Tag Archives: Nursing

Summary What is already known about this topic? During 2008–2019, 15 hepatitis B outbreaks associated with assisted blood glucose monitoring were reported in long-term care facilities. CDC recommends assigning blood glucose monitors (glucometers) to one person. What is added by this report? Hepatitis B virus (HBV) was transmitted between two residents of a skilled nursing facility who were receiving assisted …

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett sacks Miami Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley in the first half. John Kuntz, cleveland.com BEREA, Ohio — The Browns are signing an old friend from last season in quarterback Tyler Huntley in the wake of hamstring injuries to Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel. Huntley, who will join the Browns in Carolina on Tuesday for the …

Care Esports hosted an esports tournament in Japan, giving elderly patients the opportunity to practice and compete in a competitive multiplayer game. They hold tournaments for a new game every year, and, in 2025, seniors were competing to prove who the real King of the Iron Fist is in Tekken 8. With competitors ranging from their 60s all the way …

A major nursing home chain with 175 senior living facilities across 17 states has filed for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy plunges a further 15,000 senior residents into the ongoing care crisis sweeping the United States.  Genesis Healthcare said it was shelling out $8 million a month on personal-injury and wrongful death claims, a situation that became financially untenable.  At its height …