SETTING: Long-term care facilities and nursing homes. PARTICIPANTS: Seven hundred five medical directors of LTC facilities across Canada were identified from the Canadian Healthcare Association database. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Responses to open- and closed-ended questions and to Likert-type scales. ...
(±SD)percaseofinfluenzainlong-termcarefacilities (LTCFs)in2013was$1886±$2899,with≥80%ofthe costduetohospitalization[3]. The clinical efficacy of inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) is reduced in the elderly population, ranging from 17% to 60%, depending on the end point [4, 5...
With over 50 years of experience, Jarlette Health Services cares for more than 1,600 residents at 23 long-term care and retirement communities in Ontario.
Across the majority of countries with ageing populations, the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on older adults in long term care facilities (LTFCs) [1]. In England alone, during the first two months of the pandemic there were 12,526 deaths among LTCF residents either confirmed or ...
At Vanguard Healthcare Services, we are committed to our foundational values of Life, Growth, Excellence, Integrity and Stewardship. We strive for clinical excellence and determined to continually raise the bar in long-term healthcare by setting new industry standards for quality care and ...
The prevalence rate of depression in medical long-term care facilities is high but varies over a large range. One source of variation may be differences in the underlying incidence rates. A cohort of 104 new admissions was followed for one year and showed and incidence rate of approximately 14...
Long-term care facilities have become a flashpoint in the COVID-19 pandemic, with high infection rates and low staffing exacerbated by the demands of the pandemic. Facilities with COVID-19 patients have been struggling even more to hire qualified staff, fast. ...
In the United States, a multi-billion-dollar industry employs nurses and nursing assistants to provide long-term care in facilities such as nursing homes, residential care facilities, and home health agencies. A new study has examined how these facilitie
Vaccination coverage among certain HCP, especially those in long-term care facilities, and among assistants and aides and administrative and non-clinical support staff in all work settings needs the most improvement. There are a number of studies that show proven interventions to promote flu...
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