Non-invasive shared care equipment must be decontaminated according to evidence-based protocols to minimise patients’ risk of healthcare-acquired infections. This article, the first in a six-part ...

The New York City Health Department is kicking off a new program that aims to keep COVID-19 infections down at nursing homes. AP/John Minchillo The New York City Health Department is developing a new ...

Respiratory and facial protection are used by health professionals when there is a risk of blood or body fluids splashing into the face and eyes, of exposure to infectious large droplets or of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly 200 long-term care facilities in Ohio that were hit with fines for inadequate infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic also got federal incentive payments worth millions ...

As COVID-19 ravaged New York nursing homes, 62 of the facilities were cited for violations of infection-control standards, which are crucial to stopping the spread of viruses and other deadly diseases ...

This story is part of an investigation by The Enquirer. Read more about it here. Inspectors cited Highlands Post-Acute for infection control issues between mid-July and the end of October, one of 12 ...

Proper infection prevention and control is considered among the most important practices for avoiding cross-contamination and the spread of contagious disease. Here is a look at the deficiencies that ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — State regulators visited 12 West Michigan nursing homes in recent weeks to determine if they’re meeting infection control standards amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Surveyors ...

Workers from a Servpro disaster recovery team enter the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., to begin cleaning and disinfecting the facility on March 11. (Ted S. Warren/AP) Nursing homes operated by ...

This story is part of an investigation by The Enquirer. Read more about it here. Inspectors cited Judson Care Center for infection control issues between mid-July and the end of October, one of 12 ...