Race and location — not star ratings — tied to COVID-19 deaths, say investigators
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2020
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.
About 30% of senior living communities report no COVID-19 cases: survey
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Alicia Lasek
May 30, 2020
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.
New residents’ health increasingly complex, finds nursing home study
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 03, 2020
The number of new residents with seven or more health conditions has risen, along with drug prescriptions per individual and age.
Your next resident could be a senior … in college
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Jan 05, 2016
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...
Older residents ahead?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 06, 2015
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?
30-degree tilt best for blood flow: study
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2014
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.
Also in the news for June 30, 2014 . . .
Jun 30, 2014
AHCA/NCAL names Silver award recipients … Nursing home operators face racketeering charges … Japanese nutritional drink helps protein-deficient residents
Nursing home residents appreciate caring staff, but workers could do a better job honoring resident wishes,...
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 10, 2014
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...
CMS proposes more rigorous emergency preparedness rules for long-term care facilities
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 03, 2014
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.
Prodigies in reverse
By
Gary Tetz
Dec 01, 2013
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...