Nursing homes play a crucial role in providing care and support to vulnerable populations. However, these facilities are often susceptible to infectious diseases such as norovirus due to close living quarters and the fact that residents are at higher risk of exposure. To safeguard the health and well-being of residents, it is essential to establish robust visitor policies that minimize the risk of norovirus transmission.
In this article, published in McKnights Long Term Care News, Viking Pure’s President and Co-Founder Joshua Schwartz covers the various visitor policies that assisted living and long-term care facilities can implement to effectively prevent and manage norovirus outbreaks in senior care facilities.