The United States’ method of financing long-term care services, as well as infection control practices and facilities’ average size have been key factors why U.S. nursing homes have experienced more than twice the rate of COVID-related deaths as Japan, researchers say.
Researchers now believe that at least 50% of new coronavirus cases stem from asymptomatic carriers based on study findings by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nursing homes owned by private equity firms had lower levels of personal protective equipment supplies than for-profit, nonprofit and government-owned facilities, according to a new study published in JAMA.
The use of long-term care services increased among both seniors and low-income adults following the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new investigation.
Hundreds of deaths of Florida nursing home residents due to Hurricane Irma were not accounted for — by more than 400 when compared to what was reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — according to new research published Tuesday in JAMA.
Isolating staff members and nursing home residents together is an effective method for reducing coronavirus cases and deaths in long-term care facilities, according to a new study featured in JAMA.
Facilities with higher Five-star ratings for nurse staffing were less likely to have COVID-19 cases when compared with lower-rated providers, according to a new research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Monday.
Nursing homes with reported COVID-19 cases previously had higher rates of deficiencies and complaints, according to a research letter published Thursday in JAMA.
Nursing home and long-term care members describe feeling “abandoned” during the coronavirus pandemic, despite well-known research that had indicated the disease would be lethal for the residents they serve, a new JAMA article makes plain.
Hospitals have made much greater strides in cutting infection rates than their peers in the long-term care space and should work more closely with the latter to share know-how and better address the issues, experts said this week.
