Researchers brought us to us directly this week: The longer that nursing home staff members keep COVID-19 vaccination numbers low, the more people they’re going to see unnecessarily die because of it.
We’re vaccinated. Now what?
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Feb 02, 2021
Across the country, long-term care facilities are vaccinating their staff and residents, with approximately 3.1 million doses delivered as of last week and rates of COVID-19 infection in nursing home residents...
Salvation by social media
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 21, 2021
I always thought it was only good for destroying the world, but now I’m here to boldly predict that social media will ultimately save us. After the horrors we’ve been through these past few years...
Addressing vaccine hesitancy
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jan 19, 2021
The first of the month, the COVID-19 vaccine arrived at the facility where I work. In the days before its arrival, the “campus” was buzzing with conversation about who was getting the shot, who wasn’t...
‘The finish line is in sight. We just all have to keep running’
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 08, 2021
You don’t always have to “beat” anyone else to enjoy success. Sometimes you just have to get to the finish line, and to do that, you merely have to keep running.
Flu shot — or not
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 05, 2017
When it comes to flu shots, let’s just figure out a way to make the whole thing more convenient for those who choose or are coerced to undergo this crucial or useless procedure.
Chat up your in-house counsel
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 10, 2017
Sessions at the LeadingAge Institute covered the need to have documentation and delegation to reduce nursing liability, and another reflected an in-house counsel’s perspective on hot legal topics.
Tips on handling the flu with seniors
By
Lynda Lampert, RN
Dec 16, 2014
Using these methods, the flu can usually be contained and treated for the benefit of both the seniors and their caregivers.
A matter of policy: Increasing flu immunization compliance
By
Mary Flynn
Feb 21, 2013
Over the years we’ve tried a number of different approaches to incentivize employees, with varying success. The one thing we did not do was to make flu shots mandatory, as this wasn’t compatible...
The economics of the flu shot
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 23, 2013
In the hearty debates taking place around McKnight’s stories about the flu shot, there’s one angle that, quite frankly, hasn’t been brought up much.