Clinical Briefs for Friday, November 22
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Vaccination
Staff turnover needs to be considered in flu season plans for LTC, researchers say
Long-term care providers should take their staff turnover rate into account when looking for ways to increase employee flu vaccination rates, according to a new research review. Because there could be frequent newcomers, managers should make sure flu-prevention efforts are continual and not pinned to just one day or week.
Flu shot — or not
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.
Health officials implore healthcare workers to ‘lead by example,’ get flu shots; LTC still worst
Healthcare workers should “lead by example” and get their influenza vaccinations sooner than later, health officials said on Thursday.
Chat up your in-house counsel
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
Using these methods, the flu can usually be contained and treated for the benefit of both the seniors and their caregivers.
Face mask mandate dramatically increases healthcare worker flu vaccination
Making nursing home workers wear face masks if they do not get a flu shot is a highly effective way of increasing vaccination rates, statistics in New York show.
State News for September 2014
MAINE – The state’s nursing homes will get their first Medicaid rate increase in six years after a breathtaking display of mid-summer political brinksmanship. But dark days still loom in a state beset with closures and an over-65 population ratio that’s second only to Florida’s.
CDC to families: Press long-term care staff to get vaccinated for flu
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention singled out long-term care professionals in a recent influenza vaccination briefing, calling on them to be vaccinated and urging family members of residents to question workers’ vaccination status.
CDC: Low flu, pneumonia vaccination rates blemish a good picture of seniors’ health
Seniors in the United States are meeting most health targets, but many are still not being vaccinated for the potentially fatal conditions of influenza and pneumonia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
