LONG TERM CARE LIAISON
Beth Beam, RN
Director of Nursing
Allegan County Medical Care Facility
3265 122nd Ave.
Allegan, MI 49010
Ph: (269) 673-0295
bbeam@allegancounty.org
MSIPC Membership Flyer PDF, 1 pg, 56 KB
Willingness to Serve Word, 1 pg, 230 KB
Guidelines for LTC Facilities
SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control in LTC Facilities
Multidrug Resistant Organisms in Non-Hospital Healthcare Settings - FAQ
http://cdc.gov/ncidod/dhap/ar_multidrugFAQ.html
Guidelines for the Control of a Suspected or Confirmed Outbreak of Viral Gastroenteritis in a Nursing Home FactSheet (MDCH)
Local Health Department Guidelines for Environmental Cleaning and Disinfections of Norovirus (MDCH)
Influenza Information
The Flu Gallery
www.cdc.gov/flu/gallery
Flu Fighter Action Kit
http://www.michigan.gov/flufighterkit
For more information regarding Influenza in Michigan and for the latest Influenza Bulletins and Flubytes, visit the following websites:
MDCH Influenza in MI Page
MDCH HCW Info
Resistant Organism Information
Overview of Clostridium difficile Infections
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/id_cdiff.html
Overview of HA-MRSA: Healthcare-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa.html
Overview of CA-MRSA: Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa.html
Overview of Drug-resistant Acinetobacter Infections in Healthcare Settings
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_acinetobacter.html
Publications
MRSA Prevention and Control Brochures and posters are available at:
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132--66857--,00.html#disease
Michigan Head Lice Manual
A comprehensive guide to identify, treat, manage and prevent head lice. This valuable resource is provided by the Michigan Department of Community Health for schools and healthcare providers. The manual is available for download here.
Scabies Prevention Manual for Health Care Providers
MDCH and Michigan Society for Infection Prevention and Control collaborated to provide a Scabies Prevention manual for healthcare providers. See link below:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/scabies_manual_130866_7.pdf
How to navigate the MDCH website for information
Go to website - http://www.michigan.gov/mdch . Click on the left side navigator bar option “Health Systems and Health Profession Licensing”. Then click on “Health Care Facilities and Programs”. Click on “Nursing Homes (NH) and Hospital Long-Term Care Units” (HLTU) which offers a variety of information.
For example click on "Norovirus" and this page apprears:
Norovirus
Noroviruses are a group of viruses that cause the "stomach flu," or gastroenteritis (GAS-tro-en-ter-I-tis), in people. The "stomach flu" is NOT related to the flu (or influenza), which is a respiratory illness caused by a different virus. The term norovirus was recently approved as the official name for this group of viruses; previously it had been referred to as "Norwalk virus" or "Norwalk-like virus.
Source: MDCH Norovirus Fact Sheet
Related Links
CDC Norovirus Website
Norovirus Sample Submission Tips Fact Sheet (MDCH)
Helpful Links
http://www.michigan.gov/ltc
http://www.michltc.com/
http://www.michigan.gov/qinc - Quality Improvement Nurse Consultation for Long Term Care
Dementia - http://www.michigan.gov/dementia
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