In a recent development, the Biden administration has announced an investment of $100 million to boost the nursing workforce across the United States. This initiative is a part of their commitment to improving healthcare outcomes and delivery. How To Apply For Nursing Workforce Grants To help you navigate through the process, we have listed down the steps for accessing nursing … Read More
Healthcare Workforce and Mental Health Challenges Among Top Patient Safety Concerns
This Patient Safety Awareness Week is calling attention to some of the biggest healthcare worker concerns. The week is led by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, a non-profit organization that aims to promote safe care within the US healthcare system. In conjunction with Patient Safety Awareness Week, ECRI also recently released their annual list of patient safety concerns. While the … Read More
New Framework Released by WHO Aimed at Long-term Care Crisis
In an era when the global population is aging, and the number of people aged 80 and older is growing faster than any other age group, policymakers are facing a long term care crisis that threatens to overwhelm economies and societies. Lead author Dr Maria A van den Muijsenbergh from Radboud University Medical Center in The Netherlands said: ‘The rising … Read More
Age-Friendly Health Systems Improves Care for Older Adults
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) today announced that more than 2,700 care locations have been recognized as Age-Friendly Health Systems Participants, surpassing the movement’s goal 18-months ahead of schedule. More than 1.4 million older adults have received age-friendly care thanks to the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement since 2018. In addition to achieving this milestone, leaders from the movement have published a new book to … Read More