Secondarily, we studied policies that influenced ability to provide APRN care in the NF. Resident data collected and evaluated to determine if this model of care reduced the rates of adverse events among NF residents. Data included re-hospitalizations, inappropriate prescribing (antipsychotics, ...
(HealthDay)—Outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can have a considerable impact on long-term care facilities, according to a report published online March 27 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Developing national policies to manage COVID-19 across such settings is challenging. During the pandemic, LTCFs reported difficulties in accessing and using personal protective equipment (PPE), managing COVID-19 related staff absences and the impact of the pandemic on health and wellbeing, and in ...
In early March, two residents from a long-term care facility (LTCF) in Sittard, a Dutch town located in close vicinity to the district of Heinsberg, started experiencing respiratory symptoms and were admitted to the regional hospital at which they were tested for COVID-19. Introduction of the...
Throughout 2021, the medical and scientific communities have focused on managing the acute morbidity and mortality caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. With the approval of multiple vaccines, there is a light at the end of this dar
Residents residing in Long-term care (LTC) facilities suffer disproportionately from severe outcomes of COVID-19. Antiviral treatment remains underutilized despite ongoing evidence in reducing severe disease in this high-risk group. In this quality improvement study conducted in British Columbia, Canada...
For-profit status is associated with the extent of an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in long-term care (LTC) homes and the number of resident deaths from COVID-19, but not the likelihood of an outbreak, which was related to the infection rate in the surrounding local pu...
TORONTO, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian government has urged long-term care homes to control COVID-19, as nearly half of the country's coronavirus deaths are linked to them. "Of the cases where we have the data on whether someone was in a long-term care facility or seniors' reside...
Long-term care facilities should be priority sites for COVID-19 testing and personal protective equipment. Policies should be developed to ensure that long-term care facilities remain adequately staffed and that infection control protocols are closely followed. ...
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