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 ...

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Diseases Society of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...