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 & Hospital Epidemiology recently published new guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BOISE — The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has completed 115 infection control surveys in Idaho’s 82 nursing homes, identifying 66 citations that needed correction. The other 49 surveys found ...

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 ...

Thousands of nursing homes struggled to follow infection control requirements long before the COVID-19 pandemic struck the U.S., according to a government watchdog report Wednesday. More than 80 ...

Exterior of the Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing on Friday, July 16, 2021, on Rockefeller Road in Bethlehem, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union) A view of The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing ...