Los Angeles Times: Infection lapses are rampant in nursing homes but punishment is rare
Basic steps to prevent infections — such as washing hands, isolating contagious patients and keeping ill nurses and aides from coming to work — are routinely ignored in the nation’s nursing homes, ...
Skilled Nursing News: Inside Nursing Homes’ Smarter Infection Control, Efforts to Curb Antibiotic Overuse
Infection control and antimicrobial stewardship in nursing homes go hand in hand. And yet, the two are often treated as separate efforts. Many clinicians ...
Healthcare Dive: OIG estimates 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes not complying with infection control staffing rules
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 ...
OIG estimates 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes not complying with infection control staffing rules
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Little to no gains for nursing home infection preventionists pre-COVID
In the five years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities did little to improve the number or quality of in-house infection preventionists, according to ...
Scientific Research Publishing: Nursing Practice for Reducing the Incidence of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Inpatients with Stroke ()
Nursing Practice for Reducing the Incidence of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Inpatients with Stroke ()
Researchers have worked with global partners to identify and successfully implement an intervention package that has significantly improved the diagnosis and management of brain infections in ...
California Healthline: Infection Lapses Rampant In Nursing Homes But Punishment Is Rare