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6 days ago | 
mcknights.com | Zee Johnson
A new study has found violence to be one of the top 3 causes of nonfatal occupational injuries for skilled nursing workers – and it’s higher in the sector than all other healthcare settings. The most frequent cause of nonfatal injuries in long-term care professionals was overexertion and bodily reaction (38%), followed by violence (24%) and falls, slips and trips (16%).
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6 days ago | 
mcknights.com | Zee Johnson
Wisconsin long-term care providers are backing a budget proposal from the governor that would invest more than $150 million into a range of initiatives that aim to strengthen senior care. Gov. Tony Evers (D) unveiled a multi-measure proposal for fiscal years 2025 to 2027 to “respect, support, and protect” older adults, with one initiative, the Complex Patient Pilot, designated for a $15 million allocation.
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6 days ago | 
mcknights.com | Zee Johnson
APIC calls on HHS to reinstate leading infection prevention advisory group …CDC launches measles toolkit with outbreak response tips for clinicians … HIV drugs offer ‘substantial’ Alzheimer’s protection: study
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1 week ago | 
mcknights.com | Zee Johnson
Lois, a resident at the Good Samaritan Society in Kissimmee, FL, celebrated her 102nd birthday on April 28, and she knew exactly how she wanted to ring in her big day. “I asked, ‘What do you want for your birthday? What do you want to do?’” Administrator Dorene Spies recalled for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News on Tuesday. “She told me she wants a walnut cake without walnuts.
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1 week ago | 
mcknights.com | Zee Johnson
New survey results reveal long-term care workers’ attitudes toward pay and benefits, and shed light on why they stay or leave. They also offer practical measures leaders can implement to motivate and retain talent. About 1 in 7 direct caregivers (14%) — including certified nursing assistants, certified medication aides and registered nurses — said they planned to depart the senior living sector within the next year.
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1 week ago | 
mcknights.com | Zee Johnson
New CMS infographic illustrates SNF Value-Based Purchasing payment methodology … 20 AGs file suit to block dismantling of HHS … Potentially inappropriate medication using new criteria still linked to increased risk of hospitalization … HHS to dole out $1.1B in grants for older adults, people with disabilities and family caregivers, despite dismantling Administration for Community Living
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1 week ago | 
mcknights.com | Zee Johnson
A New York nursing home has won the first class action lawsuit in its county, which would have cost the provider millions in resident damages. Jurors in an Orange County court last week sided with Sapphire Nursing Home after nearly 900 people claimed negligence and insufficient staffing, according to a local news outlet. The residents, who were represented by a White Plains, NY, law firm, were seeking $114 million in the suit, which was originally filed in 2018.
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1 week ago | 
mcknights.com | Zee Johnson
CDC changes up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination information for NHSN reporting … Increase in construction prices threatens preservation of Massachusetts’ last government-owned nursing home …One nursing home resident killed, another injured when car crashes into building
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1 week ago | 
mcknights.com | Zee Johnson
Skilled nursing providers nationwide and a major association have jointly urged the Department of Health and Human Services to end the targeting and deportation of thousands of immigrant workers, a population that represents 20% of the long-term care workforce. In long-term care, foreign-born workers are dedicated individuals working in hard-to-fill positions, LeadingAge CEO Katie Sloan pointed out Friday.
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1 week ago | 
mcknights.com | Zee Johnson
Long-term care providers in yet another state are bracing as caregivers consider striking for what they say would be necessary pay increases to sustain quality senior care and their livelihoods. Nearly 6,000 Connecticut direct caregivers from 51 nursing homes may soon be headed off the job and to the picket lines. Operators are worried that the possible strike — scheduled for May 19 — could be the first of its kind. It would be 50% bigger than similar threatened action in New York.
