Infection Prevention and Control Resources

 Helpful resources to support nursing homes with infection prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond:

• National Nursing Home Training Series – Through the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosts a weekly webinar series (every Thursday, 4-5 pm ET) to provide training for infection control processes in nursing homes.
  
  
• Guidebook for Infection Prevention and Control Preparedness – A resource to assist nursing homes with infection prevention (IP) quality improvement initiatives. The guidebook includes information, strategies, and example process measures to guide you through a PDSA cycle based on your IP assessment improvement areas.
  
  
• Hand Hygiene Competency Validation – A tool to conduct observation audits of hand hygiene and track compliance.
  
  
• Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Tool for Long Term Care (LTC) Facilities – A tool intended to assist in the assessment of infection control programs and practices.
  
  
• Fishbone Diagram Worksheet – A tool to walk you through a root cause analysis (RCA).
  
  
• PDSA Worksheet – A tool to guide you through the steps to conduct a Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) process or cycle.
  
  
• PPE Audit Tool – A tool to conduct observation audits of donning and doffing PPE and track compliance.
  
  
• Infection Prevention Resource List – A one-stop shop for infection prevention resources provided and updated by Telligen. 
  
  
• When to Use Root Cause Analysis – Root cause analysis (RCA) is a problem solving method. It is a process to investigate an incident, failure, actual or potential problem or concern that indicates a need for deeper understanding of the reasons why the event occurred. However, not every incident, failure or problem will need a RCA completed. This tool will help teams determine when and for what events a thorough RCA should be completed.