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 …

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 …

Nursing home (NH) residents comprise a disproportionately high percentage of the deaths
from COVID-19 in the United States1 because close quarters exacerbate asymptomatic and …

The COVID-19 pandemic is providing us with many painful lessons particularly the
vulnerability of individuals living with chronic conditions and the need for preparedness …

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

We read with interest Kim et al's letter in the October 2020 issue of AJIC, Lessons learned−
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in nursing homes. The letter summarizes the authors' experiences of …

Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the extreme vulnerability of older
people and other individuals who reside in long-term care, creating an urgent need for …

Our healthcare system faces an unprecedented strain as it struggles with the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. With cases now reported in 53 states and territories …

Protecting Nursing Home Residents from Covid-19: Federal Strike Team Findings and Lessons
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To examine processes and programmatic elements of infection prevention and control (IPC)
efforts and identify themes and promising approaches in nursing homes (NHs), an …