Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF) Component

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Use the Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) Component to track infections and prevention process measures, systematically, to identify problems, improve care, and determine progress toward national healthcare-associated infection goals.

Facilities Reporting in LTCF
  • Nursing homes, skilled nursing, chronic care, and developmental disability facilities.
  • Assisted living facilities can only report in the Prevention Process Measures module.
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Long-term acute care hospitals must use the LTACH Facilites.
New Users
LTCF Manual & FAQs
LTCF Modules & Events
Access relevant training, protocols, data collection forms and supporting materials for each module.
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COVID-19 Module

Information and resources for reporting into the NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module

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HCP and Resident COVID-19 Vaccination

Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting

MDRO & CDI Events

Multidrug-Resistant Organism & C. difficile Infections

Prevention Process Measures

Hand Hygiene, Gown and Glove Use Adherence

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)

Healthcare-Associated Infection Module

HCP and Resident Flu Vaccination

Weekly Flu Vaccination Reporting

Annual Survey & Monthly Reporting
Resources
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Data Validation Guidance
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Newsletters & Archived Communications

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Training

Newsletters

Newsletters / Members Meeting Updates

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E-mail Updates

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State-based HAI Prevention Activities

Page last reviewed: January 15, 2021
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) , Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)