Infection Prevention and Droplet Precautions in the Assisted Living Facility

Effective November 27, 2025, 59A-36.006 Admission Procedures, Appropriateness of Placement and Continued Residency Criteria, and 59A-36.021 Extended Congregate Care Services, specifically related to admitting a resident with a respiratory communicable disease update, went into effect. This on-demand webinar presented by A.C. Burke from RB Health Partners, Inc. gives an overview of the current infection prevention considerations to help providers understand local county health department and nationally accepted standards for droplet precautions. Learn about droplet precautions and other resources for ALF-related admission policies and procedures and appropriate placement.

Learner Objectives

Discuss core infection prevention strategies.
Describe transmission-based precautions.
Identify steps for mitigating the spread of influenza (an infection requiring droplet precaution) in an ALF.

No CEUs are offered for this on-demand program.

Presenters: A.C. Burke, RB Health Partners, Inc.

COST: Free to FHCA members only

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A.C. Burke, MA, CIC

Vice President of Healthcare Quality

RB Health Partners, Inc.

A.C. Burke, MA, CIC, is the Vice President for Healthcare Quality for RB Health Partners, Inc. and is the primary author for the Nursing Home Infection Prevention Program (NIPP©), NIPPing Infections in the Bud. She holds a master’s degree in health management and is Board Certified in Infection Control (CIC) by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology. Her 20 years of experience includes creating, implementing, and managing programs that have achieved national recognition, partnership building, meeting facilitation, consensus building, and developing competency- based training curricula for healthcare workers across the continuum of care. AC has worked in public health preparedness and response roles, served as the manager of the Healthcare-associated Infection Prevention Program for the Florida Department of Health as well as the Director of Infection Prevention for Mayo Clinic Florida.