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MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. risk of pneumonia since many people develop pneumonia after having the flu) 2. Comply with our educational goals and educate our patient/staff, orienting that along with vaccines, we also recommend staying as healthy as possible through a good diet and prescribed, tolerated exercise to improve the immune system. 3. Comply with our educational goals such as educate our patients to notify their doctors of any changes in health status, symptoms and seek treatment as soon as possible to prevent further complications. 4. Comply with all Patient’s Plan of Care prescribed by their physicians. 5. Implement safety precautions to prevent spread of respiratory infections, and encourage the use of personal protective equipment such as use mask, comply with isolation orders, etc. In the Patient’s home identified risk: • Poor Handwashing habits/techniques • The not use of Protected personal safety tools such as gloves, mask, etc • Unprotected skin cuts, fissures • The not use of safety disposal containers • Sharing of personal devices such as thermometers, BP/BS equipment, etc • Contact with persons with respiratory infections • Poor daily personal cleanliness habits • Not proper store of dirty/soiled sheets, towels and clothing • Not proper wound care, dressing changes, PEG and catheter care/changes • To much contacts with pets • Not proper wash surfaces or equipment, contaminated with blood or other body fluids Our Agency will monitoring, and print every month a current Health department report of the more common infections in our community. Our infection prevention and control plan is based on the prioritized risks. Include routine and special activities as well as methods for managing worst-case scenarios (epidemics). Incorporate goals and objectives to measure progress. We will keep the plan simple and use this process as an opportunity to involve leaders, caregivers, support staff and appropriate representatives from the community. We will educate clinical and administrative staff throughout the agency, and seek their participation in the design and implementation of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) program. The Director of Nursing, Clinical Manager is engaged in and committed to the design and evaluation of the program, the more likely it is that goals will be achieved. We incorporate the infection prevention and control program as an essential component of safety and performance improvement. Integrating IPC in overarching organizational performance and safety plans ensures its position as an influential factor in achieving safe patient care. We develop and maintain a surveillance system based on sound epidemiologic principles. In conjunction with the infection prevention and control oversight committee, our agency develop a method to assess IPC practices, infection trends and vulnerable areas. Surveillance is a fundamental component of IPC and identify practices that can be improved. We use infection prevention and control data to guide practice and performance improvement. Analyzing infections, high-risk procedures, epidemiologically significant organisms, evidence- based practices and employee health issues unique to the Agency that help guide change. Home Health Agency Nursing Care & Procedures K-89