Assisted living residents had 17% higher rates of overall mortality in 2020 compared with the year prior, CMS data show. That’s in line with the experience of nursing homes, and is likely an underestimate, investigators say.
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CVS Health and Walgreens have completed their final LTC clinics, and are handing the reins to Omnicare and PharMerica to provide ongoing COVID-19 vaccination services in skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities.
The Person-Centered Dementia Care Training Program with essentiALZ Exam is a three-hour, self-paced curriculum based on person-centered practice guidance, the organization announced Wednesday.
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Fully one in seven people with dementia who do not live in nursing homes are taking at least three drugs that act on the central nervous system — beyond the advised limit, a new study finds.
Fully 67% of monoclonal antibody treatments have been administered in assisted living communities. Health officials would like to encourage greater use.
As of Oct. 15, 22% of assisted living communities in 39 states reported cases of COVID-19 among residents and staff members. Rates ranged widely, from 1.3% of communities in Iowa to 93% of Connecticut facilities.
