Drug Resistant Fungal Pathogen Linked to High Hospital Death Rates: CDC Report
A CDC study warns of the increasing spread of C. auris infections throughout the U.S. healthcare system, which is often treatment-resistant and lethal.
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Cases of Drug Resistant HMPV Respiratory Virus Are Spiking: Report
A new CDC report warns of spiking rates of HMPV, a highly contagious respiratory virus, across the U.S. this Spring, warning that the drug-resistant virus often goes undetected and is…
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Use of Antipsychotics on Dementia Patients As “Chemical Restraints” Increased During Pandemic: Study
A new study finds that prescribing of antipsychotics to dementia patients increased worldwide, despite the tactic being known as an abusive form of chemical restraint.
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Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics as Nursing Home Chemical Restraints to Be Investigated By CMS
Federal regulators have announced a new investigation into the nationwide use of antipsychotics as chemical restraints in nursing homes.
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Nursing Homes Lost Half Their Staff During Pandemic, and Many Haven’t Replaced Them: CMS Warns
The CMS has reconfigured its nursing home comparison website to include staffing turnover levels, warning that facilities have failed to recover staff lost during the pandemic.
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Three Quarters of U.S. Nursing Homes May Need to Close Due to Staffing Shortages: Study
Nursing homes continue to hemorrhage staff in 2022, with many on the verge of shutting their doors, according to a new study.
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Understaffing, Unsafe Conditions in Nursing Homes Lead to Worker Protests in California
Nursing home workers across California held protests on Monday to demand that problems with staffing and working conditions, made worse by the pandemic, be addressed.
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CMS to Make More Nursing Home Staffing Data Available on Nursing Home Care Compare Website
CMS has announced it will provide new information on nursing home staffing, such as turnover rates and weekend staffing levels, on its nursing home compare website.
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COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Required For All Nursing Home Workers in U.S.
The White House will require all nursing home staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19, or risk losing federal funding.
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Biden Reinstates “Per Day” Penalties for Nursing Home Safety Violations
A policy which eliminated per-day fines for nursing homes which violated federal safety standards has been revoked, greatly increasing the amount care facilities can be penalized for being out of…
