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Self-Care Disability Decreases Likelihood of NSCLC Therapy for NH Patients
March 02, 2021
Researchers found that systemic cancer therapy for nursing home patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer is even less likely when patients have limitations that interfere with self-care.
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Connecticut Begins Vaccinating Based Strictly on Age: It Is Simpler, but Is it Fair?
March 01, 2021
On Monday, Connecticut will be the first state to begin vaccinating anyone from age 55 to 64—instead of people with chronic health issues and…
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Combining Palliative Care, Infection Management Reduces Hospital Trips for Some NH Residents
February 26, 2021
Researchers found that nursing home residents with advanced dementia had fewer hospital transfers when they resided in facilities that followed best…
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Should Frontline Health Care Workers Be Mandated to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine?
February 23, 2021
Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, discusses several considerations that should be weighed before requiring long-term care employees receive COVID-19…
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California Aims to Address the Urgent Needs of Older Residents, But Will the Plan Work?
February 18, 2021
State officials recently unveiled a “master plan” to address the needs of California’s rapidly aging population, from housing to long-term care. Kim…
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Increased Focus on Prescriber Role Needed to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing in Nursing Homes
February 12, 2021
Researchers found that the perceived professional role and identity of nursing home physicians significantly influences their antibiotic prescribing.
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Vaccine Hesitancy vs Vaccine Refusal: Nursing Home Staffers Say There Is a Difference
February 11, 2021
It is becoming increasingly clear that decision-making about the COVID-19 vaccine is complicated and multifaceted, which means persuading people to…
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