A regional initiative to improve cleaning of high-touch surfaces in long-term care facilities. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A total of 38 long-term care facilities within a region participated in a 3-month quality improvement initiative focused on environmental cleaning and disinfection. Significant improvements in daily and discharge cleaning were observed during the project period. Further study of the sustainability and clinical impact of this type of initiative is warranted.

authors

  • Calfee, David P.
  • O'Neil, Robert P
  • Sylvester, Quin
  • Bosk, Jared M
  • Sumer King, Zeynep
  • Langguth, Karyn
  • Lutterloh, Emily C
  • Blog, Debra

publication date

  • April 14, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Disinfection
  • Infection Control
  • Long-Term Care

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85083382600

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1017/ice.2020.90

PubMed ID

  • 32284073

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 41

issue

  • 7