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Investors Push Nursing Homes to Upgrade Care and Working Conditions
04/27/2021
Responsible for 34% of the nation’s COVID-19 death toll, nursing homes and long-term care facilities get slammed by their investors and are often told to change.
Responsible for 34% of the nation’s COVID-19 death toll, nursing homes and long-term care facilities get slammed by their investors and are often told to change.
Responsible for 34% of the...
04/27/2021
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Mandatory Public Reporting Does Not Improve Staffing Ratios In Nursing Home Sample
04/22/2021
“Quality resident care is the cumulative result of multiple measures inclusive of staffing; therefore, administrators should continue to focus on improving quality in nursing homes,” researchers wrote, “which may improve staffing ratios...
“Quality resident care is the cumulative result of multiple measures inclusive of staffing; therefore, administrators should continue to focus on improving quality in nursing homes,” researchers wrote, “which may improve staffing ratios...
“Quality resident care is the...
04/22/2021
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Combining Palliative Care, Infection Management Reduces Hospital Trips for Some NH Residents
02/26/2021
Researchers found that nursing home residents with advanced dementia had fewer hospital transfers when they resided in facilities that followed best practices for the integration of palliative care and infection management.
Researchers found that nursing home residents with advanced dementia had fewer hospital transfers when they resided in facilities that followed best practices for the integration of palliative care and infection management.
Researchers found that nursing...
02/26/2021
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California Aims to Address the Urgent Needs of Older Residents, But Will the Plan Work?
02/18/2021
State officials recently unveiled a “master plan” to address the needs of California’s rapidly aging population, from housing to long-term care. Kim McCoy Wade, director of the state Department of Aging, vows it will not end up on a shelf...
State officials recently unveiled a “master plan” to address the needs of California’s rapidly aging population, from housing to long-term care. Kim McCoy Wade, director of the state Department of Aging, vows it will not end up on a shelf...
State officials recently...
02/18/2021
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Increased Focus on Prescriber Role Needed to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing in Nursing Homes
02/12/2021
Researchers found that the perceived professional role and identity of nursing home physicians significantly influences their antibiotic prescribing.
Researchers found that the perceived professional role and identity of nursing home physicians significantly influences their antibiotic prescribing.
Researchers found that the...
02/12/2021
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Vaccine Hesitancy vs Vaccine Refusal: Nursing Home Staffers Say There Is a Difference
02/11/2021
It is becoming increasingly clear that decision-making about the COVID-19 vaccine is complicated and multifaceted, which means persuading people to say yes will be, too.
It is becoming increasingly clear that decision-making about the COVID-19 vaccine is complicated and multifaceted, which means persuading people to say yes will be, too.
It is becoming increasingly...
02/11/2021
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Caregiver Retention Appears to Improve Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
02/09/2021
Findings in The Gerontologist show that continuously employing the same nursing caregivers in the same facility may enhance nursing home quality of care.
Findings in The Gerontologist show that continuously employing the same nursing caregivers in the same facility may enhance nursing home quality of care.
Findings in The Gerontologist...
02/09/2021
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Digital Race For Vaccines Leaves Many Older Adults Behind
02/08/2021
With millions of older Americans eligible for covid-19 vaccines and limited supplies, many continue to describe a frantic and frustrating search to secure a shot, beset by uncertainty and difficulty.
With millions of older Americans eligible for covid-19 vaccines and limited supplies, many continue to describe a frantic and frustrating search to secure a shot, beset by uncertainty and difficulty.
With millions of older Americans...
02/08/2021
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Nearly Half of Nursing Home Residents Have Insufficient Chewing Ability
02/05/2021
According to study findings, oral function was insufficient in almost half of all nursing home residents studied and was negatively linked with nutritional status and quality of life.
According to study findings, oral function was insufficient in almost half of all nursing home residents studied and was negatively linked with nutritional status and quality of life.
According to study findings,...
02/05/2021
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Long Before Parkinson Diagnosis, Changes in Mood and Activities of Daily Living Occur
02/04/2021
According to researchers, depressive symptoms and altered use of public transportation occurred a decade before diagnosis of late-onset Parkinson disease in a cohort of patients.
According to researchers, depressive symptoms and altered use of public transportation occurred a decade before diagnosis of late-onset Parkinson disease in a cohort of patients.
According to researchers,...
02/04/2021
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