As the leading cause of gastroenteritis, norovirus — colloquially known as the stomach flu — is unpleasant for anyone. But in long-term care facilities, where vulnerable residents live in close quarters, a virus that’s hard to kill but easy to spread is more than a mere nuisance.
In this article, published in McKnights Long Term Care News, Viking Pure’s President and Co-Founder Joshua Schwartz covers three ways that assisted living and long-term care facilities can train staff to effectively prevent and manage norovirus outbreaks.