A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years.
The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology and endorsed by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association, and the American Geriatrics Society.
It replaces a 2008 guideline and offers updated recommendations around infection prevention and control leadership, hand hygiene, staff training, outbreak preparedness and occupational health.
The authors include members from the SHEA Guidelines Committee and affiliated organizations and representatives from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
Read the full guidance here.
