Commentary

Long-term care pharmacies have not only been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they're also finding ways to thrive. Liberty Drug in Murray, Utah, is just one example. Owner Jenna Merchant shares how the store opened amid the...

Feride Frech, PhD, MPH, Senior Director, US HEOR & RWE, and Timothy Juday, Director, US HEOR & RWE, both at Eisai Inc, discuss their recent study that examined the link between health care resource use with fall risks among older adults...

Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, recalls a recent news broadcast that shed light on the early struggles a long-term care facility faced at the beginning of COVID-19 and asserts the need for an effective public health response.

Joel Diamond, MD, FAAFP, chief medical officer, 2bPrecise, explains why it is in the best interest of long-term care leaders to work with hospital partners, pharmacy benefits managers, and referring providers to incorporate pharmacogenomics...

According to Ilene, Warner-Maron, PhD, OSHA has received an excess of ten thousand complaints related to unsafe working conditions involving COVID-19, and as a result, the agency has issued only two citations.

Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, discusses why numerous voices outside of the industry have used current health care circumstances to raise the question as to whether or not our society needs to have any long-term care facilities.

“As LTC facilities look to maintain the occupational health and safety of the workplace, they frequently offer affordable and complete medical benefits packages, but oftentimes fall short of providing real-time proactive assistance,” says Dr...

Allan S Vann, EdD, provides four recommendations that he believes will help assisted living residences and nursing homes reduce COVID-related deaths.