Infection prevention and control standards in assisted living facilities: Are residents' needs being met?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-53

  Kossover, Rachel A ^a   Chi, Carolyn J ^a   Wise, Matthew E ^a   Tran, Alvin H ^a   Chande, Neha D ^a   Perz, Joseph F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Health care workers; Health care associated infection; Health policy; Infection prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ASSISTED LIVING; HEALTH CARE WORKERS; HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTH POLICY; INFECTION PREVENTION;

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CONTRACT SERVICES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSERVICE TRAINING; LICENSURE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84890793834     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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