Supporting Materials
Supporting materials are built on concepts from the webinars included in the AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Improving Skincare and MDRO Prevention in Long-Term Care. The supporting materials on this page also include links to external sites with previously developed content that supports the topics covered in this toolkit.
Below are the supporting materials of this toolkit, which are included in the Protect Skin, Prevent Infection and Keep Skin Clean And Safe key strategies.
Protect Skin, Prevent Infection
This section provides the supporting materials related to the Protect Skin, Prevent Infection key strategy of this toolkit.
The Four Key Strategies To Protect Skin and Prevent Infection (Word, 1 MB)
Provides an overview of the four key strategies to protect skin and prevent infection.
Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs): Education for Patients and Families (Word, 5 MB)
Offers general information on MDROs, for distribution to residents and families.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MDRO Prevention Strategies
Provides prevention strategies against the spread of MDROs.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inter-facility Infection Control Transfer Form (PDF, 232 KB)
This example of an Inter-facility Infection Control patient transfer form can provide guidance for fostering communication during inter-facility patient transfers of care.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inter-facility Infection Control (IPC) Across Settings
Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) tools are utilized for assessing a facility’s infection prevention control practices and guiding quality improvement activities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Project Firstline Training and Education
Access training materials, education, graphics, and guidelines from Project Firstline, CDC’s national training collaborative for healthcare infection control.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Project Firstline Infection Control in Healthcare: An Overview
Provides an overview of Project Firstline, CDC’s national training collaborative for healthcare infection control.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment Use in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
Provides information on how to implement personal protective equipment use in nursing home facilities to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training
Provides nursing home-specific infection preventionist training.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Infection Prevention and Long-Term Care Facility Residents
Provides resources to keep long-term care residents and loved ones safe.
Keep Skin Clean and Safe
This section provides the supporting materials related to the Keep Skin Clean And Safe key strategy of this toolkit.
Resident Bathing Preference Menu (Word, 425 KB)
Offers material to distribute to residents to specify bathing preferences in the long-term care setting.
Bed Bath Required Supplies (Word, 861 KB)
Offers a list of supplies to help staff remember what to bring into the room when giving a resident a bed bath.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Conducting a Comprehensive Skin Assessment (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Provides guidance on conducting a comprehensive skin assessment.
Quick Pressure Injury Guide (Word 1 MB)
Offers a guide for healthcare personnel to classify pressure injuries.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Provides resources to help long-term care facilities that utilize electronic medical records minimize the occurrence of in-facility pressure injuries.
Pressure Injury Staging Guide (Word, 1 MB)
Offers a guide for healthcare personnel to classify pressure injuries.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
A webpage of resources to help long-term care facilities that utilize electronic medical records minimize the occurrence of in-facility pressure injuries.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Nursing Home Residents, Pocket Cards (PDF, 177 KB)
Provides a pocket card related to skin and soft tissue infections in nursing home residents.
Resident Bathing Preference Menu (Word, 425 KB)
Offers a form for residents to specify bathing preferences in the long-term care setting.
Pennsylvania Department of Public Health How To Collect a Wound Culture (PDF, 146 KB)
Describes how to collect a wound culture.
