scholarly journals Political Advocacy and Research Both Needed to Address Federal-Provincial Gaps in Service: Manitoba First Nations Personal Care Homes

2005 ◽  
Vol 96 (S1) ◽  
pp. S55-S59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Roscelli ◽  
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Political Advocacy ◽  
Personal Care ◽  
Personal Care Homes

scholarly journals Investigation of an outbreak of group A Streptococcus in a Regina retirement residence and personal care home, 2018

2020 ◽  
pp. 175-178
Author(s):  
Molly Trecker ◽  
C Danielson ◽  
G Koutsoulis ◽  
K Lloyd ◽  
C Benz Tramer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Group A Streptococcus ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Personal Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Environmental Cleaning ◽  
Personal Care Homes ◽  
Group A ◽  
Personal Care Home

Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) is a common bacterium that causes infections ranging from minor illnesses, like strep throat, to life-threatening invasive disease. The elderly are particularly at risk of invasive infection, with this risk compounded by living in communal settings, including long-term care facilities or personal care homes. Following the identification of five invasive group A streptococcal infections in residents of a Regina retirement residence and personal care home over a period of five months, an outbreak was declared on May 8, 2018. Over the 10 weeks the outbreak lasted, 10 cases were diagnosed, attributable to nine individuals: six residents and three staff. Five of the 10 cases (50%) were invasive, all of which required hospitalization. The predominant emm type was 92 – a type not common in Canada. Interventions, including onsite inspections, weekly surveillance, hand hygiene and environmental cleaning improvements, as well as mass screening for carriage of group A Streptococcus were carried out in collaboration with the personal-care home. Mitigating outbreak risks in private retirement residences and personal care homes requires that facilities establish robust infection control programs, including hand hygiene and effective environmental cleaning, and work collaboratively with Public Health officials to address outbreaks.

Nutritional Status of Older Adults in Personal Care Homes

1999 ◽  
Vol 99 (9) ◽  
pp. A118
Author(s):  
M.A. Johnson ◽  
M.E. Quinn ◽  
E.L. Andress ◽  
M. Mahadevan ◽  
M. Ramesh
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Personal Care ◽  
Personal Care Homes
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