“Nearly all high-touch surfaces in LTC are contaminated, study finds”

Nearly all high-touch surfaces in LTC are contaminated, study finds,” by Amy Novotney, McKnight’s LTC News

 

Quote:

“More than 90% of ‘high-touch’ surfaces in long-term care facilities, including handrails and equipment controls, are contaminated with fecal matter and other potential sources of infectious disease spread, according to a study released Thursday. … The researchers also found that surfaces touched by patients and visitors were twice as likely to have high levels of ATP [adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a bioluminescent chemical reaction that indicates the presence of organic material; norovirus] compared to those touched primarily by nursing and janitorial staff or by patients alone.”

 

LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform:

Hard for hand washing to keep up with that.