A Guide to Addressing Resident Goals, Preferences and Priorities

Moving Forward Coalition
Over the past two decades, many nursing homes have worked to improve how they gather residents' goals, preferences, and priorities (GPPs). The Moving Forward Coalition heard from nursing home staff and residents about the GPP process, and created a guide to support nursing home staff in addressing each resident's GPPs with resources and recommendations to implement a standardized process. There is a video as well. Read more.

Most Nurses See AI Tools as Beneficial; Skeptics Remain in Large-Scale Nurse Survey

McKnight's Senior Living
A nationwide survey of nurses' attitudes on artificial intelligence (AI) implementation in health-care delivery reveals pockets of notable hesitation amid overall optimism. Read more.

Vaccinations in Older Adults: Optimization, Strategies, and Latest Guidelines

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
This article summarizes an AGS Symposium, Update on Vaccination Strategies for Older Adults: Matching the Approach to the Individual and the Care Setting. Read more.

Workforce Challenges, Vaccine Reluctance Behind Lack of Flu Vaccine Mandates

McKnight's Senior Living
Ongoing staff recruitment challenges, along with persistent vaccine reluctance, are the reasons why only 11% of Florida's assisted living communities and nursing homes require flu vaccination by staff members, according to a new survey. Read more.