Wisconsin Healthcare-Associated Infections in Long-Term Care Coalition Resources
These resources provide vital information about infection prevention and control in long-term care facilities. This isn't a complete list. Many other groups and agencies can help.
Initiatives
- 2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention-leveraging the synergy: A position paper update
- Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes
- Effect of a multifaceted intervention on number of antimicrobial prescriptions for suspected urinary tract infections in residents of nursing homes: cluster randomised controlled trial
- Minnesota Antibiotic Stewardship Commitment Toolkit Materials for Partners
- Pharmacist-Led Model of Antibiotic Stewardship in a Long-Term Care Facility
CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) - Education on hand hygiene in health care settings
- Hand hygiene is the #1 way to prevent the spread of infections (PDF)
- Handwashing posters
- Handwashing fact sheets
- Handwashing podcasts
World Health Organization - WHO calls for better hand hygiene and other infection control practices
Implementation Guides from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC):
- Guide to Preventing Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Infections
- Guide to Hand Hygiene Programs for Infection Prevention (2015)
- Guide to Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (2014)
- Guide to Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections (2013)
- Guide to the Elimination of Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Transmission in Healthcare Settings (2010)
- Guide to the Elimination of MRSA in the Long-Term Care Facility (2009)
- NHSN Tracking Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Recommended practices for surveillance: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), Inc.
- Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Revisiting the McGeer Criteria
- Surveillance for Urinary Tract Infections
Agencies and professional organizations
- Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings - Recommendations of the HICPAC (2017)
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions - Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Novel or Targeted Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs)
- Infection Control Guidelines
- Infection Control in Health Care Facilities Seasonal Influenza
- Infection Prevention during Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration
- Inter-facility Infection Control Transfer Form (PDF)
- National Healthcare Safety Network: Tracking Infections in Long-term Care Facilities
- Nursing Homes and Assisted Living
- TB Guidelines
- Interpretive Guidelines for Long Term Care Facilities (PDF) - See CFR § 483.80, Infection Control regulations F880 through F883 beginning on page 755
- Nursing Homes
- CMS QSO-20-29 (PDF): Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes - F884 - F885
- CMS QSO-20-38 (PDF): Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements - F886
- CMS QSO-21-19 (PDF): Interim Final Rule - COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff - F887
- CMS QSO-22-07 (PDF): Revised Guidance for the Interim Final Rule-Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination - F888
Disease reporting
- Wisconsin Stat. ch. 252 Communicable Diseases
- Specific reporting requirements are described in Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 145, Control of communicable diseases
- A list of reportable conditions is provided in Wis. Stat. ch. 145 - Appendix A
- Division of Public Health - Disease Reporting
- Reportable Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
- Preventing and Controlling Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities
Infectious diseases
- Preventing and Controlling Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Influenza: Wisconsin Data - See the weekly respiratory virus surveillance report and sign up to receive the report in an email.
- Immunizations: Influenza Vaccine Data - See reports on flu vaccinations for Wisconsin residents who have received at least one dose of flu vaccine during the season.
- Mandatory influenza vaccination for health care personnel - Immunize.org Honor Rolls for Patient Safety
- Increasing Influenza Vaccination among Health Care Personnel in Long-term Care Settings - A Toolkit for Long-Term Care Employers
- Infection Control in Health Care Facilities Seasonal Influenza
- CDC Interim Guidance for Influenza Outbreak Management in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (PDF)
- Preventing Seasonal Flu
- CDC Clostridium difficile Guidelines and Prevention Resources
- CDC Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms In Healthcare Settings
- Wisconsin Reportable Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
- Wisconsin DPH Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Targeted Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Wisconsin Nursing Homes, P-03250
- Wisconsin DPH Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms for Health Care Settings, P-42513 (PDF)
CDC resources:
- Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 (PDF)
- Resources for TB Screening and Testing of Health Care Personnel
- TB 101 for Health Care Workers (web-based course)
- TB Screening and Testing of Health Care Personnel
Wisconsin DHS resources:
- Decision Tree: Tuberculosis Screening of Health Care Personnel (HCP) and Caregivers upon Hire, P-02530
- Decision Tree: Tuberculosis Screening of Patients/Residents upon Admission to Care Facilities, P-02529
- Tuberculosis Screening and Testing: Health Care Personnel and Caregivers, P-02382 (PDF)
- Tuberculosis Screening and Testing: Residents of Care Facilities, P-02382a (PDF)
- Wisconsin Tuberculosis Program
- Wisconsin Tuberculosis Program TB Risk Assessment and Symptom Evaluation, F-02314 (PDF)
- TB Risk Assessment and Symptom Evaluation for Annual Employment Screening, F-02314E
- Clinical Uncertainties in the Approach to Long Term Care Residents with Possible Urinary Tract Infection
- Frequently Asked Questions About the Use of and Care for Leg Bags in the Long-Term Care Setting - AHRQ
- APIC Guide to Preventing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Criteria
- Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors - Improving Evaluation of Urinary Tract Infections in the Elderly: Collaborative on Antibiotic Stewardship for Seniors in Long Term Care
- Surveillance for Urinary Tract Infections
- Wisconsin HAI Long-Term Care Education Series: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Toolkit (PDF)
Toolkits and training
- CDC Norovirus Information and Prevention Toolkit
- INTERACT by Pathway Health
- Long-Term Care Facility Rate Tracker, F-01269 (Excel)
- Tool Kit for Implementing Single Patient User Glucose Meters in Long-Term Care Facilities (PDF)
- Wisconsin HAI Long-Term Care Education Series: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Toolkit (PDF)
Webcast video links
- 2019 Updates on Antibiotic Stewardship in Post-Acute and Long term Care Settings, Nov. 21, 2019
- DQA-Intervention to Nursing Home Physicians and Staff, July 18, 2011
- Vaccine Preventable Diseases Among Adults, May 18, 2017
Equipment
Oxygen tubing
Stand-alone room air humidifier
Disclaimer about advisory council content
This content reflects the views and opinions of the advisory council. It may not reflect the official policy or position of DHS.