Resources
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
This section aggregates all of the instructional guidance, tools, and resources cited throughout the project.
Guides
Implementation: Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care
Start with this guide for an overview of implementation. This guide provides LTC facility teams with strategies to implement a quality improvement program to reduce CAUTI and other HAIs in the LTC environment.
Sustainability: Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care
This guide provides LTC facility teams with an overview of how to successfully sustain improvements made during and after implementation of an infection prevention quality improvement project.
A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff (PDF, 2.97 MB)
This guide provides frontline and other staff with basic knowledge about LTC facility infection prevention guidelines.
Tools
Tools are available in the following topic areas:
- Implement an Infection Prevention Quality Improvement Project
- Improve Safety Culture
- Engage Residents and Families
- Practice General Infection Prevention Skills
- Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance
- Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and the Overuse of Antibiotics
