Brittany- I’ve worked in places that diligently follow IPAC practices and others who do not. The home I was at the longest performed hand hygiene assessments at the front door for staff and visitors alike. It was a timed inspection. There was also random checks in kitchen of staff providing sanitizer for each resident. In comparison I’ve worked in very understaffed environments where there were not even IPAC representatives and protocols were sometimes skipped in order to make sure each resident was cared for. PPE was not often provided or even in house. I have firm commitment to infection control as I would not ever want to be responsible for jeopardizing a residents health or bringing anything home to my family. I truly believe that combatting staffing shortages would decrease the amt of spread infection on a large scale.
