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Infection Prevention and Control: Long-term Care and Home Care

A repository of IPAC resources for Long-term Care Facilities and Home Care Services within Continuing Care in Nova Scotia

Overview

IPAC audits provide an opportunity to assess and evaluate IPAC practices. Audit results determine opportunities for quality improvements, with the overall goals of:

  • decreasing the incidence of health care associated infections (HAIs), and
  • promoting safe resident care.