Multisociety guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes
This multisociety guidance was endorsed by SHEA, APIC, IDSA, PALTmed, and AGS. It provides recommendations for infection prevention and control (IPC) in the context of the increasing complexity of nursing home care in the United States: increased medical acuity of residents, the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms, and the threat of emerging pathogens. Recommendations and implementation suggestions address IPC leadership, staffing, and resources, healthcare personnel and residents' adherence to precautions and effective hand hygiene, outbreak preparedness, training, occupational health, cleaning and disinfection in the care environment, and the involvement of IPC in the facility. The guidance also addresses the challenges of maintaining a home-like care space while sustaining necessary IPC measures. The guidance covers the role of regulatory bodies like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It should serve as a resource for IPC program leaders in nursing homes who are aiming to enhance infection prevention efforts.
Authors
- Lona Mody (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0260-8007)
- Allison H. Bartlett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4275-5642)
- Muhammad Salman Ashraf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0749-1282)
- Lindsay E. Nicolle
- Mary‐Claire Roghmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1063-9257)
- Suzanne Bradley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-6138)
- Susan S. Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-3447)
- Sonali D. Advani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-6482)
- Robin Jump (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5601-8996)
- Deborah Burdsall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6021-6071)
- Patricia W. Stone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4098-8853)
- Jennifer Hanrahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7443-5985)
- Rekha Murthy
Institutions
- Baldwin Wallace University (US)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- Comer Children's Hospital (US)
- Baltimore VA Medical Center (US)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10252
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.19