Toolkit for Improving Skin Care and MDRO Prevention in Long-Term Care

https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/mdro-ltc/index.html Infection prevention training can be evidence based and engaging. A new escape room-style game in the AHRQ Toolkit for Improving Skin Care and MDRO Prevention in Long-Term Care brings a collaborative, story-driven tabletop experience to post-acute and long-term care settings, transforming how staff learn and apply essential practices. In the tabletop game, players respond to changes in a resident’s skin condition and work with environmental services staff, a physician, an infection preventionist and the resident. They reinforce core topics such as skin assessment, hand hygiene, contact precautions, enhanced barrier precautions and environmental cleaning. https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/mdro-ltc/teachable-moments-1.html#:~:text=Safe%20key%20strategies.-,Protect%20Skin%2C%20Prevent%20Infection Across four themed rooms, teams solve puzzles and crack a code to advance. The game highlights the role every staff member plays in infection prevention, emphasizing teamwork, communication and critical thinking. Free resources, including the user guide and printable materials, are available online and were developed as part of the AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention, which has been implemented in more than 300 facilities nationwide. Read more about the game in Caring for the Ages. https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(25)00320-8/fulltext Escape the Infection: An Interactive Game to Engage Staff in Infection Prevention and Control in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Robin L.P. Jump, MD, PhD ∙ Morgan J. Katz, MD, MHS ∙ Heather Stoltzfus, RN, MPH, CIC ∙ … ∙ Leyi Lin, MD ∙ Melissa A. Miller, MD, MS ∙ Lisa L. Maragakis, MD, MPH