Nearly 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes may not be complying with federal infection control preventionist requirements, a new report finds. MCKNIGHT’S LONG-TERM CARE NEWS MCKNIGHT’S SENIOR LIVING ...

Six nursing homes in the sample didn’t have a designated infection preventionist for part of the audit period, which ranged from 30 to 311 days for five of those facilities.

Healthcare CEOs, do you know your infection preventionist, and do you engage with them regularly? If not, you’re missing out on opportunities to improve patient safety, protect your organization ...

DNV Clinical Accreditation & Certification Surveyor named 2022 Infection Preventionist of the Year by South Carolina Palmetto Chapter of APIC. Award Winner Displays 2022 Award 2022 South Carolina ...

In 2019, the United States met a formidable enemy otherwise known as COVID-19. With it came to light an often-overlooked profession — infection preventionist. These workers are at the forefront ...

2. PRIORITIZE INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL STAFFING. Require at least one full-time, dedicated infection preventionist in each nursing home who is properly trained and certified.Having ...

The OIG collected data from 100 for-profit nursing homes between October 2022 and June 2024. The agency found that seven facilities did not have a designated infection preventionist on staff at ...

Rider was named Infection Preventionist of the Year at the 35th annual meeting of the S.C. Palmetto Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology held last month in Columbia.

San Antonio, Texas, June 4, 2024 – In an era of hospital budget cuts and staffing freezes, a Florida hospital more than doubled staff positions for infection prevention and control (IPC) over a ...