by ehoopes | Jan 9, 2023 | General
With 2022 recently coming to an end, there were many stand-out, notable, and newsworthy things that happened in senior healthcare in 2022. Covid vaccines and covid related news and outbreaks are high on the list, along with workforce challenges, changes in the...
by Rachel Snyder | Oct 5, 2022 | General
Covid-19 had long-term, lasting effects on nursing homes and assisted living facilities. While it had effects on many obvious things, including safety protocols, social distancing problem solving, and many other short-term fixes, it also had many other ripple effects....
by tsaunders | Aug 17, 2022 | General
View this article on the McKnights Long Term Care News website. Intubated individuals who listened to slow-tempo music had fewer days of delirium and were more awake than their peers who did not, according to a recent pilot study. The researchers are seeking an...
by tsaunders | Aug 17, 2022 | General
View this article from the McKnights Long Term Care News website. Being on a ventilator appears to protect nursing home residents from COVID-19, researchers say. In an unusual pre-vaccine study across three nursing homes, no COVID-19-related case clusters or deaths...
by tsaunders | Aug 17, 2022 | General
View this article on the Science Direct Website – Geriatric Nursing edition. Summary For some persons, being dependent on a ventilator is the only alternative to death. Most residents residing in New York state’s approved ventilator-dependent beds have...
by tsaunders | Aug 17, 2022 | General
(A) Purpose. In accordance with section 5165.157 of the Revised Code, this rule establishes an alternative purchasing model for the provision of nursing facility (NF) services to ventilator dependent individuals which may include ventilator weaning. (B) Definitions....
