APIC Statement: HHS Inspector General Raises Concern About Infection Prevention and Control in For Profit Nursing Homes
August 23, 2024
August 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology issued the following news release:
Arlington, Va., August 21, 2024 -- On the heels of previous reports calling for nursing homes to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic to improve compliance with infection prevention and control requirements and staffing in nursing homes, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new report estimating that, "2,568 for-profit . . .
Arlington, Va., August 21, 2024 -- On the heels of previous reports calling for nursing homes to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic to improve compliance with infection prevention and control requirements and staffing in nursing homes, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new report estimating that, "2,568 for-profit . . .