This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes Suspension of Survey Activities Guidance for Infection Control and...
Congress has passed a coronavirus emergency spending bill that includes provisions waiving certain Medicare telehealth restrictions during the public health emergency. The waivers let qualified Medicare providers offer telehealth services during a...
To study the effects of a nonpharmacologic intervention, Music and Memory (M&M), on residents with dementia and/or behavioral problems living in nursing homes (NHs).
From 2013 to 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents (“the Initiative”) tested a series of clinical interventions and care models, through organizations...
Studies examining the effects of statins after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) excluded frail older adults, especially nursing home (NH) residents, and few examined functional outcomes. Older NH residents may benefit less from statins and be...
The study by Carnevale et al compared the different methods used to measure estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with the estimated total skeletal muscle mass (eTSMM) and highlighted the high degree of variability.1 The decline in muscle mass...
