Thousands of readers reacted to the articles in the "Dying Broke" series about the financial burden of long-term care in the United States. They offered their assessments for the government and market failures that have drained ...
Dec 27, 2023
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"COVID is not pretty in a nursing home," said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired massage therapist who lives in one called Spurgeon Manor, in rural Iowa. She twice contracted the disease and is eager to get the newly approved ...
Sep 28, 2023
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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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A randomized trial of older veterans found that hospitalized persons enrolled in a supervised walking program known as STRIDE (AssiSTed EaRly MobIlity for HospitalizeD VEterans) were less likely to be discharged to a skilled ...
Jun 5, 2023
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At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home's doors—with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red ...
Feb 20, 2023
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In the United States, a multi-billion-dollar industry employs nurses and nursing assistants to provide long-term care in facilities such as nursing homes, residential care facilities, and home health agencies. A new study ...
Dec 20, 2022
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There's a shortage of nursing home beds for the elderly in America due to a severe staffing crisis that has caused long-term care facilities to cut back on new admissions, new research shows.
Jun 29, 2022
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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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A skilled nursing facility (SNF) embedded within a California hospital improved hand hygiene rates and compliance with critical infection prevention practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a result of hiring a full-time, ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Rapid post-dialysis recovery time (DRT) occurs in most end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients receiving five dialysis treatments each week in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) setting, according to a study published online ...
May 13, 2022
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