infection control

Understanding the lived experiences of infection-control measures in care homes for older people: joint findings from a completed study and a related, on-going study

November 9, 2021February 2, 2022

Presenter: Kathleen Lane (School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia) Abstract for the International workshop on COVID-19 and Long-Term Care systems: What have we learnt… Read More »Understanding the lived experiences of infection-control measures in care homes for older people: joint findings from a completed study and a related, on-going study

World Health Organization: updated Infection Prevention and Control interim guidance for long-term care facilities in the context of COVID-19, 8 January 2021

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

The World Health Organization has updated its interim guidance first published on 21 March 2020) on for long-term care facilities in the context of COVID-19,… Read More »World Health Organization: updated Infection Prevention and Control interim guidance for long-term care facilities in the context of COVID-19, 8 January 2021

Updated Care homes strategy for Infection Prevention and Control of COVID-19, based on a clear delineation of risk zones

December 16, 2020December 18, 2020

Eric Fewster, Independent Water & Environmental Manager, UK This care homes strategy is based around a fundamental understanding of asymptomatic / pre-symptomatic transmission as a… Read More »Updated Care homes strategy for Infection Prevention and Control of COVID-19, based on a clear delineation of risk zones

Article summary: Association between nursing home crowding and COVID-19 infection and mortality in Ontario, Canada

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

Brown KA, Jones A, Daneman N, Chan AK, Schwartz KL, Garber GE, Costa AP and Stall NM. Association Between Nursing Home Crowding and COVID-19 Infection… Read More »Article summary: Association between nursing home crowding and COVID-19 infection and mortality in Ontario, Canada

Article summary: Nursing Home Design and COVID-19: Balancing Infection Control, Quality of Life, and Resilience (JAMDA)

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020
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Diana C. Anderson, Thomas Grey, Sean Kennelly, Desmond O’Neill,Nursing Home Design and COVID-19: Balancing Infection Control, Quality of Life, and Resilience,Journal of the American Medical… Read More »Article summary: Nursing Home Design and COVID-19: Balancing Infection Control, Quality of Life, and Resilience (JAMDA)

Updated resource: Care homes strategy for Infection Prevention & Control of COVID-19 based on a clear delineation of risk zones

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Eric Fewster, BA, MSc, C.WEM, MCIWEM, CEnv, Independent Water & Environmental Manager, Salford, UK A revised version of the document ‘Care homes strategy for Infection… Read More »Updated resource: Care homes strategy for Infection Prevention & Control of COVID-19 based on a clear delineation of risk zones

An Infection Prevention and Control perspective on why COVID-19 has had such a deadly impact on care home residents in the UK

September 8, 2020October 18, 2020

By: Dr Sarah House and Eric Fewster Building on previous analysis of IPC guidance and the history of asymptomatic transmission In early April 2020 we… Read More »An Infection Prevention and Control perspective on why COVID-19 has had such a deadly impact on care home residents in the UK

Recurso: Traducción al español de la Estrategia para la prevención y control de infecciones por COVID-19 en instituciones de cuidados a largo plazo basada en delimitación explícita de zonas de riesgo.

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020

Este recurso que originalmente se publicó en línea en el Reino Unido el 18 de abril, ahora se encuentra disponible en español. Un recurso práctico… Read More »Recurso: Traducción al español de la Estrategia para la prevención y control de infecciones por COVID-19 en instituciones de cuidados a largo plazo basada en delimitación explícita de zonas de riesgo.

Resource: Portuguese translation of the Care Homes Strategy for Infection Prevention & Control of Covid-19 Based on Clear Delineation of Risk Zones.

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020

This resource that originally went online in the UK on 18th April, has now been translated into Portuguese. A practical resource with a strategy for… Read More »Resource: Portuguese translation of the Care Homes Strategy for Infection Prevention & Control of Covid-19 Based on Clear Delineation of Risk Zones.

Mapping of UK Government Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for COVID-19 in Care Homes

May 15, 2020May 20, 2020

By Dr Sarah House and Eric Fewster In early April 2020, we became aware of the increasing problems that care homes were facing with increasing… Read More »Mapping of UK Government Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for COVID-19 in Care Homes

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