Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Older racial and ethnic minority residents and their caregivers bear the severest brunt from COVID-19 across the entire spectrum of US nursing homes and assisted living communities, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report in two groundbreaking studies in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 3, 2023

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Directors (JAMDA) found that the risk of severe COVID-19 illness among nursing home residents with complete vaccination are low.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Study finds nurse practitioners helped reduce costs by up to $3.2 A study led by researchers from McGill University and Université du Québec en Outaouais shows that introducing nurse practitioners can significantly reduce […].

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Scienmag

MAY 21, 2021

It is designed to facilitate the work of professionals in nursing homes and hospitals Credit: University of Malaga Researchers of the Integrated Systems Engineering Group of the University of Malaga (UMA) have designed a telepresence robot that enables people suffering from COVID-19 to talk to their loved ones.

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Brown University] — Nursing home residents tend to fall asleep at all hours of the day, and during the night, their sleep may be interrupted by periods of wakefulness. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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Scienmag

MARCH 17, 2021

— The Infusion Nurses Society has expanded its guidance on the use of needleless connectors to include anti-reflux technology in its recently published 2021 Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, […].

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 1, 2020

MU researcher identifies resources to support overburdened family caregivers Credit: MU Sinclair School of Nursing COLUMBIA, Mo. — After Jo-Ana Chase heard her mother had successful heart surgery, she was relieved when her mom was finally discharged from the hospital and sent home to be cared for by her brother.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Effect of access to after-hours primary care on the association between home nursing visits and same-day emergency department use Patients who receive in-home nursing care have lower emergency room utilization if they have access to after-hours primary care.

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Scienmag

MAY 3, 2021

A new commentary by Washington State University College of Nursing Associate Professor Catherine Van Son and Clinical Assistant Professor Deborah Eti proposes that taking a temperature is a less useful indicator of infection in older […].

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Scienmag

JULY 7, 2021

A new analysis called an evidence and gap map has mapped what we know about improving the functional ability of older adults living at home or in nursing homes, retirement homes, or other long-term care facilities. A total of 548 studies were included in the map, which is published in Campbell Systematic Reviews. The most […].

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 6, 2023

nursing homes was associated with fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents and fewer cases among staff, according to a study published online Dec. Before the omicron wave, increasing vaccination for staff at U.S. 29 in JAMA Network Open.

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Scienmag

MARCH 8, 2021

Nursing homes with the largest proportions of non-White residents experience 3.3 times more COVID-19 deaths than do nursing homes with the largest proportions of White residents, according to a new study from the University of Chicago.

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 6, 2020

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one-in-four people who died from COVID-19 in the U.S. had been living in a long-term care facility. The sobering statistic is even more alarming when you consider the compounding threats of a hurricane.

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