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Percent of nursing home residents living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias

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Projected number of nurses needed by 2025 in Texas nursing homes

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The percentage increase for Skilled Nursing Facilities Medicare reimbursement beginning 10/1/2023.

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Texas ranks third best in the nation for prevalence of antipsychotic use
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Report: Contact precautions can help with MRSA, but they don’t need to be essential

Contact precautions, or CP, don’t need to be deemed an "essential practice" to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention in acute care facilities, according to doctors who recently issued a report on industry guidance.

Increased death, disability, dementia linked to poststroke seizures

When a person has a seizure after a stroke — something known as a poststroke seizure, or PSS — it’s linked to a higher risk for poorer outcomes, disability, dementia and death, according to a new study.

14.7 percent of nurses at inpatient communities are unengaged, survey finds

A new report finds that less than half of the nurses in the US are fully engaged on the job — something that could have implications on care at long-term care communities. That’s where 14.7% of nurses say they’re not engaged with their work.

Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 26

COVID-19 drug linked to SARS-CoV-2 mutations … Study finds hormonal, immune differences in people with long COVID … Biomarker could spot Parkinson’s, related diseases early … CDC: In 2021, sepsis affected more men than women … Ginger can help with lupus, RA 

Disrupting an ‘ecosystem that works’: Providers rip staffing mandate’s LPN omission

As operators continue to parse a proposed federal staffing mandate, one of the biggest concerns is for workers who get little attention in the proposed regulations: the licensed practical nurses whom many consider to be the sector’s nursing backbone.

First state analysis shows mass closures under ‘catastrophic’ federal staffing proposal

A proposed federal staffing mandate would force an estimated 4,000 skilled nursing beds out of service in Michigan, according to an analysis by the state’s largest nursing home advocacy group. 

Labor complaint seeks $180K in OT wages, damages

A healthcare provider with a history of violating federal wage laws since 2013 is back in the hot seat with the US Department of Labor, which seeks more than $180,000 in back wages for misclassifying workers at a staffing agency.

Also in the News for Tuesday, Sept. 26

Adoption of robotics, analytics growing among largest senior care organizations: LZ200 … Proposed revisions to Washington state ’s long-term care insurance plan launch new wave of protests …  AARP survey underscores importance of long-term care support to voters over 45 … ‘Unprecedented’ season sees vaccines for three major respiratory viruses affecting seniors

Study: Older adults receiving high-quality care more likely to get shingles vaccine

Elderly patients who receive high-quality primary care are more likely to get the shingles vaccine upon a doctor’s recommendation, according to a new Japanese study.

Study outlines recommendations to improve LTC pandemic preparedness

Using input received from long-term care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian researchers have identified several recommendations aimed at improving future pandemic preparedness, worker mental health and patient care delivery.

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