There are ways to push back against bad information, and states show wide variation in the proportion of nursing home ...

Whatever the case, you usually have a good laugh, maybe you notice you scraped your knee a little, and you go on about your day. But when someone falls down in a nursing home, the story goes ...

Despite this risk, a report published in April by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... That means most nursing home patients who have had only one shot in fall or winter ...

Nursing home workers should consider depression as a risk factor for resident falls, authors of a new study say. Depression is already reported as an independent risk factor for falls. In fact ...

A review of research by the health experts found no dose of vitamin D with or without calcium was useful in preventing falls ...

Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health but don't reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy ...

A report from the Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society ... “You are more likely to end up in a nursing home because of a fall than because of dementia.” ...

Background Isolation-based practices in nursing homes (NHs) differ from those in acute care. NHs must promote quality of life while preventing infection transmission. Practices used in NHs to ...

Learn more. Help Register Login Login Hi, %{firstName}% Hi, %{firstName}% Games Car rental The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the nation and its impact has been especially deadly for residents and staff ...

The Step Ahead to Fall Prevention E-learning Module was updated in December 2024 by Toronto Public Health from the original version created in partnership with York Region Public Health. The ...

CARE home staff in New Milton have won a national award for their pioneering work in combating infections. Workers at Osborne ...

The latest government data shows that cases of a fast-spreading stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States. The ...