This presentation discusses in detail the methodology, protocols, and definitions used in monitoring urinary tract infection events in long-term care facilities.
This guide assists long-term care facilities in enrolling in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
This information is for nursing home staff use when receiving an admission or return from hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This page displays national and state-level data on COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents and staff of nursing homes. These summaries use data that nursing homes submitted to the National Healthcare Safety Network COVID-19 module.
This updated infection control assessment and response tool is a longer but more comprehensive assessment of infection control practices within nursing homes. The facilitator guide format contains a side-by-side layout of both the question and answer choices as well as the recommended infection prevention and control practice(s) based upon current CDC guidance.
This page displays data at the national and state level on COVID-19 vaccination coverage among residents and staff of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-certified nursing homes. These summaries represent data that nursing homes reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Module using weekly vaccination forms.
This course provides infection prevention and control training for individuals responsible for infection prevention and control programs in nursing homes so they can effectively implement their programs and ensure adherence to recommended practices by front-line staff.
This podcast is the first in a series of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-sponsored podcasts for frontline nursing home staff, and discusses training and infection control practices in nursing homes to help combat the spread of COVID-19.
This course consists of five sections that teach health workers how they can protect themselves and others from the occupational risks they encounter throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
This quick reference summarizes CDC’s strategies to optimize personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies in healthcare settings.
This webpage provides additional information about Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 exposure standards and requirements, including requirements in states that operate their own OSHA-approved State plans; recordkeeping requirements and injury/illness recording criteria; and applications of standards related to sanitation and communication of risks related to hazardous chemicals that may be in common sanitizers and sterilizers.
This tool has been developed to assess staff competency in effectively using PPE as an integral part of infection control and prevention measures.
This flyer highlights strategies long-term care staff and leadership to consider when interacting with residents to support positive outcomes for both staff and residents.
This webpage provides an overview of the causes and frequency of post-COVID conditions for healthcare providers.
This worksheet will help you create a performance improvement project charter.
This series of two learning modules features strategies to help nursing home teams minimize infection risk in their facility.
This post-vaccination guidance is intended for long-term care facilities, but it could also be applied to patients in other healthcare settings. These considerations are based on the current understanding of signs and symptoms following COVID-19 vaccination, including timing and duration, and might change as experience with the vaccine accumulates.
This webpage provides nursing homes with general guidance on COVID-19 preparedness.
This webinar will walk you through how to get ready and promote high vaccination rates in your facility.
This is a checklist of questions for potential COVID-19 vaccine recipients with guidance on how to proceed with administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.
This webinar describes a new approach developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called Enhanced Barrier Precautions, which can help nursing homes to implement the contact isolation precautions used in hospitals when caring for patients with multi-drug resistant organisms.
This 30-minute course reviews best practices for effective COVID-19 vaccine administration and addresses recent COVID-19 recommendations presented by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This fact sheet provides foundational knowledge of infection control protocols and procedures to prevent the spread of infectious disease threats—including COVID-19.
The short video features Dr. Abby Carlson, who brings her background as a member of a hospital infection control team and a doctor caring for patients to this video series designed for frontline workers.
This video provides guidance on how nursing homes can enter point of care (POC) SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test data into the National Healthcare Safety Net application.