For the first time in 17 years, physicians and researchers have published updated guidance for infection prevention and ...

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 ...

Long-term care facilities lack necessary resources — especially qualified personnel — to deploy full infection control programs, according to research presented at the Association for Professionals in ...

Long-term care facilities face a dual challenge: combating infections among vulnerable populations while curbing the overuse of antibiotics that drives resistance. Such facilities serve as crucial ...

What started as a measure during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce the spread of infection in long-term care and congregate ...

Even as the pandemic fades further into the past, other concerns constantly threaten the skilled nursing sector, leading long-term care experts to call for stronger leadership in infection prevention ...

Starting this month, Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health is offering five targeted micro-credentials for professionals working in long-term care, infection control, and public health.

Nursing homes are facing persistent hurdles when working to implement adequate infection control practices, a new study has found. But at the same time, there are areas of opportunity operators can ...

The Clinical Knowledge in Long Term Care micro-credential covers the principles of infection control in long term care facilities and common clinical challenges. This micro-credential is intended for ...

BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Late last week, almost a month after the end of formal sessions, state lawmakers reached a compromise on a long-term industry reform bill and sent it to Governor Healey’s desk.

"We found that residents of these facilities suffered significantly greater morbidity and mortality from RSV infections compared with older adults living in the community." — Brenda L. Tesini, MD, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . No significant change was found in respiratory infection rates over a short-term period of germicidal UV ...