Urban location, greater percentage of African American residents, and larger facility size are some of the factors linked to the likelihood of COVID‐19 infections in eldercare facilities.
Three in ten Ziegler survey respondents report no cases, and most say 2% or fewer residents and staff have tested positive. Meanwhile, four in ten say they’re easing lockdown restrictions.
The number of new residents with seven or more health conditions has risen, along with drug prescriptions per individual and age.
Where you live in college plays a huge role in the overall college experience, a fact that I’m sure isn’t lost on 21-year-old Drake University student Haley Jenkins. On Friday, she moves into Deerfield Retirement Community in Urbandale, IA.
Conventional wisdom holds that the sweet spot for long-term care residents is around age 85, give or take. But what if that figure were to increase dramatically?
Different body positions change residents’ tissue blood flow and may relate to how wounds heal, according to new research. The optimal position might be a 30° supine tilt.
AHCA/NCAL names Silver award recipients … Nursing home operators face racketeering charges … Japanese nutritional drink helps protein-deficient residents
Caring staff members who form close relationships with residents are a strength of long-term care facilities, but workers could more consistently honor residents’ choices and privacy, according to recently released focus group data.
Long-term care facilities would have to meet more comprehensive emergency preparedness guidelines, under a newly proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
I experienced many crushing disappointments growing up. A trespassing fairy with a tooth fetish didn’t leave a dime under my pillow? Ernie and Bert aren’t brothers? Affordable healthcare isn’t a right? But the worst was realizing I was too old to be a prodigy. There’s an age limit, apparently, or maybe it’s height or weight. Regardless, I didn’t qualify.
