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Oct 8, 2024 · GSK announced on Tuesday that a single dose of its Arexvy vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was 43.3% effective in preventing severe illness three years after patients 60 and older ...
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Oct 7, 2024 · Older stroke survivors experience immediate and long-term cognitive decline, study finds. By. John Roszkowski. Oct 06, 2024. Older adults who have a stroke for the first time experience an ...
Judge likely to block tool used by PointClickCare to keep …
Jun 26, 2024 · A federal judge is expected to issue a preliminary ruling next week in a case that pits two post-acute technology providers against each other and raises major questions about data safety and ...
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Skilled maintenance therapy: Jimmo v. Sebelius revisited
September 12, 2024. ›. On January 24 th, 2024, we marked the 11-year milestone of the landmark settlement in the Jimmo v. Sebelius Lawsuit. This pivotal event had profound implications for using ...
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James M. Berklan. Oct 09, 2024. While long-term care operators followed orders Tuesday to evacuate before a potentially devastating hurricane slams much of Florida, one of the most vilified ...
The importance of zinc, especially for the elderly
Mar 5, 2018 · It helps the immune system function properly. Zinc deficiency has been reported to negatively affect immunity and increase the likelihood of infectious diseases, which is a major cause of death in ...
Comfort bathing - McKnight's Long-Term Care News
May 2, 2011 · Comfort bathing. John Andrews. May 2, 2011. Long-term care facilities are paying more attention to the importance of resident bathing — especially when it comes to maintaining an individual’s ...
State ‘lifetime’ LTC insurance program could pay for 81 days of …
September 15, 2024. ›. Isabel Pavia/Getty Images. Washington state’s new, long-term care insurance program gives residents a lifetime benefit of $36,500, which can pay for approximately 81 ...
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Dec 15, 2022. Many providers have been embracing a new approach to nurse scheduling that promises to help ease some of the burdens caused by the pandemic and subsequent nurse burnout and staffing ...