Spending for nursing home care dropped 7.2% from April to May despite other healthcare sectors showing signs of recovery amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Analysts said they expect a gradual decline through at least the end of the year.
The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on nursings has exposed the federal government’s failure to properly invest in a “safe and effective” long-term care system, researchers argue in a perspective published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The total bill would be about $672 million to test every resident and staff member at each U.S. nursing home and assisted living facility just once, according to new data released by the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living.
The decision to reopen eldercare facilities should rest entirely with clinicians who provide direct resident care, the organization says.
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Investigators have compiled data for key areas where nursing home residents and operations could be uniquely vulnerable to infection.
An infectious disease expert presents “urgently needed” guidelines for diagnosing and treating facility-acquired pneumonia.
In-person surveys of more than 4,000 care aides found high levels of missed and rushed essential care in 93 Canadian eldercare facilities.
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New CDC data includes life expectancy and mortality rates and shows where nursing home services rank in terms of use, among other notable findings.
