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Older adults are among the most vulnerable populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for eight out of 10 deaths from the virus in the United States, according to the CDC.

An academic detailing intervention was not associated with a significant reduction of antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes, according to results of a cluster randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.

Using a “possible” acute change in mental status criterion identified an additional 21 health care-associated infections among nursing home residents in 161 facilities, according to findings in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

The American Geriatrics Society, or AGS, recently issued a policy brief to urge the federal government to take action to protect some of the most vulnerable Americans against COVID-19 — patients in nursing homes.

Many physicians treating older patients who require surrogate decision-makers experience moral distress, according to research recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Researchers observed low rates of overall hand hygiene adherence among health care workers at six skilled nursing facilities, according to findings published in a recent study. They also found that glove use and job title were associated with higher hand hygiene adherence.

Hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection, or HA-CDI, was associated with a 27% increase in attributable costs and 13% increase in hospital length of stay compared with controls in a Canadian study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.