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Long-Term Care
The Infection Control Today® chronic and long-term care facilities page provides news, updates, and guidance on tackling infection prevention in these unique environments, including nursing homes, skilled nursing centers, and assisted-living facilities. This page includes news on cleaning, disinfection, antibiotic stewardship, hand hygiene, isolation precautions, outbreak protocol, and more as administrators and infection prevention teams seek to curb outbreaks of pneumonia, influenza, Clostridioides difficile, urinary tract infections, and skin and soft tissue infections, among others.
Weekly Rounds: The Best Disinfectant Wipe for Facilities, Minimum Staffing Requirements, and More
August 05, 2022
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending August 5.
CMS Proposed Minimum Staffing Requirements Could Cost $10B Annually
August 03, 2022
Adding staff is not the cure-all the CMS hopes it is. Higher wages and better government financial assistance would help, but fixing the system is not going to be easy.
In Their Own Words: How COVID-19 Changed the Nursing staff at a Hawaiian Nursing Home
July 25, 2022
COVID-19, and the emotional and physical toll it caused, reached all corners of the globe. At a nursing home in Hawaii, the staff describes how the pandemic has affected them.
Weekly Rounds: Device Reprocessing Policies, Long-COVID-19 Alarm, and LTC IPs.
July 01, 2022
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending July 1.
LTC Infection Preventionists’ Responsibilities Have Doubled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
June 30, 2022
In all areas, infection preventionists took on more responsibilities and expanded the ones they already had, including staff education and employee health.
Weekly Rounds: Digital Wristbands for Hand Hygiene Compliance, Innovative Gowns, and More
June 17, 2022
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending June 17.
Weekly Rounds: Fusion of Generations in IP, Monkeypox Details for IPs, and More
June 03, 2022
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending June 3.
Monkeypox Details for Infection Preventionists
June 02, 2022
Adding to their exhaustion because of other diseases rampant worldwide, like influenza and COVID-19, infection preventionists need to understand and recognize the basics of monkeypox as well since it has made its debut in the US.
CLABSI Prevention at Home Starts With Sharing Patient Information
May 19, 2022
Patients with home infusion therapy have improved outcomes when home health care agencies and acute care facilities communicate relevant information on their shared patients.
An IP’s Newest Weapon: CBIC's LTC Certification
May 10, 2022
Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc (CBIC) is debuting a new certification for infection preventionists (IPs) who work in long-term care (LTC) settings.