Dr. Buffy Lloyd-Krejci is one of the nation's foremost authorities on infection prevention and control in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Her Phoenix-based practice, IPCWell, is devoted to reducing infections, antibiotic resistance, re-admissions, and death in healthcare settings across the country and around the world. A frequent contributor and interview source for national and trade press concerning infection prevention, control, and mitigation, she has appeared in Cambridge University Press, in Skilled Nursing News, and on National Public Radio, among others. For more information, visit IPCWell.com.
"""Caregivers in group healing residences must balance compassion against policies and laws that penalize them. This book offers a solution to the problem!"" - Connie Mariano, MD, White House Doctor (1992 - 2001) and author of The White House Doctor: My Patients Were Presidents, a Memoir ""Infection control expertise is necessary for care facility managers and staff. Supporting the staff-not punishing them at every turn-reinforces best practices."" - Mini Pandit, MD, MBA, radiologist, lecturer, and author ""Facility administrators, staff, and patient advocates can use this book as a guide for creating positive changes in long term care facilities."" - Katherine (Kate) Ellington, PhD, epidemiologist at the University of Arizona's College of Public Health ""Compassion for the elderly is my mission. With all my heart, I support this message of care Dr. Buffy wrote for all of us."" - Patricia Person, event coordinator at MorningStar Assisted Living and the reigning Ms. Senior Arizona"