Improving the fate of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: the need for policy

RT Konetzka - American Journal of Public Health, 2021 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Approximately 40% of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States have been linked to long-
term care facilities. 1 Early in the pandemic, as the scope of the problem became apparent …

Knowledge and Perceived Effectiveness of Infection Prevention and Control Measures Among Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National …

MA Alah, S Abdeen, N Selim, D Hamdani… - Journal of Nursing …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Being the first line of defense against COVID-19 infection, health care workers
(HCWs) are at an increased risk of getting infected. Infection prevention and control (IPC) …

Infection prevention and control across the continuum of COVID‐19 care: A qualitative study of patients', caregivers' and providers' experiences

MB Wasilewski, Z Szigeti, CL Sheppard… - Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Healthcare facilities adopted restrictive visitor policies as a result of the COVID‐
19 (COVID) pandemic. Though these measures were necessary to promote the safety of …

Front-line nursing home staff experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic

EM White, TF Wetle, A Reddy, RR Baier - Journal of the American Medical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an
unprecedented challenge for nursing homes, where staff have faced rapidly evolving …

Don't forget about us: Perspectives on social distancing in assisted living and long-term care facilities from rural nurse practitioners

L Crumb, T Williams, K Griffith - Journal of Gerontological …, 2020 - journals.healio.com
To the Editor: The coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted global health care. Although the
news media has shifted most of its focus to patients in acute care facilities and frontline …

Are preventive measures adequate? An evaluation of the implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in nursing homes in China

M Shi, F Zhang, X He, S Huang, M Zhang… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a
challenge for nursing homes in China. Nursing homes are particularly dangerous places in …