Health Department Resources for LTCFsThe resources on this page were developed by state health departments to assist healthcare personnel with preventing infections in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care facilities.

http://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare/resources/index.html

The resources on this page were developed by state health departments to assist healthcare personnel with preventing infections in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care facilities.

State Resources by Program

The following links are examples of resources that outline infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship information and provide educational material on training programs created for clinicians within long-term care facilities. The state links listed below may not be a comprehensive list of all of the resources available for long-term care.

Antibiotic Stewardship
Massachusetts http://www.macoalition.org/evaluation-and-treatment-uti-in-elderly.shtml
Minnesota http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/dtopics/antibioticresistance/asp/ltc/index.html

 

Healthcare Associated Infections
Arizona http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/hai/advisory-committee/long-term-care.htm
California http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/hai/Pages/LongTermCareFacilities(LTCF).aspx
Iowa http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hai_prevention/
Massachusetts http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/id/epidemiology/providers/infection-control.html
North Carolina http://spiceducation.unc.edu/nursing-home-modules/
Vermont http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/HAI/residential_care.aspx
Virginia https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/Epidemiology/Surveillance/HAI/longterm.htm
West Virginia http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/oeps/disease/HAI/Pages/WVBPHHAIResources.aspx
Wisconsin https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/regulations/nh/hai-resources.htm

 

General Long-Term Care Information
Delaware http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dsaapd/services.html
DC http://dcoa.dc.gov/book/long-term-care-planning-guide
Florida http://www.floridahealthfinder.gov/reports-guides/long-term-care.aspx
Illinois http://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/health-care-regulation/nursing-homes
Maine http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/long_term_care.shtml
Maryland http://mhcc.maryland.gov/consumerinfo/longtermcare/Default.aspx
New York http://www.health.ny.gov/facilities/long_term_care/
Oklahoma http://www.ok.gov/health/Protective_Health/Long_Term_Care_Service/Long_Term_Care_Programs_In_Oklahoma/index.html
Oregon http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/spwpd/Pages/ltc/main.aspx
Rhode Island http://www.health.ri.gov/nursinghomes/about/choosing
Utah https://health.utah.gov/myhealthcare/longterm.htm
Washington https://www.dshs.wa.gov/adult-care
Wisconsin https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/long-term-care-support.htm

 

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