Nursing homes (NHs) provide health care to people who are unable to manage
independently in the community, in 2 different circumstances: for chronic care management …

Abstract Purpose of Review Nursing home residents are at high risk for colonization and
infection with bacterial pathogens that are multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). We …

More than 40 percent of all reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths in the
United States have occurred in nursing homes. As a result, health care workers' access to …

Abstract Background Nursing Assistants (NA) who feel empowered tend to perform their
duties better, have higher morale and job satisfaction, and are less likely to leave their jobs …

Objective To describe the association between nursing home staff turnover and the
presence and scope of infection control citations. Data Sources Secondary data for all US …

Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) provide the majority of direct care to nursing home
residents in the United States and, therefore, are keys to ensuring optimal health outcomes …

Although system dynamics [SD] and agent-based modelling [ABM] have individually served
as effective tools to understand the Covid-19 dynamics, combining these methods in a …

Background Despite their integral role, Home Health Aides (HHAs) are largely unrecognized
as essential to implementing effective infection prevention and control practices in the home …

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

Objectives During the last quarter of 2020—despite improved distribution of personal
protective equipment (PPE) and knowledge of COVID-19 management—nursing homes …