CDC Releases Antibiotic Stewardship Communication Toolkit for Nursing Homes

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a Nursing Home Communication toolkit to help nursing home staff better communicate with residents and families on antibiotic treatment expectations. Pressure from family members to prescribe antibiotics to nursing home residents when they may not be needed has been identified as an opportunity for providers to engage in discussion around appropriate antibiotic use. The first page of the toolkit reviews a four-part communication strategy found to be effective in improving antibiotic prescribing in outpatient settings. Two nursing home-specific scenarios applying these principles are presented afterward. Click here to access the toolkit.