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Clinicians who work at skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes can be crucial to improve the quality of https://www.mcknights.com/news/snfists-found-to-reduce-burdensome-end-of-life-care/ for residents, according to a new study. During the past two [...]

When people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias stop taking long-term opioid therapy (LTOT), they have a lower chance for short- and long-term worsening pain and depressive symptoms compared to [...]

Nursing homes that screen residents for excess daytime sleepiness (EDS) may be able to predict mortality risk, a new study finds. The condition is also linked with age-related comorbidities in [...]

A new report gives details about how nursing home administrators handled the challenges that came with supporting residents with https://www.mcknights.com/news/clinical-news/study-excess-deaths-fell-among-facility-residents-with-dementia-in-year-2-of-pandemic/ during the COVID-19 pandemic. The https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jgs.18634 was published Thursday in [...]

A recent study found that using probiotics and antibiotics for Clostridioides difficile is safe and effective. The https://academic.oup.com/jacamr/article/5/5/dlad102/7261100?login=false was published in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance on Sept. 6. People living in nursing [...]

The use of physical therapy following a fall-related injury significantly reduces the rate of serious new injuries, related opioid use and healthcare costs among falls-prone patients, a new study has [...]

COVID-19 cases fell across 81 nursing homes fitted with new air purification technology, highlighting the part air quality interventions can play in supporting infection control measures, a new study has [...]

Nursing home workers should be trained to provide specific care for dementia patients, whose presence in nursing homes is growing, according to new research. The study, published in Health Affairs [...]

Investigators who tracked the use of COVID-19 medications in nursing homes describe prescribing patterns that “fluctuated dramatically” over time, shedding new light on the ups and downs of clinical care [...]

Most nursing home clinicians do not include sodium/glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2Is) in their diabetes treatment toolkit, a new study has found. But use of the glucose-lowering drugs is growing in [...]

A new study in more than 17,000 nursing home residents has found that a booster vaccination plus prior COVID-19 infection increased protection against severe COVID-19 outcomes in this population. This [...]

Shifting nursing home culture from “deny and defend” to “disclosure and apology” when medical mistakes are made can improve job satisfaction and help stem burnout among employees, according to new [...]

Cancer patients in nursing homes receive more aggressive end-of-life care than their community-dwelling peers, despite an increased emphasis on reducing treatments that compromise quality of life, a new study has [...]

Nursing home residents who receive a bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccine show signs of substantial immune system response to SARS-CoV-2, including omicron variants, federal researchers have found. The findings offer evidence [...]

Nursing home administrators stressed about their industry’s sustainability due to the costs of responding to COVID-19, lost revenue, and the negative portrayal of nursing homes by the media, found a [...]

The oldest nursing home residents derive significant protection against future SARS-CoV-2 infections when they have had a past infection and are vaccinated against COVID-19, a new study finds. These factors [...]

WASHINGTON, DC — US senior living residents average more than a dozen chronic conditions each, and many residents use high-cost healthcare services, suggesting ways that operators can integrate care and [...]

Nursing home residents do not have an increased risk of death after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a large new study from the Netherlands. In fact, their mortality risk appears [...]

Fully 11% of older patients have pressure injuries when admitted to skilled nursing facilities for post-acute stroke rehabilitation, a new study finds. Certain factors make such a diagnosis more likely, [...]

With the prospect of new strains of the COVID-19 virus looming, researchers are making a case for states to impose vaccination booster shot mandates on nursing home employees. Mandating healthcare [...]

A tool in development called the Avoidable Transfer Scale enables nursing homes to outsource quality improvement work related to potentially avoidable hospitalizations, researchers at the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University [...]

Hospitals with a greater local supply of skilled nursing facilities and licensed nursing home beds are less likely to readmit patients with key conditions than hospitals in areas that lean [...]

Nursing facility residents who took COVID-19 antivirals pills had a relatively low hospitalization rate, but some experienced changes in mental status while taking Paxlovid, a unique call center study has [...]

