Nursing home providers can participate in an “unprecedented” infection control training program designed to help them better manage COVID-19 in their facilities. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

November 5, 2024 — The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication and Office of Education at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health have launched online micro-credentials in ...

The need for infection preventionists has never been greater, but 13 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care providers still remain in the dark as to who will fit the federal government’s ...

A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years. The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection ...

About 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes across the country are likely not complying with federal regulations surrounding infection control staff, increasing health and safety risks for residents and ...

One-third of COVID-19 deaths during the pandemic were associated with nursing homes, which is leading infection control experts to push for more oversight from Congress, according to a June 20 news ...

Infection control researchers at Mass General Brigham have developed a virtual reality (VR) tool to train clinicians on core concepts in infection control, including cleaning and disinfecting portable ...

Health care workers carry a significant burden of coronavirus infections worldwide, but a new evidence review shows the rate can be lowered with the use of personal protective equipment combined with ...