Preparing nursing homes for a second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

A. Rekha Murthy; Jennifer A. Hanrahan; Sonali D. Advani; Muhammad Salman Ashraf; John P. Mills; Lona Mody; David K. Henderson; Mary K. Hayden; David J. Weber; Sharon B. Wright; Hilary Babcock; Judith Guzman-Cottrill; Sarah D. Haessler; Clare Rock; Trevor Van Schooneveld; Corey Forde; Latania K. Logan; Anurag Malani

doi:10.1017/ice.2020.1283

Preparing nursing homes for a second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

A. Rekha Murthy, Jennifer A. Hanrahan, Sonali D. Advani, Muhammad Salman Ashraf, John P. Mills, Lona Mody, David K. Henderson, Mary K. Hayden, David J. Weber, Sharon B. Wright, Hilary Babcock, Judith Guzman-Cottrill, Sarah D. Haessler, Clare Rock, Trevor Van Schooneveld, Corey Forde, Latania K. Logan, Anurag Malani

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Among deaths related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States, 40% have been linked to nursing homes.^1,2Nursing homes commonly have limited access to infection prevention and control (IPC) experts, and they are set up so that IPC duties are performed by a nursing home staff member or an infection preventionist with other responsibilities and little protected time. During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing homes have faced challenges including inadequate infrastructure to support isolation units, difficulties in securing timely diagnostic testing, high staff turnover, space limitations, personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages, and frequently evolving guidance for prevention and treatment of COVID-19. This report outlines suggested models for collaboration, configuration, and controls to facilitate optimal preparedness and response for nursing homes during this pandemic and beyond.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1251-1254
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	42
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.1283
State	Published - Oct 20 2021

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Murthy, A. R., Hanrahan, J. A., Advani, S. D., Ashraf, M. S., Mills, J. P., Mody, L., Henderson, D. K., Hayden, M. K., Weber, D. J., Wright, S. B., Babcock, H., Guzman-Cottrill, J., Haessler, S. D., Rock, C., Van Schooneveld, T., Forde, C., Logan, L. K., & Malani, A. (2021). Preparing nursing homes for a second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 42(10), 1251-1254. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.1283

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