Infection Prevention/Control for Personal Care Homes: Implementing Guidance and Creative Solutions

This session will first characterize the differences in staffing and infection control and prevention measures in skilled nursing facilities compared with personal care homes/assisted living facilities from a regulatory perspective. Using the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak response as an example, the session will highlight variability in resources, medical oversight and staff education in infection control and prevention. Finally, a review of infection prevention and control program options, minimum elements of an infection control and prevention program policies and procedures, and feasible approaches to support an infection control and prevention programs will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

• Characterize the differences in staffing and infection control and prevention measures in skilled nursing facilities compared with personal care homes/assisted living facilities from a regulatory perspective.
• Highlight variability in resources, medical oversight and staff education in infection control and prevention.
• Review of infection prevention and control program options, minimum elements of an infection control and prevention program policies and procedures.
• Discuss feasible approaches to support an infection control and prevention programs.