CNE0116 - Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections in Long Term CareHealth care-associated infections, also known as nosocomial infections, are infections that develop after a resident's admission to a long term care facility. Those infections that are incubating at the time of admission, or develop within 48 to 72 hours of admission, are usually community associated, or hospital associated, if the resident is transferred from an acute setting. Elderly residents in both acute and long term care settings are particularly vulnerable to infections, partly due to the age-related decline in immunologic function, but also due to the fact that antibody production declines with age. | 
