Trends in community infections from the novel coronavirus appear to run on par with cases among nursing home staff and residents, per a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This finding underscores the need to monitor local virus spread and prevent exposure to...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the launch of a new website with infection prevention resources for long-term care settings such as nursing homes and assisted living. This site organizes existing infection prevention guidance and resources into sections for ...
7. Considerations for the Public Health Response to COVID-19 in Nursing Homes, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/nursing-homes-responding.html; 8. Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in H...
Cohen stressed that guidance for health care facilities, like long-term care nursing homes, would not be changing at this time. It is unclear how benchmarks will be updated for these settings. This past season, some hospitals and other more vulnerable settings had relied on theweeklymap to ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased its universal masking recommendation in health care settings, unless the facilities are located in areas of high COVID-19 transmission. The new guidance, which includes hospitals and nursing homes, was part of the CDC’s update...
Even if one facility is following recommended infection control practices, that doesn't protect them from patients bringing antimicrobial-resistant germs into their facility from other hospitals or nursing homes." Jernigan said community health departments are in the perfect position to coordinate ...
(HealthDay)—Among residents and staff members in U.S. nursing homes, the rates of COVID-19 increased in June and July, then decreased by September, and increased again by late November, paralleling trends in surrounding communities, according to researc
Nursing homeLong-term careInfection preventionNational Healthcare Safety NetworkBackground: Standardized measurement of healthcare-associated infections is essential to improving nursing home (NH) resident safety, however voluntary enrollment of NHs in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased its universal masking recommendation for nursing homes and hospitals, unless those health care institutions are in areas seeing high levels of COVID-19 transmission.
Summary This report updates the previously published summary of recommendations for vaccinating health-care personnel (HCP) in the United States (CDC. Immunization of health-care workers: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP] and the Hospital Infection Control Practices...