MRCHCAP Att. 1 -- Guide to Universal Precautions.docx

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This document is a guide for Universal Precautions published by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) for home care assistants. It outlines measures that home care assistants can take to prevent the spread of infectious diseases when providing in-home care services to consumers. The guide covers hand hygiene basics, proper use of gloves, handling of laundry and bodily fluids, disinfection of contaminated surfaces, and kitchen precautions. This information is relevant to the MRC HomeCare Assistants contract opportunity, which is seeking independent (individual) care providers selected by MRC consumers within Suffolk County and the city of Boston, Massachusetts.

The document provides detailed instructions on universal precautions to protect both the home care assistant and the consumer from potential infection. It covers a range of diseases from common illnesses to more serious conditions like AIDS and hepatitis. The guide also includes references to resources for finding needle disposal sites and additional information about universal precautions.

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HCA RFR ATTACHMENT 1

MRC-HCAP Guide for Universal Precautions (consumer and home care assistant must review this fact sheet together)

Universal Precautions are measures you can take to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. These range from the common diseases such as colds, flu, mumps, chicken pox, and food poisoning, to more life-threatening diseases like AIDS and hepatitis. These precautions protect both you and the consumer with whom you work from any potential infection.

You won’t get HIV or AIDS from: being a friend, shaking hands, using the toilet, visiting, delivering meals, having tea or coffee, embracing, or other casual contact.

Hand Hygiene Basics

Wash hands:

· When entering and leaving the home.

· Before food preparation.

· Before and after wearing gloves.

· After handling soiled materials.

Wear gloves when:

· Cleaning lavatories, commodes, bedpans, and urinals.

· Cleaning surfaces involving blood and body fluid spills.

· Wastes include blood, semen, urine, feces, vomit, and saliva. For more information about Universal Precautions, see: www.pascenter.org/pas.users/health4.php

· Handling laundry soiled with bodily discharges.

· Wash laundry separately in a washing machine set on hot, again using 1:10 bleach solution.Disinfect contaminated surfaces with bleach solution (1:10 Clorox bleach and water).

· Handling trash containing bodily fluids.

· Double bad all trash containing bodily fluids.

· Handling razors or needles that might have come in contact with blood or bodily fluids.

· Place the sharp object in a puncture-resistant container for disposal at the closest Needle Disposal Site.*

Kitchen Precautions

· Cover and refrigerate foods that can spoil.

· Clean the tops of cans before opening them.

· Wash fruits and vegetables before serving.

· Use hot water and soap to clean cutting boards and other surfaces that have come in contact with raw meat. Rinse in very hot water and let air dry.

· Do not prepare or handle food when you are ill or have open sores. * For a listing of Needle Disposal sites, see: www.mass.gov/dph image1.jpeg image2.png

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