Residents prone to illness caused by poor oral hygiene
Nursing facility residents are at increased risk of health problems due to poor oral hygiene, according to a review by dental and medical experts.
Infection Prevention
‘We have to do better’ on infection prevention, CMS official tells LTC nurse managers during new survey update
Nursing homes’s new survey routine seems to be going smoothly, about half a year in, but infection prevention problems continue to plague the field.
Studies reveal significantly higher need for infection preventionists in care settings
Outdated coverage benchmarks are leading to severe gaps in infection preventionist staffing, according to results of a pair of studies recently in the American Journal of Infection Control.
CMS creating infection control course for Final Rule compliance
A new, multi-day course is being designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to help nursing homes prepare for an infection preventionist requirement included in the revised Final Rules of participation.
Ask the Care Expert about … infection prevention
We are working hard on infection prevention at my facility. Do you have any ideas on how to really make staff think about how important they are to this process?
Ask The Care Expert: Sherri Dornberger
With all of the talk about infection prevention, I was wondering is there any literature or information on storing our updraft and oxygen tubing?
Study shows reduced HAIs, airborne pathogens with in-room active UV-C system
It sounds like a bad joke: The problem with infections is that they’re spreading.
15% of nursing homes receive infection deficiencies every year, study shows
As many as 15% of U.S. nursing homes are issued citations for deficient infection control practices per year, a new study asserts.
