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Impact of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) on the quality of room cleaning in nursing homes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2023

Joshua B. Hsi Open the ORCID record for Joshua B. Hsi [Opens in a new window] ,
Raveena D. Singh ,
Robert Pedroza ,
Gabrielle M. Gussin Open the ORCID record for Gabrielle M. Gussin [Opens in a new window] ,
Thomas T. Tjoa  and
Shruti K. Gohil
Joshua B. Hsi*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California
Raveena D. Singh
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California
Robert Pedroza
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California
Gabrielle M. Gussin
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California
Thomas T. Tjoa
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California
Shruti K. Gohil
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California
*
Author for correspondence: Joshua B. Hsi, E-mail: Joshuabearhsi@gmail.com
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Abstract

Persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are prone to receiving reduced quality of care. We compared the quality of room cleaning of rooms with ADRD residents and rooms with non-ADRD residents in nursing homes using an ultraviolet (UV) marker. ADRD status was associated with greater failure of UV marker removal (odds ratio, 1.68; 95% confidence interval, 1.04–2.71; P = .03).

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 9 , September 2023 , pp. 1508 - 1510
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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