New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.
Workers from a Servpro disaster recovery team enter the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., to begin cleaning and disinfecting the facility on March 11. (Ted S. Warren/AP) Nursing homes operated by ...
During the pandemic, one very clear tragedy stood out: Approximately 200,000 residents and staff died from COVID-19 in nursing homes. However, what many people don’t realize is that even before 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 ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before COVID-19 killed thousands of nursing home residents, about 4 in 10 homes inspected were cited for infection control problems, according to a government watchdog report ...
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 ...