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Long Term Care Resource Manual

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Additional Precautions:

• Contact Precautions  in Long Term Care 
  
• Contact Plus Precautions in Long Term Care 
  
• Droplet Precautions in Long Term Care 
  
• Droplet and Contact Precautions in Long Term Care 
  
• Airborne Precautions in Long Term Care 
  
• Airborne and Contact Precautions in Long Term Care 

Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures

• AGMP Best Practice Guideline
  
• IPAC Decision Table for AGMP
  

Construction, Maintenance & Renovation:

• Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) matrix & supporting documents 
  
• ICRA Form
• VCH IPAC Level III & IV Preventative Measures Checklist 
• Water Shutdown Guidelines 
  

Diseases and Conditions Table 

Education:

• Seasonal Illness - Preparedness, Prevention and Management of Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Illness (Power Point)
  
• Bristol Stool Chart
  
• Seasonal Illness - Preparedness, Prevention and Management of Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Illness (Video)
  

Electronics:

• Recommendations for communal phones/tablets/iPads into patient/resident rooms for virtual visits
  

Fans:

• Portable Fans and Air Conditioning Units
  
• Appendix A: Care and Maintenance of Portable Fans
  
• Appendix B: Care and Maintenance of Portable Air Conditioners
  
• Placement of Portable Fans - Poster
  

Food:

• Don't Eat Food in Your Clinical Workspace 
  
• Food Services Tray Delivery 
  
• Patient Kitchen Information     
  
• Guidelines for food sharing & food donations
  

Holiday Gatherings:

• Key Principles and Safety Plan - Staff Gatherings
  
• Key Principles and Safety Plan - Family Gatherings
  

Other:

• CPO Fact Sheet for Long Term Care Health Care Providers 
• Management and Accommodation of Residents on Enhanced Complex Continuing Care Units 
• Medical Gels - IPAC Canada Position Statement 
• Outbreak Resources
• PICNet Long Term Care Infection Prevention and Control Manual 
  
• Storage of Clean and Sterile Supplies
  

Pets:

• VCH Pet Visitation Policy 
  

Point of Care Risk Assessment (PCRA):

• Point of Care Risk Assessment - poster
  
• Point of Care Risk Assessment - infographic
  

Routine Practices: 

• Routine Practices in Long Term Care 
  
• Hand Hygiene poster 
  

Shared Toys, Puzzles, Games and Reading Materials 

Signage and Posted Materials 

Supplies:

• Management of Patient Supplies on Discharge or Transfer
  
• Storage of Clean and Sterile Supplies