White House proposes first-ever federal minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes https://politicaliq.com/2023/09/01/white-house-proposes-boosting-nursing-home-staffing/ #WhiteHouse #Biden #Nursing #NursingHomes #RNs #RegisteredNurses #NursingShortage #WorkerShortage #Seniors #ElderCare #politicaliq #news #politics

I'm stunned by this inadequate standard, and outraged that there is no recognition by #CMS that more funding is needed. I observed what were considered "good" nursing homes/SNFs/assisted living several times over the past 10 years - and the current "good" staffing often leaves patients/residents unattended for unacceptable periods of time - and STAFF ARE STRESSED. this is not good for anyone. And underpaying staff is bad practice for so many reasons.

Federal Officials Propose New Nursing Home Standards to Increase Staffing https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/health/nursing-home-staffing-cms.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

#nursinghomes #snf #Seniorcare #healthcareworkers

What interventions keep older people out of #NursingHomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis

"...Specialty #geriatrics #care, multicomponent interventions, and #cognitive stimulation were associated with less frequent nursing home admission..."

https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.18522

We Updated Our “Nursing Home Inspect” Database. Here’s What Changed.
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The new and improved nursing home database includes more data, new views that summarize problems, and advanced search features to help you navigate the new information.

#NursingHomes #ElderCare #Health #HealthCare #Elderly #Research

https://www.propublica.org/article/here-whats-new-in-nursing-home-inspect-database?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#mAb and Oral #Antiviral #Treatment of #SARS-CoV-2 Infection in #US #NursingHomes, doi:10.1001/jama.2023.12945 #covid19 #publichealth #medicine #society #poverty #inequalities

The Government ignores another crisis. Now we're going to have elderly people sleeping on the streets while well-dressed Ministers hold up their hands and say "But what could we do?" before going off to their dinner in Guilbaud's #NotOurFault #NursingHomes
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41174857.html

Larger nursing home staff size linked to higher number of COVID-19 cases in 2020.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34260313

#NICHDImpact #COVID19 #Pandemic #Infection #NursingHomes

Yesterday, I shared my experience living in a long-term care facility on the-site-that-shall-not-be-named. I meant to post it here the same day, but I kept having computer issues. There's a lot for me to unpack. I'll unpack more of the emotional toll later. #Disabled #long-termcarefacilities #nursinghomes #UShealthcaresystem #for-profithealthcare #thecloset /1

Rising to the Occasion: A National Nursing Home Study Documenting Attempts to Address #Social Isolation During the #COVID-19 Pandemic

#Geriatrics #NursingHomes #Care #Innovation #Medicine

https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(23)00482-6/fulltext?rss=yes

No one wants to read about this. Everyone should.
#xp #NursingHomes #CareCrisis

"The neglect in nursing facilities is no accident" https://wbur.fm/3oR6s1r

Elder abuse, predation by #NursingHomes, government benefits & insurance denials—there’s a growing need for Elder Law, particularly for low-income people and people of color, but few attorneys in the field. Equal Justice Works provides fellowships for recent graduates to train in this important field. #ElderLaw # AcessToJustice #LawSchool #Medicare https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1599108

#PrivateEquity Can Kill: Fight #WallStreet’s Deadly Power in #NursingHomes
https://inequality.org/research/private-equity-nursing-homes/

California governor wants Medicaid to pay rent for homeless, cost $100 million
Proponents of the proposed program, including #Newsom, argue that it will save taxpayers money since they will not have to pay as much for these people’s expenses in #hospitals, #nursinghomes and #prisons.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/california-governor-wants-medi-cal-pay-rent-homeless-cost-100-million

"Insufficient coronavirus testing of nursing home staff was a driver of waves of coronavirus infections and deaths of elderly residents in 2020, the most vulnerable time before vaccines became available...The study...found that 1.1 million more staff tests per week nationwide would have saved 427 lives each week during the worst time of nursing home outbreaks, from November 2020 to mid-January 2021."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/22/nursing-home-deaths-covid/?_hsmi=251424284&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--xn2N_NGS-Q9rrUYnW2iWx-QGBoT6NeXVIB0UOHUoiFNgC7vd9QHRnzHhWKoTJnZunUBu88tpTQLWBvAaETceM6c_zBw

#publichealth #COVID #nursinghomes

#Covid19 #Surveillance Testing and #Resident #Outcomes in #NursingHomes, #NEJM: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2210063?query=TOC&cid=NEJM%20eToc,%20March%2023,%202023%20DM2168021_NEJM_Non_Subscriber&bid=1475293808

A new study, appearing today in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that nursing homes that conducted staff surveillance testing more regularly experienced significantly lower rates of COVID infections and deaths among residents.

#COVID19 #nursinghomes
https://www.miragenews.com/covid-testing-of-nursing-home-staff-saves-lives-972802/

This is absolutely crazy. I had no idea people in US nursing homes don't have any control over their pensions and get such tiny monthly "allowances." It's $50 a month in my state, only $30 in Alabama. With inflation, what can people even buy with that little to last all month? #Medicaid #FinancialSecurity #NursingHomes https://apnews.com/article/nursing-home-medicaid-personal-needs-allowance-poverty-2e0a2d90d7d63d4b476397a50a9cddff

#Outbreaks of #SARS-CoV-2 Infections in #NursingHomes during Periods of #Delta and #Omicron Predominance, #USA, July 2021–March 2022 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/4/22-1605_article

Nursing staff turnover rate in U.S. nursing homes is an important indicator of quality.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33646872

#Nurses #NursingHomes #Turnover #NICHDimpact

DON’T TRUST #WALLSTREET WITH #NURSINGHOMES
https://otherwords.org/dont-trust-wall-street-with-nursing-homes/