Nursing Assistant Suspended on Allegations of Sexual Assault
According to a report from the Washington State Department of Health, a nursing assistant in Snohomish County has had his license suspended following allegations of sexual assault.
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Rushing Care by Care Aides Associated with Experiences of Responsive Behaviors from Residents in Nursing Homes
Residents with cognitive impairment favor “slow care,” so rushed care may cause additional responsive behaviors (e.g., verbal threats, hitting) among residents.
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With Antibiotic Resistance, ‘We Are Running out of Options’
Experts predict that without intervention, the problem of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections could be catastrophic by 2050, killing nearly 10 million people each year.
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NY to Offer Boosters at Nursing Homes after State of Emergency
A day after declaring a state of emergency for New York, Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is ordering nursing homes and adult-care facilities to make boosters available to all residents after…
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Case Management during a COVID-19 Surge
Patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have demonstrated significant care needs after discharge, particularly among older adults and those with pre-admission frailty.
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Hypotensive episodes revealed by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in nursing home residents
Susceptibility to hypotension increases at advanced age, particularly in nursing home (NH) residents, a vulnerable population with multiple coexisting risk factors for low blood pressure (BP).
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Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on Infection Prevention for Healthcare Personnel
Since its emergence in late 2019, SARS-CoV-2 continues to pose a risk to healthcare personnel (HCP) and patients in healthcare settings.
Read More »Aide accused of sexual assault at Ohio nursing facilities now indicted in another county
A former nurse aide accused of sexually assaulting two patients at separate memory care facilities in Warren County has now been indicted in Butler County on several new sex charges.
Read More »After 8 deaths, COVID outbreak subsiding at CT nursing home, official says
Officials at a nursing home where eight residents have died amid a COVID outbreak said Tuesday no new cases have been identified in the past week.
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Nursing Home Managers’ High Risk of Burnout
The tragic deaths of residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic called attention to the longstanding need for transformational change and redesign in nursing homes.
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