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32 | · Make sure all high touch surfaces are cleaned and disinfected regularly. Provide staff with the list of high-touch surfaces and avoid cross contamination throughout the process of cleaning. The educational flipcharts are attached to the email of this report to use for staff education.
· Use microfiber cleaning cloths versus the cotton towels for environmental cleaning/ disinfection. Microfiber comprised of densely constructed synthetic strands and cleans 50% better than comparable cotton
· Don gloves before the care or task after performing HH and remove immediately after completing the task. Instruct staff to not carry gloves in their pocket to avoid contamination of clean gloves
· Establish a mechanism for identifying clean vs contaminated equipment such as bagging, tagging, signage or designated space to assure equipment are only used after they are cleaned and disinfected
· Continue N95 respirator fit testing for all staff prioritizing the clinical staff. Educate staff to perform seal check every time they put on respirator. Check this video at CDC for further information Donning (Putting on) and Doffing (Taking off) and User Seal Checks Video
· Make sure that N95 respirators are used without combining with any other masks.
· Consider to use adherence monitoring tools for infection control practices such as Hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, PPE donning/doffing, and Fluorescent marker utilization to monitor environmental cleaning. You can find CDPH Adherence Monitoring Tools at CDPH website
· As the mitigation strategies are difficult to implement in the memory care setting, refer to “COVID-19 and Memory Care Units Reference Sheet” attached to the email for some information about managing Memory Care residents.
Facility Evaluation Report provided to the Facility Administrator. Signed by Debbie Warren. |