MRSA

CMS policy on new Alzheimer’s drugs restricts rural access: former senator … Bedbugs may spread MRSA: study … CIDRAP: Sporicidal disinfectants better against Candida Auris … Nearly 30 affected...

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...

Paper analyzes government policy’s role in creating LTC problems … Shoes and wheelchairs spread MRSA in LTC facilities, study finds … Study reports dementia care program in nursing homes well received

The shoes of workers, wheelchair wheels and flooring are potential sources of drug-resistant pathogen spread in long-term care settings, finds a new study.

The rate of MRSA infections rate was five times higher in COVID-19 patients than non-COVID patients in an 11-hospital study.

Vaccination offers partial protection against long COVID … Despite new “right to repair” wheelchair law, fixes remain difficult for users … … Post-acute regimen reduces MRSA in a study that included...

The CDC’s new report of a spike in healthcare associated infections is alarming, says the nation’s leading infection control group. One bright spot for nursing homes: CDC found no increase in Clostridium...

Candida auris. Methicillin/oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci. The growing list of multi-drug resistant organisms is enough to worry any nursing home leader. These...

New research might make facilities rethink smoke breaks for employees and residents.

If a MRSA vaccine could be developed for adults, it could potentially save nursing homes a lot of money, not to mention reset some of our infection control protocols.