As COVID-19 Knocks on Nursing Homes’ Doors, Full-Time Infection Preventionists Needed More Than Ever
March 27, 2020
These pathogens are relentless, they are evolutionarily programed to win, and they are currently doing just that.
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Facilities Particularly Vulnerable to COVID-19 (and Criticism)
March 16, 2020
The media, public health officials, and politicians are accused of being too quick to find fault with nursing home providers.
In Times of Low Unemployment, Nursing Home Quality Suffers
December 8, 2018
The low unemployment rate in the U.S. -- which fell to a 49 year-low in September and October -- is good news to many people, but perhaps not to residents of nursing homes.
Experts Develop Guide for Getting More LTC Residents Immunized
October 5, 2018
A summit convened by the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) National Adult Vaccination Program (NAVP) has resulted in a roadmap for advancing immunization efforts in long-term care (LTC) facilities.
Comparing Appropriateness of Antibiotics for Nursing Home Residents by Setting of Prescription Initiation
June 20, 2018
The pervasive, often inappropriate, use of antibiotics in healthcare settings has been identified as a major public health threat due to the resultant widespread emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Researchers Study MRSA Transmission Dynamics in Non-Hospital Residential Facilities
April 20, 2018
Non-hospital residential facilities are important reservoirs for MRSA transmission.
Predicting Avoidable Transfers From Nursing Homes is Complex
February 26, 2018
Treating acutely ill nursing home residents in place and avoiding hospitalizations when possible is better for their health and for the healthcare system.
Cognitive Impairment, Presence of a Wound Associated With Elevated Probability of USA100 Carriage
December 8, 2017
Nursing Homes Can Prevent Infections Through Performance Improvement Collaboratives
December 5, 2017
Each year, 150,000 U.S. nursing home residents will receive a urinary catheter—half of whom will develop a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).