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Construction and renovation in long-term care take place in a setting that is both a care environment and someone’s home. How can teams manage infection risks while protecting residents’ routines, comfort and quality of life?
In this episode of The Infection Control Exchange Podcast, host Wayne Tucker welcomes Youhanna Salib to explore the complexities of construction and infection prevention and control in LTC.
Recorded at the IPAC GTA Education Day, this conversation focuses on the planning, communication and collaboration needed when construction takes place alongside ongoing resident care.
Topics include:
• The unique challenges of construction in an occupied LTC home.
• Early IPAC involvement and the Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) for all projects, renovations and new construction.
• Managing dust, containment, airflow and movement around the worksite.
• Resident-centred planning and continuity of care.
• Communication between IPAC, Facilities, contractors, clinical teams and Environmental Services.
• Monitoring changing conditions and preparing renovated spaces for use.
Whether you work in IPAC, long-term care leadership, Facilities, Environmental Services or construction project management, this episode offers an opportunity to reflect on how resident protection can remain central throughout a project.
Thank you to our guest and the IPAC GTA Education Day organizers for supporting this conversation.
Hosted by Wayne Tucker, BA, MSc (Psych), EMBA, MSc (IPAC), CIC, LTC-CIP.
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This episode is an educational discussion. Project-specific decisions require an appropriate risk assessment and consideration of applicable standards and local requirements.
