COVID-19 is a wake-up call to the entire skilled nursing and LTC industry. Organizations must stay informed on legal issues related to COVID-19 and understand business practices that contribute to civil and criminal lawsuits. With knowledge in hand, best practices can be put in place to help LTC operators protect themselves from lawsuits.
COVID-19 inspires ‘overdue’ infection control innovation
History may come to see COVID-19 as the seminal event shaping infection control practices in healthcare. While the pandemic, so far, has spotlighted the ineffectiveness of current processes to assess, plan and manage infection control risks, there is also a bright side. The urgent need to keep residents, staff and visitors safe has inspired long-overdue innovation in proactively managing all infection control risks at nursing homes and other care sites.