Clinical Staff Information
Nurses, medical providers, and therapists who work in nursing homes and assisted living facilities face a difficult task of managing the complex conditions affecting a person while simultaneously monitoring him/her for signs and symptoms of infections.
Medicare and Medicaid Program Participation Requirements for LTCFs
- Nursing Home Data Compendium 2015 Edition [PDF – 251 pages](CMS )
- Additional Nursing Home Data (CMS)
- CMS State Operations Manual, including Appendix PP. Interpretive Guidelines for Long-Term Care Facilities, F-Tag 441: Infection Control
- Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Requirements for Long-term Care Facilities October, 2016 [PDF – 185 pages]
Guidelines and Resources for Common Pathogens
Infectious Organisms
- Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE)
- Flu
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- General Information about Norovirus
- C. diff
- Staff Fact Sheet [PDF – 2 pages] (National Nursing Home Quality Improvement Campaign)
- Leadership Fact Sheet [PDF – 2 pages] (National Nursing Home Quality Improvement Campaign)
- Dying from C diff: Who Is Most Vulnerable? (CDC Expert Commentary)
- The following was presented in collaboration with American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination (AANA) during a webinar in January 2014.
- Clostridioides difficile Infection
McGeer Criteria
- Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Revisiting the McGeer Criteria (CDC/SHEA )
Tracking and Reporting
Clinical Guidance on Evaluating and Managing Infections in LTCFs
Antibiotic Stewardship in LTCFs
- Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes
- Optimizing Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes: A Narrative Review and Recommendations for Improvement
- Development of Minimum Criteria for the Initiation of Antibiotics in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: Results of a Consensus Conference
- Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Long-Term Care Facilities
Urinary Tract Infections
- Strategies to promote appropriate treatment of urinary tract infections in older adults [Video – 1:22:03]
- Exploring Challenges with Urinary Tract Infection Management [Video – 1:09:22]
- Exploring Challenges with Urinary Tract Infection Management [PPT – 32 pages]
- Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
Suspected Infections – Communication Tools
Infection Prevention and Control for LTCFs
- Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control in the Long-Term Care Facility [PDF – 32 pages](SHEA/APIC)
- Infection Control Guidelines & Guidance Library