Hurricanes a stark reminder of the importance of disaster preparedness policies
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Oct 21, 2024
With hurricanes Helene and Milton wreaking havoc on the Southeast recently, we are reminded of the importance of disaster preparedness and ensuring the safety of our most vulnerable populations served...
LTC providers and residents exhale as Hurricane Milton makes its exit
By
Zee Johnson
Oct 11, 2024
Florida health officials were almost, but not quite, letting out a sigh of relief as Hurricane Milton trekked east, away from the Sunshine State.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 2
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2024
Hurricane Helene havoc: Major damage, evacuations and uncertainty at nursing facilities and senior living communities … Bills reauthorizing dementia research, funding await president’s signature...
Also in the News for Monday, Sept. 30
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 30, 2024
CDC schedules training for updated Respiratory Pathogens Module residents data collection form … CMS issues memo reinforcing required support for voting in nursing homes … Emergency waivers in place...
Also in the News for Tuesday, July 16, 2024
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 15, 2024
West Virginia to privatize state-owned long-term care facilities … Texas nursing homes left without power, air conditioning in ‘emergency’ following hurricane Beryl … Shifting medication management...
Trying to reason with hurricane season
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 29, 2023
I’m here in Florida trying to prepare for this hurricane we are supposed to get as I write this. You know, you can do your best to prepare but as you’re scurrying about, knowing it’s hurricane season,...
Hurricanes hastened the deaths of adults with dementia, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
People with Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD) had higher mortality rates in U.S. counties that had recently experienced a hurricane disaster, investigators report.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Feb. 7
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 07, 2023
Strike threat looms in rural New York … Manslaughter trial starts in case of Hollywood, FL, hurricane deaths … These Medicare Advantage firms were most likely to deny prior authorizations … Water...
Climate threats grow but many nursing homes don’t know: Yale
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 11, 2023
Two new studies on wildfire and hurricane-related flooding threats to nursing homes demonstrate a need to bolster emergency preparedness in a sector where many leaders may be unaware of evolving weather-related...
Public complaints emerge, even as nursing homes exceed hurricane requirements
By
Joe Bush
Oct 14, 2022
In the wake of Hurricane Ian’s devastation and the safe evacuations of thousands of long-term care residents, the Orlando Sentinel this week reported anonymous complaints about post-storm’ conditions...