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02/06/2025

PALT News - February 5

Urinary Incontinence Significantly Increases Probability of Assisted Living Residents Transferring to Nursing Homes: Study

McKnight's Senior Living
In the first national study of urinary incontinence among assisted living residents, New York researchers found that the condition significantly increased the probability of those residents being moved to a nursing home. The study was published last in JAMDA. Read more.

 

Rising Viral Illnesses Point to Staffing Shortages at Nursing Homes and Failure to Follow Easy Infection Prevention Measures

Skilled Nursing News
Viral illnesses have been on the rise this winter across the U.S., with norovirus—or stomach bug—infections nearly doubling from a year ago. Nursing home infection prevention experts are suggesting bringing back certain common-sense protocols to curb the spread of disease in nursing homes. Read more.

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