Certain surgically implanted, or suprapubic, catheters do not improve outcomes that are important for older adults’ well-being, such as functional ability and cognitive status, a study in nursing homes has [...]

In a finding that may counter popular perceptions, post-acute patients transferred to skilled nursing facilities in 2020 had a relatively low overall risk of COVID-19 infection and death, although mortality [...]

Two common types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria linger in nursing homes, putting vulnerable residents at risk of infection despite cleanings — and even during changes of occupancy, according to a new [...]

With important exceptions, hypertension (high blood pressure) is well-controlled in nursing homes run by the U.S. Veterans Administration, a new study finds. Poor control of hypertension — both under- and [...]

Repeat COVID-19 booster shots may be needed to offer ongoing protection from COVID-19 to vulnerable nursing home residents, a study across hundreds of facilities indicates. The ongoing Vivaldi nursing home [...]

Nursing home workers faced an elevated risk of contracting COVID-19 even after infection control prevention and other mitigation strategies were put in place to prevent the spread of the disease [...]

The pandemic has hastened a decline in post-acute discharges to skilled nursing facilities, a new study of commercially insured patients has found. Discharges to SNFs decreased 5%, while total monthly [...]

The use of telehealth visits to see patients not only reduced stress for nursing home residents, but also increased their access to convenient care, according to a study led by [...]

Most Medicare recipients with dementia receive post-acute care in a skilled nursing facility — despite the influence of payment reform efforts, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania say. The investigators [...]

More schizophrenia diagnoses were recorded for Black U.S. nursing home residents with dementia after the launch of a federal initiative to reduce antipsychotic use in these settings, a new study [...]

Patients discharged from skilled nursing facilities with functional limitations are at greater risk of being readmitted to a hospital with potentially preventable problems. The most dependent patients were most likely [...]

Residents who can't express their wishes about medical care can leave family members emotionally drained. But investigators from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute say [...]

Registered nurses may be more likely than licensed practical nurses to identify high-risk medication errors in nursing homes, new research suggests. A study conducted at the University of Missouri Sinclair [...]

Nursing home residents probably won't rush to an exercise bike if they know they'll be staring at a blank wall while they work out. But incorporating virtual reality environments with [...]

Certified nursing assistants are more likely to use 'elderspeak,' a form of patronizing speech used with seniors, if they are familiar with the resident, the resident has dementia or others [...]

Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses often have interchangeable responsibilities in nursing homes, which can lead to more medication errors, according to newly announced results of a study. As nursing [...]

Nursing homes, especially those run by religious organizations, have long had chaplains on staff. New research suggests they should play bigger roles in clinical care teams. Medical schools are increasingly [...]

Medicare's young prescription drug coverage program has brought down admissions to nursing homes and hospitals, thereby cutting healthcare costs by $12 billion, researchers say. Harvard researchers said that by comparing [...]

Mobile voting systems help nursing home residents feel less disenfranchised on Election Day, offering nurses and staff relief over possibly influencing how an elderly resident votes, a new study finds. [...]

New research finds that nursing home residents who communicate with family via video screens enrich their lives. Using Internet-based communication tools from SKYPE or MSN, researchers at Chang Gung University [...]

Alzheimer's disease and dementia are dramatically underreported as a cause of death for seniors in nursing homes, according to recently published research. Instances of dementia-related deaths could be up to [...]

Nearly half of advanced-dementia residents in nursing homes receive antibiotics during the last two weeks of life, but it remains unclear whether such treatment helps, new Harvard study results indicate. [...]

Providers around the country have a new weapon against claims that home- and community-based care settings are the answer to "high" nursing home costs. Virginia study results recently showed that [...]

* African-Americans and female seniors who are deeply religious or spiritual spend less time in nursing homes than white males and others, say Duke University researchers. Of 811 hospital patients [...]