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This week’s episode explores the growing pressures and priorities shaping senior care, from regulatory readiness to infection prevention and staff training. We also look ahead at how communication strategies and emerging research are influencing the future of care delivery.

2026 Regulatory Readiness Guide for Directors of Nursing — Highlights the shift toward data-driven surveys, documentation consistency, and ongoing staff competency as critical components of compliance.

AHRQ MDRO and MRSA Prevention Toolkit for Long-Term Care — Provides practical tools and guidance focused on skin integrity, staff training, and coordinated strategies to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms.

Enhanced Barrier Precautions: Strengthening Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes — Explores how Enhanced Barrier Precautions can reduce transmission while balancing infection control with resident quality of life in real-world settings.

Infection Prevention Escape Room: A Teachable Moment Tool — Introduces a scenario-based training approach that builds staff engagement and strengthens clinical decision-making through hands-on learning.

CDC Antimicrobial Resistance Communication Toolkit — Offers ready-to-use messages, graphics, and videos to support education and outreach across healthcare professionals, residents, and the public.

IMPACT Collaboratory 2026 ePCT Planning Grant Program Announcement — Highlights new funding opportunities to advance real-world, non-pharmacological dementia care research in nursing home settings.