scholarly journals Investigation of a Prolonged Group A Streptococcal Outbreak Among Residents of a Skilled Nursing Facility, Georgia, 2009-2012

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 1562-1567 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. Dooling ◽  
M. B. Crist ◽  
D. B. Nguyen ◽  
J. Bass ◽  
L. Lorentzson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skilled Nursing Facility ◽  
Nursing Facility ◽  
Skilled Nursing ◽  
Group A

scholarly journals The Role of Wound Care in 2 Group A Streptococcal Outbreaks in a Chicago Skilled Nursing Facility, 2015‒2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sana S Ahmed ◽  
Kasey E Diebold ◽  
Jacob M Brandvold ◽  
Saadeh S Ewaidah ◽  
Stephanie Black ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group A Streptococcus ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Skilled Nursing Facility ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Nursing Facility ◽  
Skilled Nursing ◽  
Group A ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Transmission Factors

Abstract Two consecutive outbreaks of group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections occurred from 2015–2016 among residents of a Chicago skilled nursing facility. Evaluation of wound care practices proved crucial for identifying transmission factors and implementing prevention measures. We demonstrated shedding of GAS on settle plates during care of a colonized wound.

scholarly journals A Cluster of Group A Streptococcal Infections in a Skilled Nursing Facility-the Potential Role of Healthcare Worker Presenteeism

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. e279-e284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miwako Kobayashi ◽  
Meghan M. Lyman ◽  
Louise K. Francois Watkins ◽  
Karrie-Ann Toews ◽  
Leon Bullard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Worker ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Skilled Nursing Facility ◽  
Streptococcal Infections ◽  
Nursing Facility ◽  
Skilled Nursing ◽  
Group A

Malpractice & Negligence: Cal. Supreme Court Clarifies Negligence Provisions under State’s Elder Abuse Act

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-203
Author(s):  
Kendra Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Skilled Nursing Facility ◽  
Pressure Sores ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Nursing Facility ◽  
Skilled Nursing ◽  
The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of California held, in Delaney v. Baker, 82 Cal. Rptr. 2d 610 (1999), that the heightened remedies available under the Elder Abuse Act (Act), Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 15657,15657.2 (West 1998), apply to health care providers who engage in reckless neglect of an elder adult. The court interpreted two sections of the Act: (1) section 15657, which provides for enhanced remedies for reckless neglect; and (2) section 15657.2, which limits recovery for actions based on “professional negligence.” The court held that reckless neglect is distinct from professional negligence and therefore the restrictions on remedies against health care providers for professional negligence are inapplicable.Kay Delaney sued Meadowood, a skilled nursing facility (SNF), after a resident, her mother, died. Evidence at trial indicated that Rose Wallien, the decedent, was left lying in her own urine and feces for extended periods of time and had stage I11 and IV pressure sores on her ankles, feet, and buttocks at the time of her death.

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