Tag: Nursing Homes / Elder Care
Surveillance Colonoscopy Rarely IDs Cancer in Older Adults
Yields higher among patients with a prior advanced adenoma but do not vary significantly with age
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cuts Risk for Dementia, Death
Findings persisted across age, sex, and comorbidities
Universal Decolonization at Nursing Homes Beneficial
Risk for transfer to a hospital due to infection or for any reason lower with universal decolonization versus routine care
Federal Government to Regulate Staffing at Nursing Homes for First Time
Proposal would set minimum staffing to equivalent of three hours per resident per day, with just over a half hour of that time from a registered nurse
Unhealthy Lifestyle Increases Risk for Nursing Home Admissions
Findings seen for adults 60 years and older followed for 11.3 years, with doubled risk in those ages 60 to 64 years in high-risk lifestyle group
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cuts Risk for Dementia, Death
Findings persisted across age, sex, and comorbidities
Social Isolation Tied to Higher Risk for Nursing Home Entry
However, no link between social isolation and two-year hospital admission seen
Nursing Homes With More Black Residents Have Higher Health Care Utilization
Authors say lower use of registered nurses likely drives differences in hospitalization, emergency department use
Major Injury Fall, Pressure Ulcer Hospitalizations Underreported
About 70 percent of nursing homes had reporting rates less than 80 percent
More Testing of Staff Linked to Drop in COVID-19 Cases, Deaths at SNFs
Reductions in COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents at skilled nursing facilities mainly seen before vaccine availability
