Long Term Care Resources

Respiratory Outbreaks  The following resources help LTCHs and Retirement Homes with prevention, detection and management of respiratory outbreaks.

• A guide to the control of respiratory outbreaks in LTCHs: This 98 page guide assists Homes in preventing, detecting and managing outbreaks of respiratory infections which arise from the transmission of common viral and bacterial pathogens.
• Respiratory Outbreak Management Guidelines: This is a one page reference tool that summarizes the management of a respiratory outbreak.
• Respiratory Line Listing Form – Staff: This tool is used to list the characteristics of a respiratory outbreak for staff.  A completed line listing provides information about the extent and nature of the suspected outbreak among staff in a Home.
• Respiratory Line Listing Form – Residents: This tool is used to list the characteristics of a respiratory outbreak for residents.  A completed line listing provides information about the extent and nature of the suspected outbreak among residents in a Home.

Enteric Outbreaks

• Enteric Outbreak Control Measures Information Package: This 9 page document provides information on enteric outbreak definitions, control measures, admissions, transfers and visitor restrictions during and outbreak as well as stool sample collection and delivery to the Public Health Lab.
• Enteric Line Listing Form: This tool is used to list the characteristics of an enteric outbreak.  A completed line listing provides information about the extent and nature of the suspected outbreak.  Please keep resident and staff data separate by completing one form for each group.
  • Enteric Line Listing Form – Staff: This tool is used to list the characteristics of an enteric outbreak for staff.  A completed line listing provides information about the extent and nature of the suspected outbreak among staff in a home. 
  • Enteric Line Listing Form – Residents: This tool is used to list the characteristics of an enteric outbreak for residents.  A completed line listing provides information about the extent and nature of the suspected outbreak among residents in a home.

• Best Practices Document for the Management of Clostridium Difficile in All Health Care Settings: Developed by Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC), last Revised: November 2007. This document deals with the prevention and control of the transmission of Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) in acute and non-acute health care settings.
• Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control of Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and Enterococci
• Recommendations for ARO Surveillance and Management: This is a one page reference tool to help Homes decide when to swab for AROs and what to do if the test results are positive.  The tool describes treatment options, re-screening schedules and control measures for MRSA, VRE and ESBL.
• Best Practices for Infection Prevention:  Developed by Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC), last revised: March 2007.  This document deals with the prevention and control of methicllin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA), vancomycin-resistant intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in acute and non-acute health care settings.