Preventing Infections in Your Nursing Home Community
Residents and staff of nursing homes can take everyday actions to prevent infections in their community. Keeping hands and surfaces clean, staying away from others if you are sick, wearing a mask when sick, and telling others if you don't feel well are simple but important actions to reduce the spread of germs throughout a nursing home community. Residents and staff play a vital role in keeping nursing home communities safe and healthy.
Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/long-term-care-facilities/about/index.html
Video Summary
AI GeneratedDr. Kara Jacobs-Lifka from the CDC explains essential hygiene and infection control measures for nursing home communities. The guide emphasizes the importance of hand hygiene, surface cleaning, and isolation protocols to protect vulnerable residents from germs and prevent the spread of illness within the facility.