Tag: Nursing Homes / Elder Care
Largest Operator of Nursing Homes in U.S. Issues Vaccine Mandate for All Workers
Employees have until Aug. 23 to get their first shot
More Than Half of Personnel at LTCFs Fully Vaccinated for COVID-19
56.8 percent of HCP are fully vaccinated, with coverage higher for physicians and advanced practice providers than for nurses, aides
Biden Reverses Trump Policy Limiting U.S. Nursing Home Fines
New policy means that regulators can impose either per-day or per-instance penalties
‘Superbug’ Fungus Spreads Among Vulnerable in Two U.S. Cities
There were 101 Candida auris cases at a nursing home and 22 cases at hospitals from January to April
Staff Size, COVID-19 Outcomes Linked at Skilled Nursing Facilities
Conventional measures of staff quality, including direct care staff-to-resident ratio did not predict COVID-19 cases, deaths
Large Increase Seen in U.S. Nursing Home Deaths in 2020
New report includes data from early in 2020, making it the most comprehensive to date from the government
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Cuts Risk for Reinfection for Up to 10 Months
Risk for PCR-positive infection higher for residents, staff of long-term care facilities who were antibody-negative at baseline
Medicare Making Nursing Homes Report COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
Officials hope requirement will be an incentive for these facilities to keep giving shots even as the pandemic wanes
Few SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections Reported at SNFs
22 infections identified among 12 residents and 10 staff members at 15 skilled nursing facilities; no facility-associated secondary transmission reported
Prescribing of Psychotropic Meds Up in Nursing Homes During COVID-19
Compared with Jan. to Feb. 2020, prescriptions for antipsychotics, antidepressants, trazodone up from March to Sept. 2020
