Nursing Homes in Chariton, IA
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 Chariton Specialty Care Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1214 North Seventh Street, Chariton, Iowa 50049 Ratings: Phone: (641) 774-5921 |
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Contact precaution use needs to be individualized to fit hospital's specific needs and resources
Contact precautions are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for all patients known to be infected with or carrying multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). Yet, the use of contact precautions-which require a patient to be isolated in a single hospital room and health care providers to wear a gown and gloves when caring for patients-is widely debated in the medical community.
Mask-wearing together with social distancing has maximum impact on COVID-19, study finds
A recent study published in the journal The Lancet has revealed that self-reported use of face masks together with social distancing has a considerable impact on controlling the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the United States.
Prostate cancer patients living in metropolitan areas more likely to be treated with radiation or surgery
A new study suggests that men with localized prostate cancer living in more highly populated areas are more likely to be treated with surgery or radiation compared to men residing in less populated areas.
Tamoxifen drug poses increased risk of developing ER negative breast cancer
While long-term tamoxifen use among breast cancer survivors decreases their risk of developing the most common, less aggressive type of second breast cancer, such use is associated with a more than four-fold increased risk of a more aggressive, difficult-to-treat type of cancer in the breast opposite, or contralateral, to the initial tumor.
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A nursing home (also called skilled nursing facility) is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living.A skilled nursing facility (SNF) may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation.
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