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    Home and Direct Care Workers - 2021 Annual Report - 2 year(s) ago

    Recognition of the importance of home and direct care workers sharply increased during the pandemic, as did awareness of their often unsafe working conditions, low wages and lack of benefits.

    Source: Annual Report 2021 | JAHF
    Categories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest Headlines
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      In 2021, @johnahartford supported @Health_Affairs’ #AgeFriendlyHealth series to inform policies related to #NursingHomes and more. Learn about our efforts in the JAHF Annual Report: https://t.co/bODg0kjJNI Visit our Age-Friendly Health series topic page: https://t.co/HNuqQRI605 https://t.co/2d7FB4R7Ca

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    Mortality Among Adults With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic - 2 year(s) ago

    This cross-sectional study uses data from 53.6 million Medicare beneficiaries to assess whether there is an association between regional rates of COVID-19 infection and excess mortality among older adults with or without Alzheimer disease and related dementias residing in the community or nursing…

    Source: jamanetwork.com
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Neurology
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      In this cross-sectional study, the #COVID19 pandemic was associated with higher mortality rates among older Medicare enrollees with #AlzheimerDisease and related dementias, especially among Asian, Black, and Hispanic beneficiaries living in #nursinghomes. https://t.co/Xq6bzXdKkn

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    Nursing Facility Staffing Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic - 2 year(s) ago

    This data note presents the most recent national and state-level data on nursing facility-reported staff shortages and describes the Biden Administration’s new policy initiatives to address staffin…

    Source: KFF
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pulmonology
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      How bad are staff shortages in #NursingHomes? 29% of nursing facilities recently reported at least 1 staffing shortage. We analyze the problem and review recent state-level data: https://t.co/xyC5PW4nak https://t.co/7XGoRrtlXS

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    Nursing Facility Staffing Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic - 2 year(s) ago

    This data note presents the most recent national and state-level data on nursing facility-reported staff shortages and describes the Biden Administration’s new policy initiatives to address staffin…

    Source: KFF
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pulmonology
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      How bad are staff shortages in #NursingHomes? 29% of nursing facilities recently reported at least 1 staffing shortage. We analyze the problem and review recent state-level data: https://t.co/xyC5PW4nak https://t.co/iJvnHMFfF0

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    Nursing Facility Staffing Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic - 2 year(s) ago

    This data note presents the most recent national and state-level data on nursing facility-reported staff shortages and describes the Biden Administration’s new policy initiatives to address staffin…

    Source: KFF
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pulmonology
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      How bad are staff shortages in #nursinghomes? 29% of nursing facilities (approx. 4,000 out of 14,000 facilities) reported at least 1 staffing shortage as of the week ending Feb. 27. We analyze the problem and present the latest state-level data: https://t.co/xyC5PW4nak https://t.co/G66Oq41YQ5

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    Stewardship training program reduces antibiotic use in nursing homes - 2 year(s) ago

    A safety training program for antibiotic stewardship was associated with reductions in antibiotic use and urine culture collection in long-term care facilities, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.“Improving antibiotic use in nursing homes is critically important, both for the individual resident, who may suffer side effects from unnecessary antibiotics, and for public

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      A safety training program for #antibioticstewardship was associated with reductions in #antibioticuse and urine culture collection in long-term care facilities. #nursinghomes @JHUNursing https://t.co/yBnQrZuiX4

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    Over 200,000 Residents and Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities Have Died From COVID-19 - 2 year(s) ago

    More than 200,000 long-term care facility (LTCF) residents and staff have died due to COVID since the start of the pandemic (Figure 1). The CDC’s latest update reporting data on nursing home deaths…

    Source: KFF
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      2/ #NursingHomes and other long-term care facilities have been devasted during the pandemic. #COVID19 has killed over 200,000 residents and staff at these facilities, representing about a quarter of all U.S. deaths from the virus, our analysis found. https://t.co/dXEiEsCY3k https://t.co/hKl9VFtQCC

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