Employees at defunct nursing home get billed thousands for COVID tests … CDC announces recommendations for upcoming respiratory illness season … Harvard study finds ideal sleeping temp for seniors
CDC: In 2021, estimated fatal falls among older adults rose to highest in 20 years
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 05, 2023
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released new data on falls, giving more insight into how many people are falling, and getting injured or dying as a result of taking spills.
Suicides up most in 2022 among older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 17, 2023
New statistics out about older adults and suicides shed light on the seriousness of the problem and the need for better solutions.
CDC talks RSV shot efficacy, new guidance for older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 24, 2023
Earlier this year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed two new vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus in older adults. Now the agency has added some new guidance on using the RSV...
CDC endorses new RSV vaccines for older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
CDC director Rochelle Walensky has greenlit the use of two new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines for preventing severe disease in older adults, emphasizing their use in vulnerable groups such...
CDC advisers recommend RSV shot for older adults whose physicians are on board
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 22, 2023
A panel of experts decided that people aged 60 years and older may receive either of two recently approved vaccines for preventing respiratory syncytial virus infections. But the recommendation is not...
Also in the News for Monday, June 5
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2023
Continued success of joint replacement model powered by institutional post-acute care reductions: CMS … CareTrust REIT adds new West Coast SNF operator … AHCA/NCAL names latest round of Bronze Quality...
In another transparency push, Senator aims to add ownership, cost reporting to CDC survey
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 22, 2023
A biennial report on long-term care costs should include specific questions about nursing homes’ complex ownership structures and complete costs to payers, according to the top Republican on the US Senate...
Amid waning COVID-19 threat, CDC Director Walensky resigns
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Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2023
As the threat of COVID-19 fades, a key figure in the Biden Administration’s pandemic fight is stepping down.
CDC to end community tracking of COVID-19
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Alicia Lasek
May 02, 2023
Community spread will no longer be tracked by the CDC after the PHE ends May 11. Nursing homes have used the data to make COVID-19 mitigation decisions.