Nursing home ownership changes do not cause erosions in care quality, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 20, 2023
A study that focused on nursing home ownership changes found that shifting owners may not be the reason behind ensuing lower care quality at the facilities.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 19
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 19, 2023
Here’s how many nursing homes can meet proposed staffing requirements … Slim reimbursement for lumbar puncture an obstacle for Alzheimer’s care … Health, food policies could aid antimicrobial resistance...
COVID-19 outbreak in UK nursing home indicates degree of widespread community transmission, official...
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 12, 2023
As the US approved new COVID-19 booster shots, a recent report revealed that the majority of cases of the BA.2.86 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in England were a result of a nursing home outbreak. This demonstrates...
Unionized nursing homes 78% more likely to comply with illness, injury reporting, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 06, 2023
Nursing homes that are unionized are more likely to report workplace injury and illness information, according to a new study. Adam Dean, PhD, a professor of political science at the George Washington...
Nursing home COVID cases climb; lack of new federal masking rules irks consumer groups
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 29, 2023
With no new masking guidance from federal health officials as COVID cases climb, nursing homes are carefully navigating when to require masking and other infection prevention steps to head off outbreaks.
Remotely monitoring residents with dementia in nursing homes can prevent falls, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 23, 2023
When healthcare workers remotely monitor residents with dementia in nursing homes, it works, according to a new study. The team found that remote monitoring — with some on-site help — can help them...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Aug. 11
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 11, 2023
FDA green-lights J&J’s blood cancer medication Talvey … Postmenopausal women have higher risk for liver issues if they have sugary drinks … AI could help home caregivers … How to help family...
Report: Nursing homes’ reliance on agency staffing during pandemic resulted in hits to bottom lines
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 03, 2023
It’s no secret that nursing homes dealt with challenges in staffing from COVID-19. A study released last week in JAMA Network Open aimed to better understand how nursing home administrators thought about...
Report: Nursing homes underused COVID-19 antiviral drugs during pandemic
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2023
Even though oral antiviral drugs and monoclonal antibodies help people recover from COVID-19, a new report found that nursing homes didn’t use the medications much during the pandemic.
Nursing homes should rethink care standards for AED use in cardiac arrest, doc says
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 21, 2023
Medical directors should reevaluate their facilities’ procedures for CPR attempts, especially the use of AEDs, a Johns Hopkins physician and SNF chief medical officer says in a new review.