McKnight's Senior Living
Resident care staff members who perform their professional duties while also caring for their adult family members account for almost a fourth (23.6%) of care staff members in assisted living communities, according to a new study in JAMDA. Supporting them could be a way for providers to address workforce challenges while ensuring high-quality care, the researchers said. Read more.
Higher Air Quality Brings Better Financial Performance
Provider Magazine
Historically, airborne disease transmission in long-term care facilities has been treated as an uncontrollable background variable. However, scientific literature increasingly points to airborne transmission as a documented, persistent driver of infections in LTC facilities. A recently published study in JAMDA offers clinical evidence that facilities can reduce infection incidence by nearly 50 percent through an approach known as continuous active air disinfection. Read more.
JAMA
Portable high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters effectively remove airborne microbes. This study investigated whether HEPA filters reduce respiratory infection episodes in care home residents. Read more.
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Fragility Fracture Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
JAMA
Obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and weight loss are associated with increased fragility fracture risk. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are widely prescribed, yet their effects on skeletal outcomes remain uncertain. This study evaluated the association between GLP-1 RA initiation and 3-year fragility fracture risk compared with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor initiation among adults with T2D. Read more.