The COVID-19 – related problems encountered by nursing homes in Poland and the steps undertaken to prevent disease spread in the first phase of the epidemic

Nieradko-Iwanicka Barbara; Iwanicki Janusz; Dyczewski Blazej; Herbet Mariola

doi:10.2478/cipms-2021-0037

Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences (Dec 2021)

The COVID-19 – related problems encountered by nursing homes in Poland and the steps undertaken to prevent disease spread in the first phase of the epidemic

Nieradko-Iwanicka Barbara,
Iwanicki Janusz,
Dyczewski Blazej,
Herbet Mariola

Affiliations

Nieradko-Iwanicka Barbara: Chair and Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Iwanicki Janusz: Provincial Team for Adjudication of Disability in Lublin, Poland
Dyczewski Blazej: Institute of Sociology Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland
Herbet Mariola: Chair and Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2021-0037
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 34, no. 4
pp. 206 – 211

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Nursing Homes (NHs) are institutions of social assistance run by local governments or non-government organizations. Their purpose is to provide individuals with basic services. On March 20, 2020, the Regulation of the Minister of Health issued the declaration of the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland. The introduction of legal regulations allowed the authorities to take actions to prevent infections at NHs. The aim of the study was to analyze the COVID-19 – related problems encountered by nursing homes in Poland and the steps undertaken to prevent disease spread in the first phase of the epidemic.

Published in Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

ISSN: 2084-980X (Print); 2300-6676 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/CIPMS

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