12/27/2024

PALT News - 2024

Labor Woes, Surging Demand Complicate Efforts to Right-Size Skilled Nursing Facilities

Skilled Nursing News
From Aug. 21: Right-sizing is crucial and tricky for nursing home operators, as demographics are driving demand but also contributing to labor shortages. Ultimately, providers must weigh several factors in order to create businesses that are successful today and sustainable for the future. Read more.

Residency in Long-Term Care Facilities: An Important Risk Factor for RSV Hospitalization

The Journal of Infectious Diseases
From Sept. 18: Older age and comorbid conditions increase the risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and assisted living (AL) facilities represent an intersection of risk factors. A 3-year prospective study in Rochester, NY, compared the population-based incidence of RSV-associated hospitalization for community-dwelling, SNF, and AL adults aged 65 years and older. Read more.

Giving RSV and Flu Vaccines Together Led to Adequate Immune Responses

MedPage Today
From Aug. 21: Administering the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine at the same time as the influenza vaccine stimulated an adequate immune response and was safe in adults ages 65 years and older, a phase III randomized trial showed. Read more.

New Clinical Trial Studying Expanded Skilled Nursing Care in the Home

McKnight's Long-Term Care News
From Aug. 14: A first-of-its-kind clinical trial will investigate the feasibility of providing post-acute skilled nursing facility care to patients in their home as a way to help alleviate the skilled nursing crisis and improve patient outcomes. Read more.

2024 J.D. Power Study Finds Family Satisfaction with Assisted Living 'Up Significantly'

McKnight's Senior Living
From Nov. 27: Overall family member satisfaction with assisted living and memory care communities is "up significantly" compared with last year, as measured by the J.D. Power 2024 US Senior Living Satisfaction Study. Read more.