Slow speech may indicate cognitive decline better than forgetting words … Hemochromatosis linked to more disease in older adults … Healthcare workers, nonworkers differ on how to divvy up resources...
Test supplies sent to eldercare facilities by feds will last only a couple rounds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 05, 2020
Nursing home operators will receive an initial allotment of COVID-19 test kits along with promised diagnostic equipment. They will then be responsible for procuring additional tests directly from manufacturers...
Masks arrive from ‘dubious’ sources, bearing false FDA certificates: report
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 21, 2020
In a rush to meet demand for face masks and respirators, some manufacturers have turned out poor quality products while claiming federal approval, according to a new report.
Facilities urged to conserve dwindling medical supplies as pandemic persists
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 19, 2020
One in five eldercare facilities will run out of masks, gowns and other PPE if current supplies aren’t carefully conserved, says AHCA / NCAL.
Most senior living facilities short on coronavirus-fighting supplies, survey finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2020
More than two-thirds of the nation’s senior living facilities report trouble sourcing equipment, particularly N95 respirators.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, March 16
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 14, 2020
At-risk staff offered a place to stay at Affinity facilities during COVID-19 outbreak … Study details the first known US person-to-person coronavirus transmission … Senators to introduce bill addressing...
Face masks an ‘acceptable’ alternative to respirators during supply shortage: CMS
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 13, 2020
Save respirators for procedures likely to generate respiratory droplets and increase the risk of viral exposure, the agency says.
OIG: Nursing home agreement with supplier would violate anti-kickback statutes
Aug 08, 2011
Agreements that would let a medical supply company become an exclusive supplier to a county-run skilled nursing facility would likely violate anti-kickback statues, the Office of the Inspector General...