Resources

COVID-19 Links & Guidance Documents

• CDC's Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and other Long-Term Care Settings 

• CDC’s Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Nursing Homes 

• CDC’s Evaluating and Reporting Persons Under Investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 

• CDC’s Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Protective Equipment (for COVID-19) 

• CDC’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Hospital Preparedness Assessment Tool 

• Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) Coronavirus Updates 

• Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) Information for Health Professionals 

• Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ahrq.gov) 

Treatment Guidelines

• Common UTI Myths & Misconceptions in Nursing Homes (NEW)

• UTI treatment guideline pocket card by HMS  

• UTI assessment guideline for elderly patients with altered mental status 

• AHRQ 4 Things You Should Know About Urine Cultures 

• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Program "Causes of Delirium and Mental Status Change" from Public Health Ontario 

CAUTI Prevention

• LTC Daily Urinary Catheter Maintenance Checklist

• LTC Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Checklist

• 7 things you should know about urinary leg bags

• C.A.U.T.I. infographic to prevent CAUTI

• FAQs on CAUTI prevention in long-term care

Antibiotic Stewardship

• Antimicrobial Line Listing

• Antibiotic Time Out: SBAR Communication Tool Template 

• Urine Culture Sign and Symptom Reminder flyer

• Asymptomatic Bacteriuria for Nurses infographic

• Promote Hydration: Weekly intake recording from AMMI

• Letter to residents/families from AMMI 

CMS Survey Pathways

• Infection Control & Immunization Regulatory Pathway

• Incontinence, Urinary Catheters & Urinary Infection Prevention Pathway

PICCs

• Link to Michigan MAGIC on Peripherally-Inserted Central Catheter Care & Maintenance

• Please view "PICCs in SNFs" video found on "Educational Modules" tab (Oct 28, 2018)

Infection Prevention Basics

• APIC Chain of Infection poster

• APIC Protect Your Residents poster 

CDC "Clean Hands Count" Campaign Materials

• CDC C. diff infograph 

• Brochure for patients & visitors 

• Brochure for healthcare workers 

• Poster for patients & visitors 

• Poster for healthcare workers 

AHRQ Toolkits

• Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals 

• Reducing CAUTI and other HAIs in Nursing Homes