To examine processes and programmatic elements of infection prevention and control (IPC)
efforts and identify themes and promising approaches in nursing homes (NHs), an …

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 …

During the COVID‐19 pandemic, frontline nursing home staff faced extraordinary stressors
including high infection and mortality rates and ever‐changing and sometimes conflicting …

Background Long-term care (LTC) facilities experienced significant morbidity and mortality
rates among both residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, for which they were ill …

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 …

A retirement community in Seattle, Washington reported their first COVID-19 case in early
March 2020 and within 1 week, the community had a total of four positive resident cases and …

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll all over the world. In December
2019, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Wuhan, China. By the end of 12 April …

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 …

ABSTRACT The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disproportionately affects nursing
home residents, resulting in an elevated risk for COVID-19 morbidity and mortality for this …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES In April 2020, Massachusetts nursing homes (NHs) became a
hotspot for COVID‐19 infections and associated deaths. In response, Governor Charles …