Table 1.

Indicators related to viral infection in nursing homes.

Indicators on admission of the elderly to the nursing home	Serology against hepatitis A, B and C, VZV, SARS-CoV-2 Previous year’s vaccination status against influenza, COVID-19 and VZV when available.
Annually in each patient	Annual flu vaccination registry When available, VZV vaccine registry
Annually throughout the residence	Influenza cases in the LTCF Cases of RSV in the residence Cases of Zoster in the residence Visits to the emergency department for upper respiratory tract infections Percentage of staff, interns and visiting family members who have received flu vaccine Percentage of newly hired staff who have received training in nosocomial infection prevention Consumption of alcohol-gel for hand hygiene in the nursing home