Infection Control

Long Term Care Facilities Infection Control Guidelines

• Clostridium difficile (PDF) 
• Control of Influenza and Pneumococcal Disease in Long-Term Care Facilities 
• Gastrointestinal Disease (PDF) 
• Herpes Zoster (Shingles) (PDF) 
• Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) (PDF) 
• Scabies (PDF) 
• Tuberculosis
  • Two-Step Skin Testing: Nursing Home and Rest Home Residents (PDF) 
  • Policy: Tuberculosis Testing and Treatment for Nursing Homes and Rest Homes (PDF) 

Controlling the Spread of Infectious Diseases

• Transmission of Respiratory Pathogens (PDF) 
• General Infection Control Measures (PDF) 
• Cleaning and Disinfection (PDF) 
• Isolation and Quarantine (PDF) 

This information is provided by Epidemiology Program within the Department of Public Health.