Many of nursing homes’ infection prevention and control weaknesses initially exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic still demand additional support and resources, researchers warn in a new JAMDA study.

A Veterans Administration document obtained by News 9 is shedding more light on the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the state veterans home last year.

adam: state health officials are now updating their recent report on infection control practic at the state veterans home in tilton, where 37 residents died in a covid-19 outbreak late last year.

Infection control standards regulate practices like proper hand-washing, mask wearing and even protocols such as changing bed sheets often. In April, the complaint count hit a high of 905, 22 times… ...

Our National Investigative Unit obtained and reviewed hundreds of pages of new, preliminary COVID-19 focused reports from inspections of 181 facilities in 22 states since mid-March. They show that ...

On any given day, one in 31 hospital patients and one in 43 nursing home residents has an infection acquired while seeking medical care, according to the CDC.

Prior to the arrival of COVID-19 in Colorado, infection control was a known issue at nursing homes. Of the 107 facilities that now have outbreaks, 52 have been cited for infection control issues ...

Infection control societies in the U.S. don’t recommend similar dress restrictions because there is no strong evidence that health-care workers who don’t wear ties or jewelry reduce the risk ...

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BEAVER, Pa. — An inspection report shows widespread infection control violations at a Beaver County nursing home that is leading the state in resident deaths due to COVID-19.

Covid infection control at a care home for people with learning disabilities and autism has been slammed as "poor" despite the facility battling an outbreak of the disease.

A Teesside care home has been told to improve after health chiefs found breaches of infection control and risks over medicine ...