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BREAKING: CMS issues ‘significant’ survey changes for 2025
Nov 19, 2024 · The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday issued “significant revisions” to its long-term care surveyor guidance, with changes affecting everything from admission and discharge ...
COVID-19 drug molnupiravir linked to lower death risk in older …
Nov 26, 2024 · The antiviral drug molnupiravir (Lagevrio) slashed the risk of death from COVID-19 in half when given early to older adults. It also lowered all-cause deaths among older adults in the Czech ...
Fraud allegations hit PACS Group, incite major trading volatility
Nov 6, 2024 · PACS Group stock has dropped nearly 33% since Monday following a scathing report from a forensic financial firm that accused the newly public company of “scamming” the government and investors.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Dec. 3
Dec 3, 2024 · CMS makes transparency, timeliness revisions to Immediate Jeopardy surveyor guidance … American Geriatrics Society updates position on decision-making for elderly patients without directives ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration wants to redefine the meaning of healthy food, issuing a new rule Thursday that changes the way food companies can claim their products are indeed nutritious.
Nursing home groups embark on wastewater research project that …
Nov 25, 2024 · A new partnership is underway to predict and possibly control the spread of COVID-19, influenza, RSV, and other emerging pathogens that have commonly flared up in skilled nursing facilities.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Dec. 17
Dec 17, 2024 · RNs, nursing assistants among workers most likely to have workplace injuries, illnesses … On the Move: Tim Lehner moves to Signature … Minnesota nursing home workers begin 5-day strike …
Also in the News for Wednesday, Dec. 18
Dec 18, 2024 · PDPM-related SNF admission increases wiped out by COVID … COVID-19 infection and new-onset dementia connections in older adults … Some pacemakers recalled over ability to go into ‘safety ...
Zee Johnson, Author at McKnight's Long-Term Care News - Page 1
Oct 28, 2024 · A terrible trio of survey citations is still plaguing too many nursing homes around the country, a sector expert said Friday. The good news, however, is that with proper diligence, such operators ...