Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 7, 2025
An outbreak in a memory care unit affected 20 out of 29 residents, with some requiring hospitalization and one death reported. This risk is particularly high in long-term care facilities, where infections can spread rapidly. 1 REFERENCES 1. Ritter AS, Manderville D, Netardus L, Vittor AY. 2025;5(1):e150.
STAT
MAY 24, 2024
A new federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s new minimum nursing home staffing rule lays out the worst-case scenario: Hundreds of long-term care facilities forced to downsize or close, tens of thousands of vulnerable seniors displaced, and countless others waiting longer for care.
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Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists executive director and CEO explained how staffing struggles in long-term care facilities can be an opportunity for pharmacists to expand the ways they provide support beyond immunizations alone.
pharmaphorum
APRIL 6, 2021
The Oxevision system is primarily used in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, where there is a clear advantage to having hands-free monitoring, and can be used for example to monitor sleep patterns or make sure that a patient hasn’t fallen out of bed, left their room or carried out self-harm.
STAT
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Some of the country’s top Medicare experts aren’t sold on a new Biden administration plan to enforce stricter staffing requirements in nursing homes. Last month, Medicare proposed new rules that would require long-term care facilities to have an RN on site 24/7.
PharmD Live
MAY 13, 2024
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, about 40% of older adults in the community and up to 60% of those in nursing homes are on five or more medications. “Polypharmacy and Elderly Patients: A 2020 Study,” Journal of Geriatric Care ). Reference: Smith, J. & & Doe, A.
Putting Patients First Blog
APRIL 6, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that on any given day, 1 in 31 hospital patients and 1 in 43 nursing home residents has an infection as a result of their care. HAIs can often be prevented through careful monitoring and safety protocols overseen by IPs.
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