Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 October 2025
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, Volume 46, Issue 11, November 2025, pp. 1069 - 1096
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10252
Lona Mody, Sonali D. Advani, Muhammad Salman Ashraf, Allison H. Bartlett, Suzanne F. Bradley, Deborah P. Burdsall, Jennifer A. Hanrahan, Susan S. Huang, Robin L.P. Jump, Lindsay Nicolle, Mary-Claire Roghmann, Patricia Stone and Rekha K. Murthy
This multisociety guidance has been endorsed by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Pal Trif Medicial Education (PALTmed)
Abstract
This multisociety guidance was endorsed by SHEA, APIC, IDSA, PALTmed, and AGS. It provides recommendations for infection prevention and control (IPC) in the context of the complexity of nursing home care in the United States: increased medical acuity of residents, the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms, and the threat of emerging pathogens. Recommendations and implementation suggestions address IPC leadership, staffing, and resources, healthcare personnel and residents‘ adherence to precautions and effective hand hygiene, outbreak preparedness, training, occupational health, cleaning and disinfection in the care environment, and the involvement of IPC in the facility. The guidance also addresses the challenges of maintaining a home-like care space while sustaining necessary IPC measures. The guidance covers the role of regulatory bodies like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It should serve as a resource for IPC program leaders in nursing homes who are aiming to enhance infection prevention efforts.
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