LTC Discharge Requirements
Code of Colorado Regulations (state.co.us) 14.1.5 A completed health record shall be maintained on every resident from the time ofadmission through the time of discharge. All health records shall contain:(1)…
Cranberry to Prevent UTI? Probably Not.
Take home point: Among older women residing in nursing homes, administration of cranberry capsules, compared with placebo, resulted in no significant difference in presence of bacteriuria plus pyuria over 1…
Infectious Diseases in Older Adults of Long-term Care Facilities: Update on Approach to Diagnosis and Management – PMC
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5909836/#R62
Medical Director Report 9-1-23
Ethics Committe Meeting at New Time El Paso County LTC Ethics Committee Meeting — First Friday every month at noon. In person meeting once every quarter Watch for the agenda…
Therapeutic Management of Nonhospitalized Adults With COVID-19 – NIH
Last Updated: July 21, 2023 Nonhospitalized Adults: Therapeutic Management | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines (nih.gov)
Residential and Long-Term Care Facilities Newsletter
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How the FDA approved an antipsychotic that failed to show a meaningful benefit but raised the risk of death | The BMJ
https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1801