Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF) Component

Use the Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) Component to track infections and prevention process measures, systematically, to identify problems, improve care, and determine progress toward national healthcare-associated infection goals.

Facilities Reporting in LTCF

Nursing homes, skilled nursing, chronic care, and Intermediate Care Facilities for individuals with Intellectual disability (ICF/ID).
Assisted living facilities can only report in the Prevention Process Measures module.

Long-term acute care hospitals must use the LTACH Facilites.

New Users

LTCF Guidance Documents

LTCF Guidance Document [PDF – 157 KB]

ltcf component table
Title	Link(s)
Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccination	Guidance for reporting RPV Residents Summary Data [PDF – 568 KB] Guidance reporting COVID Vaccine HCP Data [PDF – 476 KB]
NHSN Set-up (required before beginning reporting)	NHSN LTC Setup Home Page Facility Set-up 2023 [PDF – 4 MB] Guidance for Enrollment [PDF – 540 KB]
Map Resident Care Locations	LTC Location Mapping Guidance [PDF – 227 KB] CDC Locations and Descriptions and Instructions for Mapping Patient Care Locations [PDF – 677 KB] (Begin on pg. 28)
LTCF Training Page	Long-term Care Facility Component Training
LTCF Annual Facility Survey	LTC Annual Facility Survey [PDF – 247 KB] Guidance for entering the Annual Facility Survey [PDF – 406 KB]
LTCF Monthly Reporting Plans	Monthly Reporting Plan [PDF – 137 KB] Guidance for entering the Monthly Reporting Plan [PDF – 416 KB]
LTCF Monthly Summary Data	MDRO and CDI Monthly Monitoring for LTC [PDF – 167 KB] Guidance for entering the Monthly Summary Data [PDF – 283 KB]
NHSN Facility Administrator Re-assignment/Add New User	Change NHSN Facility Administrator Guidance for adding new users [PDF – 385 KB]
NHSN LTCF Component	Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF) Component \| NHSN \| CDC
LTCF Component UTI Module	Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) \| LTCF \| NHSN \| CDC Guidance for reporting UTI Events [PDF – 2 MB]
LTCF Component LabID Event Module	MDRO & CDI \| LTCF \| NHSN \| CDC Guidance for reporting LabID events [PDF – 2 MB]
LTCF Component Prevention Process Measures Module	Prevention Process Measures (PPM) \| LTCF \| NHSN \| CDC Guidance for reporting Prevention Process Measures [PDF – 891 KB]

LTCF Manual & FAQs

2023 LTCF Component Manual [PDF – 3 MB]

LTCF Frequently Asked Questions [PDF – 1 MB]

LTCF Modules & Events

Access relevant training, protocols, data collection forms and supporting materials for each module.

COVID-19/Respiratory Pathogens Module

Information and resources for reporting into the NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module

HCP and Resident COVID-19 Vaccination

Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting

State Veterans Homes COVID-19 Tool

MDRO & CDI Events

Multidrug-Resistant Organism & C. difficile Infections

Prevention Process Measures

Hand Hygiene, Gown and Glove Use Adherence

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)

Healthcare-Associated Infection Module

HCP and Resident Flu Vaccination

Weekly Flu Vaccination Reporting

Annual Survey & Monthly Reporting

Resources

Data Validation Guidance

Newsletters & Archived Communications

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Training

Newsletters / Members Meeting Updates

E-mail Updates

Health Department HAI/AR Programs