Biden administration sets nursing home staffing minimums
Apr 23, 2024
The first-ever minimum staffing rule has been set for nursing homes, the Biden administration announced Monday.
Humor therapy may aid depression, anxiety
Jun 28, 2023
Participants in studies in the literature review included older people in nursing homes, people with Parkinson’s disease and retired women, among others.
Antihypertensive meds initiation linked to fractures in nursing home seniors
Apr 23, 2024
Antihypertensive medication initiation also was linked to a higher risk for severe falls requiring hospitalization and emergency department visits.
~40 percent with confirmed COVID-19 are asymptomatic
Dec 14, 2021
The pooled percentage of asymptomatic infections was higher in nursing home residents and staff, air and cruise travelers, and pregnant women.
mRNA COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness lower during delta strain era
Aug 20, 2021
Adjusted effectiveness was 53.1% against infection in nursing home residents during the period when delta strain was predominant.
Federal data understated COVID-19 cases, deaths in nursing homes
Sep 10, 2021
The estimated cases and deaths omitted represented 11.6% and 14% of cases and deaths in nursing home residents in 2020.
Social isolation tied to higher risk for nursing home entry
Jul 27, 2023
No link was found between social isolation and two-year hospital admission, however.
Increasing staff vaccination at nursing homes cuts COVID-19 infections
Jan 05, 2023
An increase in vaccination rate was linked to fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents and cases among staff members.
U.S. nursing home deaths rise as delta spreads
Oct 04, 2021
The numbers of nursing home deaths are still down significantly from their peak in late 2020, but the 1,800 residents and staff who died in August from the virus was the highest number in six months.
CDC: Only half of U.S. nursing home residents have received boosters
Dec 14, 2021
By the end of October, only about a quarter of fully vaccinated nursing home residents had received a booster.