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May 31, 2021 · TORONTO — Ontario is taking further action to protect long-term care home residents by becoming the first province in Canada to make it mandatory for homes to have COVID-19 immunization policies for staff and to set out the minimum requirements that need to be included in these policies.
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•Health Care Workers
•Table 1: Recommended immunization, health care workers
•Laboratory Workers
•Table 2: Recommended immunization, research and industrial laboratory workers
•Child Care Workers and Workers in Educational Settings
Aug 26, 2021 · A group of major Canadian long-term care operators will require all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this fall. Chartwell Retirement Residences, Extendicare, Responsive Group Inc., Revera...
Delegation in Long-term Care: Scope of practice or job description? Kirsten N Corazzini, PhD. 1 School of Nursing, Duke University Medical Center. 2 Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center. Assistant Professor. Find articles by Kirsten N Corazzini. 1,2,*, Ruth A Anderson. Ruth A Anderson, PhD, RN, FAAN.
The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the existing evidence on leadership that best matches nursing home care, with a focus on behaviors, effects and influencing factors. A narrative review was performed in three steps: the establishment of ...
Oct 30, 2023 · Federal data shows seniors have long borne the brunt of the COVID pandemic, facing far higher death tolls than younger age groups — including devastation within long-term care homes housing the...
May 16, 2024 · Find background and information on the pneumococcal vaccination laws for healthcare workers and patients in long-term care facilities. CDC recommends that adults aged 65 years or older receive the pneumococcal vaccine.
