Nurses have always played an important role in infection prevention and control (IPC). The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that fact. Evidence demonstrates that IPC is most effective when all ...
Infection-control experts warn that basic, overlooked safeguards are increasingly becoming weak links in patient safety — ...
New technologies tend to dominate headlines in modern medicine, but infection-control experts warn that basic, overlooked ...
A new federal report calls into question whether Medicare’s required hours for registered and licensed practical nurses in nursing homes are adequate in helping protect nursing home residents from ...
What do Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and '80s action hero MacGyver have in common? Both used duct tape to save lives. Duct tape and Ziploc bags were two main ingredients in a culture shift ...
The New York City Health Department is kicking off a new program that aims to keep COVID-19 infections down at nursing homes. AP/John Minchillo The New York City Health Department is developing a new ...
A staff member at one nursing home in Miami failed to wash her hands after handling soiled linen and removing her mask, gown and gloves, according to an inspection report. A utility room at another ...
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 ...
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 ...
Last summer – months before the novel coronavirus began its deadly race across Connecticut – dozens of residents at a Waterbury nursing home started wheezing. Some had trouble breathing. Others became ...
Dr. Kenneth Scott is CEO and founder of SilverSage Management Services, providing physicians and consulting to the long-term care industry. Few places were harder hit during the COVID-19 pandemic than ...
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