Preparing for COVID-19 in nursing homes

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated Nov. 20, 2020
  
  Given their congregate nature and resident population served (e.g., older adults often with underlying chronic medical conditions), nursing home populations are at high risk of being affected by respiratory pathogens like COVID-19 and other pathogens, including multidrug-resistant organisms (e.g., Carbapenemase-producing organisms, Candida auris ). As demonstrated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a strong infection prevention and control (IPC) program is critical to protect both residents and healthcare personnel (HCP).
  
  Facilities should assign at least one individual with training in IPC to provide on-site management of their COVID-19 prevention and response activities because of the breadth of activities for which an IPC program is responsible, including developing IPC policies and procedures, performing infection surveillance, providing competency-based training of HCP, and auditing adherence to recommended IPC practices.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Background -- Core Practices -- Additional Strategies.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Disaster Planning Health Facilities Infection Control Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral

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• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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  urn:sha256:9810b82bad5d470dc68b4516ce91f68175f61a200e8d123b1e911e17a7d6bd4a
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