Get People Vaccinated!!!

F883 – Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations

This tag has been cited a few times at facilities in the last 3 months. Please ensure that we are getting residents vaccinated for pneumonia and influenza. I would also recommend a plan for RSV vaccination for those who want it.

• We should have already given the new COVID-19 and influenza vaccine to those that want it.
• RSV vaccine should be offered to those that want it.
  • Healthcare Providers: RSV Vaccination for Adults 60 Years of Age and Over | CDC
  • Repiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines (RSV)-Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers (cdc.gov)
  • Vaccine Information Statement: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine VIS (cdc.gov)
• Ensure we are up to date on the Pneumococcal vaccine for those that want it.
• Use this tool to help you decide which Pneumococcal vaccine to give.
  • PneumoRecs VaxAdvisor (cdc.gov)
  • Everyone in LTC is essentially at risk and should receive the Pneumococcal vaccine. There are few exceptions.
  • When in doubt, the PCV20 is a one-shot solution to become up to date.
  • Pneumococcal Vaccine for Adults Aged ≥19 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2023 | MMWR (cdc.gov)

COVID-19, Influenza, RSV Update

• Very High rates of INfluenza and increasing rates of RSV in Colorado.
• Norovirus outbreaks in December and January

Falls and Vision Impairment

• Trio of Eye Diseases Linked to Falls, Fractures in Older Adults | MedPage Today
• Patients with cataracts, AMD, or glaucoma had 25% to 38% higher adjusted risks vs controls
• A 2014 CDC survey of adults ages 65 and up found that 46.7% of those with severe vision loss reported a fall within the last year versus 27.7% of those without severe vision loss.
• In 2005, a study of 537 older patients with hip fractures in Scotland found that 46% had significant visual impairment, in almost half of cases due to untreated cataracts.