Infection prevention in senior living facilities has come a long way since the onset of COVID-19, but significant risks remain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an ...
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology recently published new guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes.
Devin Jopp discusses home health's current lack of lack of infection prevention oversight. Editor's note: This is the second part of a two-part series. Read part one here. HealthLeaders continues the ...
Many of nursing homes’ infection prevention and control weaknesses initially exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic still demand additional support and resources, researchers warn in a new JAMDA study. The ...
A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years. The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection ...
The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC) and Office of Education, both within the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH), have collaborated to develop and launch ...
Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process, federal officials announced in a memo to state directors Wednesday. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns ...
About 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes across the country are likely not complying with federal regulations surrounding infection control staff, increasing health and safety risks for residents and ...
The state comptroller's office said that the N.Y. Department of Health has made "limited progress" on recommendations from a previous audit The state comptroller's office said that the Department of ...
Nosocomial infections are infections that develop while a person is receiving medical attention. Examples include pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs) and gastrointestinal (GI) infections. The ...
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