Long Term Care Manual
Section 1: Introduction
Section 3
Transmission of Microorganisms
- Direct Contact
- Indirect Contact
- Droplet
- Airborne
- Common Vehicle
- Vectorborne
Section 4: Routine Practices
Section 5: Additional Precautions
Implementation of Additional Precautions
Discontinuation of Additional Precautions
- Introduction
- Indications for Airborne/Contact Precautions
- Healthcare Workers
- Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Resident Transport
- Equipment and Environment
- Resident/Family/Visitors
- Introduction
- Indications for Droplet/Contact Precautions
- Accommodation
- Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Resident Transport
- Equipment and Environment
- Resident/Family/Visitors
Appendices:
Section 6
All WRHA policies are accessible via WHRA Policy Insite Page only. For those without insite access refer to the electronic copy that was distributed to your site Infection Control Professional.
A
B
C
- Cimex Lectularis (Bed Bugs), Management of
- Cleaning, Disinfecting or Reprocessing of Non-Critical Reusable Resident Equipment/items
- Clostridium Difficle Associated Diseases, Management of
E
Enviromental Hygiene Operational Guideline
G
- General Outbreak Management Resource Guide
- GI Outbreak Management Quick Reference Guide
- Appendix A1: Gastroenteritis Outbreak Signage
- Appendix A2: Respiratory Outbreak Signage
- Appendix B: Guidelines for Visitation During Outbreaks
- Appendix C: Resident and Family Outbreak Handout
- Appendix D: Common Outbreak Pathogens
- Appendix E: Outbreak Investigation Form
- Appendix F: Cadham Provincial Laboratory Sample Requisition
- Appendix G: Guidelines for Admissions, Transfers and Respite During Non-Influenza Outbreaks
H
- Herpes Zoster (click here to be re-redirected to the Disease Specific Protocol)
I
- Immunization Administration for Residents in Long Term Care; Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines
- Infection Control in Housekeeping/Maintenance (click link to be re-directed to Enviromental Hygiene)
- Infection Prevention &Control for Food Handling and Preparations
- Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) Manuals – Policy #90.00.005
- Infection Surveillance (click link to be re-directed to Targeted Surveillance)
O
P
- Pets & Pet Therapy in Personal Care Homes & Long Term Care Facilities
- Post-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV, HBV and HCV
- Pre-Purchase Assessment of Multi-Use Medical Devices (Instruments and Equipment)
R
S
- Single Use Medical Devices
- Sharps, Safe Handling, Use and Disposal
- Sterilizer Quality Assurance Monitoring – Policy #90.00.050
- Surveillance, Targeted
T
- Transportation, Distribution and Storage of Contaminated, Clean and Sterile Medical Devices (on and off-site)
- Tuberculosis TB Operational Directive
U
W
NOTE: Please refer to the WRHA Wound Care webpage for Wound Care guidance.
Section 7: Specific Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations
Evidence Review and Recommendations for LTC: Jetted Tubs – October 2014
Evidence Review and Recommendations for LTC: Topping Up – October 2014
Evidence Review and Recommendations for LTC: Urinary Cathether Change Frequency – November 2014
Sharing of Personal Items – May 18, 2006
Reuse of electrical razors for personal hygiene – January 20, 2005
String cords and call bells in patient care areas – December 2, 2004
Section 8 – Microorganism Infectious Disease Table
Section 9
A
B
- Bed Bugs (see Cimex Lectularis)
C
- Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)
- Chickenpox (see Varicella)
- Cimex Lectularis
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
E
G
H
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A (HAV)
- Hepatitis B (HBV)
- Hepatitis C (HCV)
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
I
M
- Measles/Rubeola
- Meningitis
- Hemophilus meningitis
- Meningiococcal meningitis
- Pneumococcal meningitis
- Viral meningitis
- Methicillin-Resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Mumps
P
- Pediculosis (Lice)
- Pertussis
R
V
Section 10
2023-2024 Respiratory Season Checklist
Seasonal Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine Consent Form – Letter size | Legal size
Entrance posters for visitors, visitor restrictions:
2023-2024 LTC Oseltamivir Dosing & Vaccination Tracking Spreadshet
Oseltamivir Prophylaxis MAR Labels:
Collection of Nasopharyngeal Specimens
Cadham Provincial Laboratory Sample Requisition
Influenza Outbreak Quick Reference Guide
Guidelines for Admissions, Transfers, and Respite during Influenza Outbreaks
Instructions for Ordering Supplies
Cadham Lab Supply Request Form
Resident and Family Outbreak Information Handout
Respiratory Outbreak signage (bilingual)
Guidelines for the use of Oseltamivir in Long Term Care Facilities