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 ...

The state comptroller's office said that the N.Y. Department of Health has made "limited progress" on recommendations from a previous audit The state comptroller's office said that the Department of ...

During the pandemic, one very clear tragedy stood out: Approximately 200,000 residents and staff died from COVID-19 in nursing homes. However, what many people don’t realize is that even before the ...

Updated recommendations to reduce infections in nursing homes call for dedicated infection prevention roles, better staff training, vaccination support and collaboration with hospital.

Stricter controls 'will help people move more gracefully toward the end of life,' infection control industry leader says. Infection control tended to be part of a list of responsibilities in most ...

About 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes across the country are likely not complying with federal regulations surrounding infection control staff, increasing health and safety risks for residents and ...

The best way to show the federal government takes seriously the importance of infection control in nursing homes, especially in the wake of the pandemic, is to require a full-time specialist. That’s ...

OIG new data brief's findings reflect a need to reexamine staffing minimums. Findings in a recent data brief from the Office of Inspector General looking at nursing homes with high infection rates ...

Many of nursing homes’ infection prevention and control weaknesses initially exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic still demand additional support and resources, researchers warn in a new JAMDA study. The ...

The report, issued Thursday by the Inspector General's Office at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, showed that infection-control procedures were still sorely lacking at many facilities ...