Contract CNA staffing associated with worse care quality outcomes: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2024
Nursing homes that use contract staffing to fill certified nursing assistant position vacancies are more likely to experience worse care quality than those that do not, according to the results of a study...
Occupancy higher at entrance fee CCRCs compared with rental CCRCs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2024
The occupancy rate for entrance fee continuing care retirement / life plan communities was greater than 90% in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to Omar Zahraoui, principal at the National Investment...
$800,000 in scholarships to benefit students in accelerated BSN program
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2024
The state of Florida is providing funds for a scholarship program that will make 40 new scholarships available to nursing students at the University of Florida
Business briefs, March 1
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2024
After ‘delivering on its commitments’ in 2023, Pennant Group continues momentum into 2024 … 1,100+ organizations urge passage of antimandate bill in letter to congressional leaders … Workforce...
Actions & Transactions, March 1
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2024
JLL arranges $18.7M for refinancing of Minneapolis senior living community … Ventas prices $650M Canadian dollars of 5.10% senior notes … Shea Homes brings Trilogy brand to Charlottesville, VA, via...
2023 to 2024 seasonal influenza vaccine effective for reducing risk
Feb 29, 2024
Vaccine effectiveness against influenza-linked outpatient visits ranged from 33 to 49%, and against hospitalization it ranged from 41 to 44% among adults.
Health officials recommend spring COVID-19 booster for older adults
Feb 29, 2024
A second booster is appropriate as long as at least four months have passed since a person’s last COVID-19 shot.
Tetanus vaccine may be in short supply after company stops production
Feb 29, 2024
Sanofi plans to ramp up production of its version, but doctors should switch to the Tdap shot in the meantime.
Hourly heat exposure linked to increased risk for acute ischemic stroke
Feb 29, 2024
Cumulative odds ratio was 1.88 for extremely high temperature (33 degrees C or or 91.4 degrees F) versus reference temperature (12 degrees C or 53.78 degrees F.)
More sitting tied to greater death risk in older women
Feb 29, 2024
The findings were seen for both all-cause and cardiovascular death.