Remote Infection Control Assessments of US Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic, April to June 2020.
SARS-CoV-2
infection control
nursing home
Journal
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
ISSN: 1538-9375
Titre abrégé: J Am Med Dir Assoc
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100893243
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2022
06 2022
Historique:
received:
21
01
2022
revised:
23
03
2022
accepted:
30
03
2022
pubmed:
4
5
2022
medline:
9
6
2022
entrez:
3
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Nursing homes (NHs) provide care in a congregate setting for residents at high risk of severe outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 infection. In spring 2020, NHs were implementing new guidance to minimize SARS-CoV-2 spread among residents and staff. To assess whether telephone and video-based infection control assessment and response (TeleICAR) strategies could efficiently assess NH preparedness and help resolve gaps. We incorporated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidance for NH into an assessment tool covering 6 domains: visitor restrictions; health care personnel COVID-19 training; resident education, monitoring, screening, and cohorting; personal protective equipment supply; core infection prevention and control (IPC); and communication to public health. We performed TeleICAR consultations on behalf of health departments. Adherence to each element was documented and recommendations provided to the facility. Health department-referred NHs that agreed to TeleICAR consultation. We assessed overall numbers and proportions of NH that had not implemented each infection control element (gap) and proportion of NH that reported making ≥1 change in practice following the assessment. During April 13 to June 12, 2020, we completed TeleICAR consultations in 629 NHs across 19 states. Overall, 524 (83%) had ≥1 implementation gap identified; the median number of gaps was 2 (interquartile range: 1-4). The domains with the greatest number of facilities with gaps were core IPC practices (428/625; 68%) and COVID-19 education, monitoring, screening, and cohorting of residents (291/620; 47%). TeleICAR was an alternative to onsite infection control assessments that enabled public health to efficiently reach NHs across the United States early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Assessments identified widespread gaps in core IPC practices that put residents and staff at risk of infection. TeleICAR is an important strategy that leverages infection control expertise and can be useful in future efforts to improve NH IPC.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Nursing homes (NHs) provide care in a congregate setting for residents at high risk of severe outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 infection. In spring 2020, NHs were implementing new guidance to minimize SARS-CoV-2 spread among residents and staff.
OBJECTIVE
To assess whether telephone and video-based infection control assessment and response (TeleICAR) strategies could efficiently assess NH preparedness and help resolve gaps.
DESIGN
We incorporated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidance for NH into an assessment tool covering 6 domains: visitor restrictions; health care personnel COVID-19 training; resident education, monitoring, screening, and cohorting; personal protective equipment supply; core infection prevention and control (IPC); and communication to public health. We performed TeleICAR consultations on behalf of health departments. Adherence to each element was documented and recommendations provided to the facility.
SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS
Health department-referred NHs that agreed to TeleICAR consultation.
METHODS
We assessed overall numbers and proportions of NH that had not implemented each infection control element (gap) and proportion of NH that reported making ≥1 change in practice following the assessment.
RESULTS
During April 13 to June 12, 2020, we completed TeleICAR consultations in 629 NHs across 19 states. Overall, 524 (83%) had ≥1 implementation gap identified; the median number of gaps was 2 (interquartile range: 1-4). The domains with the greatest number of facilities with gaps were core IPC practices (428/625; 68%) and COVID-19 education, monitoring, screening, and cohorting of residents (291/620; 47%).
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
TeleICAR was an alternative to onsite infection control assessments that enabled public health to efficiently reach NHs across the United States early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Assessments identified widespread gaps in core IPC practices that put residents and staff at risk of infection. TeleICAR is an important strategy that leverages infection control expertise and can be useful in future efforts to improve NH IPC.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35504326
pii: S1525-8610(22)00259-6
doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.03.015
pmc: PMC8983607
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
909-916.e2Investigateurs
Adesubomi Adeyemo
(A)
Suparna Bagchi
(S)
Karen Boone
(K)
Katherine Allen-Bridson
(K)
Susan Cali
(S)
Clayton Carmon
(C)
Zeshan Chisty
(Z)
Nadezhda Duffy
(N)
Lauren Epstein
(L)
Neela D Goswami
(ND)
D Cal Ham
(DC)
Judy Hannan
(J)
Margaret Hercules
(M)
Anindita Issa
(A)
Amy Kolwaite Arnp
(A)
Jessie Legros
(J)
Serina Lees
(S)
Todd Lucas
(T)
Almea Matanock
(A)
Nancy McClung
(N)
Pedro Moro
(P)
Srinivas Nanduri
(S)
Alicia Shugart
(A)
Theresa Sipe
(T)
Henrietta Smith
(H)
Elizabeth Soda
(E)
Tarah Somers
(T)
Erica Umeakunne
(E)
Pattie Tucker
(P)
Katelyn White
(K)
Informations de copyright
Published by Elsevier Inc.
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