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 ...
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 ...
OIG new data brief's findings reflect a need to reexamine staffing minimums. Findings in a recent data brief from the Office of Inspector General looking at nursing homes with high infection rates ...
Surveillance is the most essential component of an infection prevention program, a nurse trainer said Tuesday. Long-term care facilities need both clinical and surveillance criteria, but surveillance ...
Stricter controls 'will help people move more gracefully toward the end of life,' infection control industry leader says. Infection control tended to be part of a list of responsibilities in most ...
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 ...
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 ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Long before COVID-19 began to threaten vulnerable nursing home residents, several Central Texas senior facilities had already failed to follow federal guidelines for infection control ...
The first, most deadly cluster of new coronavirus cases in the United States started at a nursing home in Washington state. Last year, before COVID-19 was a concern, authorities saw a vulnerability at ...
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