Successful Implementation of the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Skin Care and MDRO Prevention in Long-Term Care

To describe the implementation of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality safety program for improving skin care and multidrug-resistant organism prevention in long-term care (LTC), a national program that emphasized skin care and bathing to prevent multidrug-resistant organism transmission in LTC facilities, which had a 97% (309/318 enrolled LTC facilities) retention rate.