NY to Offer Boosters at Nursing Homes after State of Emergency
A day after declaring a state of emergency for New York, Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is ordering nursing homes and adult-care facilities to make boosters…
Case Management during a COVID-19 Surge
Patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have demonstrated significant care needs after discharge, particularly among older adults and those with pre-admission frailty.
Hypotensive episodes revealed by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in nursing home residents
Susceptibility to hypotension increases at advanced age, particularly in nursing home (NH) residents, a vulnerable population with multiple coexisting risk factors for low blood pressure…
Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on Infection Prevention for Healthcare Personnel
Since its emergence in late 2019, SARS-CoV-2 continues to pose a risk to healthcare personnel (HCP) and patients in healthcare settings.
Aide accused of sexual assault at Ohio nursing facilities now indicted in another county
A former nurse aide accused of sexually assaulting two patients at separate memory care facilities in Warren County has now been indicted in Butler County…
After 8 deaths, COVID outbreak subsiding at CT nursing home, official says
Officials at a nursing home where eight residents have died amid a COVID outbreak said Tuesday no new cases have been identified in the past…
Nursing Home Managers’ High Risk of Burnout
The tragic deaths of residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic called attention to the longstanding need for transformational change and redesign in nursing homes.
More Alzheimer’s drugs head for FDA review: what scientists are watching
When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved biotechnology firm Biogen’s drug for Alzheimer’s disease in June, regulators hoped to usher in a new…
Tests Reveal Much Higher COVID Rate in Unvaccinated Nursing Home Staff
Positive COVID-19 test results were more than 10 times more common among unvaccinated, asymptomatic healthcare professionals (HCP) in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) long-term care facilities…
Ohio Bill Would Give Nursing Homes $300 Million in Coronavirus Relief Money
A bill in the Ohio House would provide nursing homes $300 million in coronavirus relief money, with no guardrails around how it would get spent.