Infection Control

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, infection prevention and control (IPC) in long-term care facilities was usually relegated to the sidelines. If it was focused on at all, IPC often fell squarely on...

Where healthcare workers live, as well as other social factors, plays a role in whether they get COVID-19, a new study finds.

Bedbugs could be a culprit in spreading methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, which can be common in some assisted living and nursing home communities. A study in The Journal of...

A new infection prevention course aims to bring more awareness about, and practical tips to stop, the spread of infections in assisted living communities.

In a recent letter to leaders in Congress, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) highlighted the “astonishing lack of attention to infection prevention and control...

Many nursing homes are moving too quickly to implement evolving technologies before their worth is fully known, cautions national nursing home medical expert Arif Nazir.

The federal government should require a full-time infection preventionist in every nursing home, say leaders of a large ICP association.

Gentle cleansers are just as effective as harsh soaps at killing deadly viral pathogens — even after adding moisturizers, a new study has found.

Industry advocates have launched an online platform and forum open to all LTC staff who perform infection prevention and control duties.

If the COVID-19 pandemic impressed on the general population for the first time just how deadly infections can be in long-term care settings, veterans of the industry likely weren’t surprised. ...