Simplify drug regimens to reduce harm to seniors during pandemic: experts
By
Alicia Lasek
May 14, 2020
Clinicians can take steps to lesson the increased risk of medication errors in geriatric patients with multimorbidity, says a group of pharmacologists.
Read my lips: virus may spread through speech
By
Alicia Lasek
May 14, 2020
Speaking in a confined environment can cause airborne virus transmission, likely helping to spread the coronavirus, according to new research.
We must solve the senior isolation epidemic. Their lives may depend on it
By
Joel Landau
May 14, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic unfolded and concerns arose about the increased risk of infection facing older Americans, another worry came to the forefront: social isolation. This concern is of a long-term...
Masks change everything
By
Gary Tetz
May 14, 2020
Now that small respiratory droplets created by human speech have been found to hang out in the air for more than eight minutes, requiring masks in long-term care and any other setting where people congregate...
$3T stimulus proposal calls for MFAR delay, 14% FMAP increase, $500M SNF ‘strike team’ fund
By
Danielle Brown
May 14, 2020
A Medicaid proposal that providers say could cut up to $50 billion nationwide from the program annually would be barred from being finalized during the coronavirus pandemic under a $3 trillion stimulus...
New York lawmakers want investigation of state, nursing home responses to COVID-19
By
Danielle Brown
May 14, 2020
New York nursing home providers could soon face additional scrutiny during the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers have called for an independent investigation into operators’, and the state health department’s,...
Bill creates $500M emergency fund for state’s providers; AG opens criminal investigation into nursing...
By
Danielle Brown
May 14, 2020
Long-term care providers in Pennsylvania are praising lawmakers after the State Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that provides more than $500 million in emergency funding for operators.
Residents, staff members raise $145K for employee disaster fund
By
Danielle Brown
May 14, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of workers without jobs and significantly reduced wages for many. Residents at a Florida long-term care community are working to ensure that their staff members...
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, May 14
By
Alicia Lasek
May 13, 2020
Mental health problems may be new normal for healthcare workers during pandemic … Adults with cancer appear more vulnerable to COVID-19 … Study confirms diabetes 3c diagnosis tied to pancreatic cancer...
New guidelines for protecting residents cover airborne transmission protocol
By
Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2020
Geriatric medicine experts have released new COVID-19 preparation guidelines that emphasize stringent infection prevention and control.