Influence of staff infection control training on infection-related quality measures in US nursing homes

- About half of nursing homes provide computer-based staff infection prevention and control training.
- Timing of training was associated with better urinary catheter use quality measures.
- Evaluating the impact of nursing home staff training on infections may be warranted.

Health care-associated infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in US nursing home residents. Ongoing training of nursing home staff is vital to the implementation of infection prevention and control processes. Our aim was to describe associations between methods, frequency, and timing of staff infection prevention and control training and infection-related quality measures. In this national survey of nursing homes, timing of staff infection prevention and control training was associated with reduced indwelling urinary catheter use.