Long-term care Articles

COVID-19 | 5.11.20

GHX COVID-19 Information Center: Actionable Insights, Tools

GHX has created the COVID-19 Information Center to deliver the insights, data and tools to help healthcare providers,...

Environmental Infection | 12.19.17

The Imperative of Mattress Cover Integrity for Survey Readiness and Infection Prevention

Mattress covers in healthcare facilities are frequently damaged. Studies have shown that more than 26% of mattresses are damaged. The...

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 8.30.17

Treat the Patient, Not the Poo: C. difficile Clinician Education Tools

Testing only appropriate patient specimens for C. difficile can have a drastic impact on a facility’s C. difficile rates, but it...

Health Information Technology | 10.25.16

Studies on Nurse Staffing and Health Care – Associated Infection: Methodologic Challenges and Potential Solutions

National efforts to promote an HER may offer solutions for future studies by providing more comprehensive data on HAIs and...

Decontamination, Disinfection and Sterilization | 9.30.16

Focus on LTC/Behavioral Health Outbreaks— Identify the Pathogen: Norovirus

Hospital outbreaks are reported more often in the medical literature than outbreaks in the long-term care (LTC)/behavioral health setting. By...

Care Settings | 9.30.16

A Special – AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: CAUTI Supplement

The Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) is very pleased that the winter supplement of Prevention Strategist is focusing on the...

HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 9.30.16

Identify the Pathogen: Streptococcus Pyogenes

Hospital outbreaks are reported more often in the medical literature than occurrences in the long- term care (LTC) or behavioral...

Environmental Infection | 9.30.16

Focus on Long-Term and Behavioral Health Outbreaks— Identify the Pathogen: Clostridium Perfringens

Hospital outbreaks are reported more often in the medical literature than occurrences in the long-term care (LTC) or behavioral health...