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Reporting Requirements After the Pandemic

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

October 3, 2022

After the pandemic, NHSN COVID-19 reporting requirements were put into place. It was thought that the likelihood of expanding that...

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You’re Smart-Choose Smarter; Work Hard-Not Harder

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

September 13, 2022

While recent reports may suggest that the workforce shortage in healthcare is not only dire, but a recent phenomenon, this...

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Looking at New Ways to Address Unique Challenges: Environmental Considerations for Long Term Care

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

February 18, 2022

The setting of a long-term care (LTC) environment is incredibly complex and poses unique challenges for cleaning and disinfection.  LTC...

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Alzheimer’s and Pathogen Research- Is Alzheimer’s Caused by a Microorganism?

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

November 16, 2021

Although Alzheimer’s disease was first discovered in 1906, modern research into the cause of the disease did not start in...

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Strengthening the Foundation: CDC Updates Guidance on COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Homes

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

October 28, 2021

From early in the pandemic, we watched as one nursing home after another began to experience infections, outbreaks, then deaths,...

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Preparing Healthcare Professionals for Administering Care to the Growing Elderly Patient Population

Author: Amanda Thornton, CIC, RN, MSN

September 15, 2021

For the first time in U.S. history, older adults are projected to outnumber children within the next 15 years, according...

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Q&A with Infection Prevention Expert on CDC Revised Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfection of Facilities for SARS-CoV-2 in Community Settings

Author: Debra Hagberg MT (ASCP), CIC

May 13, 2021

On April 5, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released revised guidance on cleaning and disinfecting of...

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PDI Perspective Podcast: The Impact of COVID-19 on Long-Term Care Facilities

Author: Karen Hoffman, RN, MS, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC

February 5, 2021

Karen Hoffman, RN, MS, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC, addresses how COVID-19 has seriously impacted Long-Term Care facilities in this PDI Perspective Podcast.

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Forgotten and Vulnerable: How Long Term Care Became the COVID-19 Epicenter

Author: Deva Rea, MPH, BSN, BS, RN, CIC

July 22, 2020

2020 marks the inception of what is being coined as the new normal – a term that defines our current...

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Long-Term Care Blog July 2020