Residents of crowded nursing homes are at higher risk of coronavirus infection and death compared to other elderly people, a new study suggests. Researchers found senior citizens who lived in highly packed facilities were more than twice as likely to contract COVID-19 and die from the disease. What’s more, a simulation found that if all … Read more
More than 40% of coronavirus cases in US nursing homes are asymptomatic, new study finds Researchers looked at data from more than 500 nursing homes across 34 states A total of 40.6% of more than 5,400 positive coronavirus cases were asymptomatic with no signs such as fever, coughing or shortness of breath Nearly one in five … Read more
Nevada health officials order nursing homes to STOP using rapid COVID-19 tests after finding 60% of positive results were false In August 2020, nursing homes in Nevada were sent two rapid antigen COVID-19 tests: the Quidel Sofia II and the BD Veritor Plus Unlike nasal swab tests that detect the genetic material of the virus, these … Read more
Britain is in the midst of nursing crisis after a report revealed there are nearly 40,000 vacancies, with a third of workers planning to quit the NHS next year due to a lack of staff and support. MPs have warned there is an ’emerging crisis in nursing’ after a new report highlighted the sheer number … Read more
Will care home bosses be in the dock? Police probing nursing centre where ten residents died from coronavirus pass file to prosecutors Police investigating the Home Farm care home have passed file to prosecutors The home on the Isle of Skye, had been described as a ‘risk to life and limb’ An investigation was launched in … Read more
She gave birth to her son Eduardo on Tuesday. And Hilaria Baldwin snapped a bathroom mirror selfie this Saturday while breastfeeding her newborn fifth child. The 36-year-old wife of Alec Baldwin quipped in her caption: ‘3.5 days in and we are champs at multitasking.’ ‘Champs at multitasking’: Hilaria Baldwin snapped a bathroom mirror selfie this Saturday … Read more
Len Coley was part of chart-topping UK soul and funk group Delegation in the 1970s A chart-topping British soul singer has poured out his heart in a public apology to an Australian nursing student he loved and lost in England almost 45 years ago. Len Coley and his group Delegation were making international disco hits … Read more
Number of people forced to sell their home to pay for nursing care will be counted for the first time People forced to sell homes to pay for care homes will be counted for first time The Office for National Statistics declared that it will find out the exact figure Estimates have put the number … Read more
Three US Senators are calling for a federal investigation after two nursing homes administered hydroxychloroquine to residents infected with the novel coronavirus without gaining proper approval first. In a letter sent on Thursday to the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ron … Read more
AI device for nursing homes can monitor elderly residents’ precise movements using radio waves and call for help if needed The device bounces radio waves around a room to look at objects and movement When it detects movement it bounces the signal back to the mounted sensor Artificial Intelligence analyses the data to create a … Read more