Infection Control & Safety

Why Infection Control Matters in Home Care

Home care clients are often more vulnerable to infection than the general population -- due to age, chronic illness, wounds, catheters, or weakened immune systems -- while home environments typically lack the infection-control infrastructure of a hospital. That makes your personal practices the primary line of defense. This course covers standard precautions, bloodborne pathogen safety (aligned to OSHA principles), and the home safety fundamentals every caregiver needs, in real depth rather than a quick summary.