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The authors say that the lower use of registered nurses likely drives differences in hospitalization and emergency department use.
US health officials are cracking down on the inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs to sedate patients in nursing homes.
An increase in vaccination rate was linked to fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents and cases among staff members.
The two most common, valproic acid and gabapentin, are being used in clinically distinct ways.
New penalties will apply to fewer than 0.5 percent of U.S. nursing homes that are already designated as a ‘special focus facility’
Substantial protection against hospitalizations and deaths seen among nursing home residents during the omicron surge.
Plan will include 20 separate actions to improve nursing home quality
During the week ending Jan. 9, U.S. nursing homes reported more than 32,000 cases and 645 deaths among their residents.
Employment rebounded during the course of 2020, apart from nursing homes, where it remained lower in June 2021 than February 2020.
By the end of October, only about a quarter of fully vaccinated nursing home residents had received a booster.