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Resources for Long Term Care Facilities


Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) and Outbreak

IDPH: ARI Outbreak Guidance for Skilled Nursing Facilities
IDPH: ARI Outbreak Guidance for Community Congregate Settings
IDPH: ARI Case and Outbreak Reporting Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities
CDC: Respiratory Virus Guidance for Non-Skilled facilities or General Population
CDC: Infection Control in Health Care Facilities
IDPH: Recommendations for Transmission-Based Precautions for ARI in LongTerm Care Facilities​​
IDPH: Health Advisory to LTCFs Regarding Prevention and Mitigation of Novel Influenza A (H5N1) Virus 

EPA: Disinfectants for Coronavirus (COVID-19) (List N) 

 

Acute Gastroenteritis Illness (AGE) and Outbreak

IDPH: Guidance for Viral Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities​
IDPH: Noroviruses

EPA: Registered Antimicrobial Products Effective Against Norovirus (List G) 

 

Scabies and Outbreak

IDPH: Scabies Management in Healthcare and Residential Facilities​​
IDPH: Recommended Actions for Healthcare and Residential Facilities​
IDPH: Scabies Procedure for Skin Scraping​
IDPH: Scabies​
CDC: Preventing Scabies​

 

Group A Streptococcal Disease and Outbreak

Reporting Requirements, Outbreak Considerations, Prevention Measures and Resources
CDC: Decision Tool for Investigating Group A Streptococcus Infections in Long-term Care Facilities​ 



Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO) and Outbreak

IDPH: MDRO Toolkit
CDC: Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the U.S.
CDC: Public Health Strategies to Prevent the Spread of Novel and Targeted MDROs
CDC: Interim Guidance for a Public Health Response to Contain Novel or Targeted MDROs

CDC: MDRO Prevention Strategies​​


Infection Prevention and Control Program

KCHD: IP Onboarding Guide
KCHD: Facility Pre-Admission and Transfer Form 
CDC: ICAR Tools and Resources​​​
KCHD: Quick guide on Antimicrobial St​ewardship Program in LTC

Infection Control Resources

Report an Outbreak​​

Update Facility Contact Information​

Email KCHD Communicable Disease Staff​

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