Hospice & Home Care

Home Care Infection Prevention and Control Program

Includes evidenced-based, peer-reviewed, comprehensive policies, procedures, plans, forms and checklists for care provided in the home and inpatient hospice unit
Meets accrediting body standards (TJC, CHAP and ACHC), OSHA, and CoPs
Written by co-author of best selling APIC book Infection Control in Home Care and Hospice and former Joint Commission home care and hospice surveyor

Includes evidenced-based, peer-reviewed, comprehensive policies, procedures, forms and checklists for home care and inpatient hospice unit
Addresses problematic patient safety and survey processes, such as Medication Reconciliation, Patient Safety Strategies for High-alert Medication, Look-alike/ Sound-alike Medication, Medication Orders, and ISMP Timeliness of Medication Administration Guidelines
Meets all accrediting body standards (TJC, CHAP and ACHC), OSHA, and CoPs
Written by former Joint Commission home care and hospice surveyor

Translates and adapts principles and practices developed for hospitals to the home care and hospice settings
Discusses multidrug-resistant organisms and their management in the home
Offers a comprehensive approach to surveillance of home care-associated infections
Addresses specific patient care issues and the prevention and control of infections in the home setting