Our Services

Our comprehensive data driven processes and reporting provides Skilled Nursing Facilities (Long-Term Care and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly) with information to improve infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship programs, reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions and antibiotic new starts for residents. As a result, our facilities have had a reduction in infections and antibiotic expenditure. Reductions in laboratory testing costs, hospital readmission rates, antibiotic associated harm such as antimicrobial resistance; improved resident health and satisfaction may follow.

Additional services at an hourly rate may be added to the Basic and Standard Service offerings.

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Basic

Best for facilities with an established IP/ASP program, a strong infection preventionist and medical director who together can use data and the QAPI process to effect meaningful change in Infection Prevention processes and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives

- Monthly analytics reporting

  • Dashboard, Reports and Surveillance Maps for occupancy, patient census and infection, treatment data, followed patients

  • Census Maps including (i) location of unoccupied beds; (ii) occupied beds by gender; and (iii) held beds (for hospital leave) by gender

  • Infection Maps including the location of a patient with identified infection and if data accessible/available, symptom onset

- Analysis and review of data related to antimicrobial utilization, antimicrobial resistance and patient outcomes annually

- Educational programming for nurses including Continuing Education credits through video-based tutorial program

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Standard

Best for facilities with a less experienced infection preventionist and programs that need expert support to become survey ready and/or manage challenging issues

  • Annual assessment of the current infection prevention and control antimicrobial stewardship programs

  • Ongoing guidance to adopt and implement infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship programs

  • Analysis and review of data related to antimicrobial utilization, antimicrobial resistance and patient outcomes annually

  • Monthly analytics reporting detailed in Basic Service offering

  • Infection Prevention maintenance calls

  • Outbreak Response consulting

  • Weekly antibiotic time-out calls

  • Educational programming for nurses including Continuing Education credits through video-based tutorial program

  • Educational resources for residents and families

  • Compliance Binder to aid in survey process

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N95 Fit Testing and Certification

1. We provide access to a multidisciplinary team of N95 Fit Testing specialists for groups of 10 or more participants

2. Our team provides medical evaluations to be completed before the testing is conducted. These evaluations are reviewed by a licensed healthcare provider to ensure there are no medical conditions that may present a risk while wearing an N95 mask.

3. Our team conducts the fit testing sessions on-site with PPE and other supplies provided by the facility.

4. Results of the test and certification of Fit Testing completion are provided at the end of the testing session.

  • "Expert Stewardship has been phenomenal asset to our facility’s operations. Their antibiotic stewardship program has been praised by surveyors during our last two surveys. Their other programs and systems have helped us save money and maintain compliance. Dr. Robinson and Dr. McKinnell have done such an amazing job working with our facility’s physicians and our local hospitals to improve antibiotic usage. Their passion to provide the highest levels of patient care and regulatory compliance make Expert Stewardship an easy choice for our facility. I recommend Expert Stewardship to all administrators and operators I know."

    Jake Schlottman, NHA, RCFE, Administrator at Heritage Park Nursing Center

  • "Expert Stewardship, Inc. has a phenomenal team of experts that guides and supports our team here at Beachside Nursing Center. With their assistance we have lowered our nosocomial infection rate, implemented antibiotic guidelines, and most importantly improved overall patient care. It has been such a big assistance to have every member of the team available when our team has questions, needs ongoing education, or guidance. Thank you Expert Stewardship!"

    Tracey Davies, Director of Nursing at Beachside Nursing Center

  • "Team Castle Manor Nursing and Rehab had been utilizing Expert Stewardship since 2017 and have had excellent results ever since. Dr. