Nursing Home

A nationally representative study demonstrated a wide geographic variation in influenza vaccination for both non-Hispanic white and Hispanic short-stay and long-stay nursing home residents.

The economic burden of vision loss in the United States was approximately $134.2 billion in 2017, with more than two-thirds of the burden resulting from other medical services, nursing home care and reduced labor force, according to research.

Long-term services and support are critical to older Americans facing frailty, disability and other age-related complications, and the demand and cost of this care is expected to increase in the coming years, according to the ACP.

CHICAGO ⁠— While there are several challenges to deprescribing, applying a practical algorithm of care may ease some of the anxiety that older patients experience during this process, according to a presentation at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

Type 2 diabetes overtreatment among nursing home residents is common, with few residents having their medication regimens appropriately deintensified, according to results published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society.

A safety training program for antibiotic stewardship was associated with reductions in antibiotic use and urine culture collection in long-term care facilities, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

During his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden announced the launch of a new test-to-treat initiative, in which people who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 at a pharmacy can receive antivirals “on the spot at no cost.”

An analysis of more than 15,000 U.S. nursing homes revealed that an estimated 43.7% of COVID-19 cases and 40% of COVID-19-related deaths prior to May 24, 2020, were not reported to the CDC’s tracking system.

A multipronged intervention that consisted of a two-part surveillance program and rapid investigations led to a “swift identification and containment” of Candida auris in part of California, researchers wrote.

Recent data revealed an increase in medication use among nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada, “with the potential for adverse effects” during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers.