitive decline in midlife … Acid reflux meds may up migraine risk … Study shows how age slows down some older adults … Tech order entry reduces antibiotic...
Wait-and-see staffing rule exemptions meant to ‘safeguard’ residents: CMS
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2024
Skilled nursing providers will not have to go through a stand-alone application process to be exempted from provisions of a new federal staffing mandate, an official with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Senate bill counts hospital ‘observation’ days toward time needed for skilled nursing coverage
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2024
A Senate bill introduced Wednesday would count days spent under ‘observation status’ in a hospital toward Medicare’s three-day qualifying stay requirement.
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...
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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...