'It's the hardest job you'll ever love': What it's like to work in a nursing home during COVID-19
The employees at Focused Care of Waxahachie, Texas, end each staff meeting with a group chant.
Jan 21, 2022
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The employees at Focused Care of Waxahachie, Texas, end each staff meeting with a group chant.
Jan 21, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can have a considerable impact on long-term care facilities, according to a report published online March 27 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Apr 3, 2020
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A state health department's quick action to mobilize an inter-facility response to protect ventilator-dependent residents of a skilled nursing facility from a superbug outbreak in the middle of the pandemic is being highlighted ...
Jun 15, 2022
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The pandemic has worsened longstanding staffing shortages at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Now, a new study shows that high employee turnover rates have yet to improve.
Apr 11, 2022
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When it comes to ensuring adequate healthcare in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, it's important to learn what residents think about their care and comfort. One approach is to survey residents about their quality ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Multidisciplinary integrated care of seniors in residential care facilities resulted in better quality of care, found a Dutch study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Jun 27, 2011
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Two new studies suggest Medicare's system of penalizing hospitals if too many patients are readmitted within 30 days should also look at whether the patients were well enough to remain in their home during that time.
Oct 28, 2020
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Private equity ownership of health care services such as nursing homes and hospitals is associated with harmful impacts on costs and quality of care, suggests a review of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.
Jul 19, 2023
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(HealthDay)—Possible reinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been observed at a skilled nursing facility (SNF) in Kentucky, according to research published in the Feb. 26 issue ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Nurses and other long-term care workers in nursing homes who hold multiple jobs, may be one of the factors contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in these facilities, according to a new study published in Medical Care Research ...
Dec 7, 2020
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