Objective To examine nursing home administrator perspectives of infection control practices
in nursing homes at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and characterize lessons learned …

Residents of nursing homes (NHs) are susceptible to infection, and these facilities,
particularly those that provide post-acute care services, are high-risk settings for the rapid …

Background Among deaths related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United
States, 40% have been linked to nursing homes. Reference Grabowski 1, Reference …

Context: Managing COVID-19 outbreaks at US nursing homes highlight the structural
weaknesses of pre-pandemic long-term care emergency preparedness protocols. Objective …

Background Nursing home (NH) infection prevention and control (IPC) programs struggled
before the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic began, NHs were challenged with …

Although we deal with many infections in long term care settings, the past year and a half
has left us focused on COVID-19 infections and the prevention, management, and impact of …

Highlights•SARS-CoV-2 infection can spread rapidly among residents and staff of a nursing
home facility.•Implementing effective infection control practices can be challenging …

Between February 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began and August 2020, the nation
has watched over 5.2 million individuals become infected and over 167,000 deaths …

Abstract Background Nursing homes (NHs) provide care in a congregate setting for
residents at high risk of severe outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 infection. In spring 2020, NHs …

Protecting Nursing Home Residents from Covid-19: Federal Strike Team Findings and Lessons
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