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Article: The basics of improving infection control: Renee Patterson, CSP, tells how recently developed JCAHO guidelines and methods can help facilities move in the right direction.(focuson Infection Control)
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- Nursing Homes
- Article date:
- June 1, 2005
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Infection control and prevention in the long-term care facility (LTCF) must include everyone who is part of the operation: residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and healthcare providers that interact with the facility. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) recognizes that infection control must be a priority for LTCFs, particularly because of the challenges they face with residents transferring to and from other healthcare institutions and because older adults may not exhibit the same signs and symptoms of an infection as younger adults. LTCFs must address transmission of infectious agents not only from residents to staff, visitors, ...