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Opinion: Certified nursing assistants do important work. They deserve to be paid a living wage for it

STAT

With so many unknowns , the assisted living facility where she lived, like most others, had a strict no-visitors policy. In mid-April 2020, as Covid-19 shutdowns and lockdowns were being put in place across the U.S., my grandmother’s health started to decline.

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Opinion: Medicare’s cuts to home health are a step in the wrong direction

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Before my father-in-law died, he had his wounds dressed right in my living room. My stepmom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and needed support to stay in her home before finally settling into an assisted living facility five miles from my home. Read the rest…

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When Not To Reduce Psychotropic Medications

Med Ed 101

As a geriatric pharmacist working in long term care and assisted living facilities, I spend a lot of time trying to figure out which medications I should recommend to reduce. Polypharmacy is a big problem but deprescribing needs to be done the right way.

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Apixaban Diltiazem Interaction

Med Ed 101

I recently came across a clinical issue in my practice as a consultant pharmacist to assisted living and long-term care facilities. The item in question was how to manage the apixaban diltiazem interaction. Apixaban Diltiazem Interaction Defined Apixaban is significantly metabolized by CYP3A4.

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Medications That Cause Low Blood Pressure (Non-Antihypertensives)

Med Ed 101

One of the most common medication review requests I get from clinical staff in long term care and assisted living facilities is identifying medications that may be contributing to falls. Identifying low blood pressure as a potential contributing factor is usually pretty obvious.

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PioneerRx Pharmacy Proves the Value of Independents

PioneerRx

In the state of Florida, CVS and Walgreens were tapped to administer the Covid-19 vaccine across assisted living and long-term care facilities. When they didn’t…

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High-Dose Potassium – Case Scenario

Med Ed 101

WL is a 77 year old male in an assisted living facility. I get a little nervous when I see high-dose potassium. Here’s a case scenario where a patient is on a higher dose. He has a history of CHF, anxiety, pain, GERD, BPH, and constipation.