Nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review of challenges and responses

S Giri, LM Chenn, R Romero-Ortuno - European Geriatric Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Introduction COVID-19 has caused unprecedented challenges in nursing homes. In this
scoping review, we aimed to describe factors that contributed to the spread and mortality of …

Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments: A comprehensive review

J Shen, M Kong, B Dong, MJ Birnkrant… - … and Technology for the …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of deaths and great economic loss globally.
There has been substantial evidence supporting the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 …

What medical waste management system may cope With COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from Wuhan

C Chen, J Chen, R Fang, F Ye, Z Yang, Z Wang… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global pandemic caused by the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to a dramatic
increase in medical waste worldwide. This tremendous increase in medical waste is an …

Nontraditional small house nursing homes have fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths

S Zimmerman, C Dumond-Stryker, M Tandan… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Green House and other small nursing home (NH) models are
considered “nontraditional” due to their size (10–12 beds), universal caregivers, and other …

Enhancing the cultural heritage through adaptive reuse. A multicriteria approach to evaluate the Castello Visconteo in Cusago (Italy)

M Dell'Ovo, F Dell'Anna, R Simonelli, L Sdino - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cultural heritage can play a strategic role in developing a sustainable built environment,
contributing to the improvement of the economic, social, and environmental productivity of a …

Social distancing and isolation strategies to prevent and control the transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in care homes for older people: an …

S Sims, R Harris, S Hussein, AM Rafferty… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Older people living in care homes are at high risk of poor health outcomes and mortality if
they contract COVID-19 or other infectious diseases. Measures used to protect residents …

Nursing home design and COVID-19: Implications for guidelines and regulation

X Zhu, H Lee, H Sang, J Muller, H Yang, C Lee… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Nursing homes (NHs) are important health care and residential
environments for the growing number of frail older adults. The COVID-19 pandemic …

Lessons learnt for enhancing hospital resilience to pandemics: A qualitative analysis from Italy

R Marmo, F Pascale, L Diana, E Sicignano… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has outlined the need to strengthen the resilience of healthcare
systems. It has cost millions of human lives and has had indirect health impacts too. Hospital …

Factors associated with the acceptance of new technologies for ageing in place by people over 64 years of age

S Chimento-Díaz, P Sánchez-García… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: In the context of growing population ageing, technologies aimed at helping
people age in place play a fundamental role. Acceptance of the implementation of …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 on visitors' wayfinding within healthcare centers

EM Khotbehsara, R Askarizad, M Mehrinejad… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The novel COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial calamities in developing countries
such as Iran, which initially suffered from inadequate infrastructure essential for the …