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e common cold, the u and now the coronavirus are
all contagious dis- eases that are often spread though person contact or by touch- ing contaminated surfaces. When you live in close quarters like the folks who live in a Nursing Care Center the possibil- ity of spreading a contagious disease is extremely high. e sta must be alert and ready to prevent the disease from spread- ing.
Nursing Care Centers are very
familiar with infec- tion prevention and
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control. ere is even a position dedicated to oversee this task called “the Infection Preventionist.” I re- cently sat down with our Infection Preven- tionist and discussed our current situation regarding the coro- navirus. I asked her how prepared are we to deal with a resi- dent that has a com- municable disease? She explained, “We start learning about infection preven- tion at orientation!” Sta then review and are trained anew as situations arise. Sta are trained on food safety, how an infec-
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tion could spread and how sta can keep that from happen- ing. ey are tasked with watching for any changes in each resident that could indicate an infec- tion. Sta are taught to properly wash their hands and to use hand sanitizer.
A supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) is on hand should the situation arise where we need to have “contact pre- cautions.” Certi ed Nursing Assistants (CNA) are taught to do daily care and how to handle the clothing and linens safely. ey must demonstrate they understand the importance of doing it right.
Nursing Care Centers re-instruct on infection prevention every year. Training and retraining is done as situations arise.
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Earlier this year it looked like Congress might re-evaluate
parts of the ACA along with solutions to the high price of drugs.
The health agenda has moved in a different direction for now, so the troublesome aspects of the ACA are likely to
All Skilled Nursing sta are now training frequently. Everyone has to do their part
to keep any infection out of our buildings. Assisted Living must also train for infection prevention especially in light of the corona- virus.
Housekeeping plays an important
role in keeping infec- tions in check. ey sanitize the equip- ment for both sta and residents and they clean and sani- tize everywhere espe- cially the areas that have a lot of people contact.
e Infection Preventionist tracks and investigates in- fection. She is the front line in develop- ing a plan to prevent the infection from spreading. She works with all areas in- cluding nursing and housekeeping in what
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is best to do to stop the spread. It takes a team from the nurs- ing sta to house- keeping, maintenance, to administration to have success. e goal is to catch any infec- tion early and to get
it stopped or at least contained.
e coronavirus has really made us
take note in how we are doing infection prevention. Are we disinfecting enough? Are we cleaning important areas? In what ways could this virus sneak in? Pre- caution guidelines are given to the Nursing Care Centers by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Department of Public Health. ere are many webinars and phone conference calls taking place each day as we try to stay on top of this ever- changing situation.
Care Act impacted your family? Write to Trudy
Infection preven- tion is a top priority in all Nursing Care Centers and Assisted Living communities. We have and always will have to deal with the serious contagious diseases such as u, Norovirus and now Coronavius. Nursing Care Centers must stay on top of the proper containment procedures to ensure
a safe living environ- ment. Sta will con- tinue to use enhanced best practice to help all contagious diseases from spreading. Ev- eryone has a part in preventing infection spread by practic-
ing good handwash- ing, staying home if feeling sick and not chancing visits to resident if they have been exposed to other that are sick.
at trudy.lieberman@ gmail.com.
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