Learn more about Vicki Nordby, Nurse Consultant, Marquis Companies, Milwaukie, OR.
COVID-19 vaccination before infection cuts risk for long COVID
Nov 27, 2023
COVID-19 vaccination with any number of doses before infection was linked to a reduced risk for post-COVID-19 condition.
Meet Theresa Watts, 2022 Rising Star honoree
By
Max Bachmann
Jul 28, 2022
Learn more about Theresa Watts, infection control preventionist, Alta Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reno, NV.
Bill makes outbreak response plans condition of licensure for assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2021
A bill approved by the New Jersey Legislature makes outbreak response plans a condition of licensure for assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities in the state.
Going to extremes
By
Meg LaPorte
Aug 01, 2018
When it comes to infection control measures in senior living, medical waste disposal can’t be taken lightly. But operators actually might be overdoing it.
Long COVID in older adults likely to be misdiagnosed: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2022
Many long COVID symptoms mimic the effects of aging, leading to misdiagnosis, according to a recent study published in the journal BMJ.
Weekly, at-home COVID-19 testing would stem pandemic, study finds
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 15, 2021
Without any at-home COVID-19 testing, 11.6 million infections and 119,000 related deaths would occur or a 60-day period, with $10.1 billion in overall costs (inpatient and lost-productivity costs combined)....
Planning an outing to the fair? Avoid the pigs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2016
If your activities calendar has a trip to an upcoming county or state fair on it, you’ll want to bypass the pig exhibits, based on new information from the CDC.
UTI antibiotic treatment may not be correct for older adults
By
Alyssa Salela
Jun 07, 2017
Prescribing antibiotics for older adults with urinary tract infection symptoms may be causing more harm than previously believed, a new study finds.
Long-term care community design affects COVID-19 infection control: study
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 03, 2022
Resident COVID-19 infection rates were significantly higher in single-site long-term care facilities with stand-alone buildings than in facilities with smaller, detached buildings, according to a new meta-analysis.