Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology recently published new guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes.

Protecting residents staff ratings requires four actionable infection control steps to improve safety, compliance and operational performance in ...

Nurses have always played an important role in infection prevention and control (IPC). The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that fact. Evidence demonstrates that IPC is most effective when all ...

During the pandemic, one very clear tragedy stood out: Approximately 200,000 residents and staff died from COVID-19 in nursing homes. However, what many people don’t realize is that even before the ...

The best way to show the federal government takes seriously the importance of infection control in nursing homes, especially in the wake of the pandemic, is to require a full-time specialist. That’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The updated guidance highlights best practices for infection prevention and control staffing and preparedness in ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hiring a full-time infection prevention specialist at a skilled nursing facility in California resulted in ...

What is a Master of Science in Infection Prevention & Control? The Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention & Control degree trains students to work as professionals in the field of infection ...

A member of the profession who was working as a senior infection prevention and control nurse in the Black Country has ...

Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process, federal officials announced in a memo to state directors Wednesday. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has earmarked $2.1 billion from American Rescue Plan funding to improve infection control and prevention across the country – the largest federal ...