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Government Sites
www.os.dhhs.gov
The overall federal agency overseeing health care -- Department of Health and Human Services.
www.cms.hhs.gov
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid -- enforces federal requirements.
www.medicare.gov
Federal requirements reports available for certified facilities in all states.
www.cdc.gov
Major information on health rules, etc. associated with long term care facilities.
The federal government's administration on aging -- administers the Older American Act.
www.access.gpo.gov
The Federal Register in which rules and regulations are published.
www.nih.gov/nia
The federal government's National Institutes on Aging.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- OSHA rules and regulations.
www.hud.gov/healthcare
Long term care health programs of the federal Housing and Urban Development.
RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET FOR INFECTION CONTROL and PREVENTION
http://www.unc.edu/depts/spice/resource.html
this THE WORLD CLASS WEBSITE FOR INFECTION CONTROL AND RELATED MATTERS
25+ Centers for Disease Control (CDC) sites on such topics as TB and nosocomial infections
25+ Federal Government sites are linked on such topics as HIPPA, sterilants, antibiotic resistance
12+ sites of slides, videos and images on topics such as hand hygiene and disinfection
12+ sites on topics such as MRSA, OSHA record keeping requirements and TB
20+ links to important associations such as APIC (Assn. for Profess. in Infection Conrol)
9+ links to journals and publications such as Am. Jour. of Infection Control and NEJM
50+ links to sites such as infection control guidelines, material safety data sheets
20+ links to sites specific to long term care and hospice care such as EPA mold resources
15+ links to wound care sites of value to nurses in the facility
THESE ARE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED AS NEW INFECTION CONTROL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PUBLISHED.......
INFECTION CONTROL RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES
THIS EXCEPTIONAL SITE (below) PROVIDES LINKS TO ALL INFECTION CONTROL GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY YEAR FROM 1983 TO DATE....THIS IS CONSTANTLY UPDATED AS NEW RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES ARE ISSUED....it is important to visit this site every few months to learn what is new in infection control in the long term care facility setting.......
http://www.unc.edu/depts/spice/new.html
HAND HYGINE
http://handhygiene.org/educational_aids.asp
Major Long Term Care Organizations
The National Association of Boards of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators -- develops and offers the national exam and the domains of practice for nursing home administrators and assisted living administrators.
www.achca.org
The national professional association of nursing home administrators.
www.ahca.org
The national association of long term care facilities.
The national association of not-for-profit long term care facilities.
www.alfa.org
The national assisted living association.
Professional Groups In The Aging Field
A major gerontology professional organization.
www.americangeriatrics.org
A major geriatrics society.
Book Publishers For Long Term Care Materials
www.springerpub.com
Major publisher in the long term cares field.
www.nabweb.org
Publishes the administrator-in-training manuals and national test guides.
www.amazon.com
Offers many books in the aging field.
www.bn.com
Offers many books in the aging field (Barnes&Noble).
Internal Links On This Website
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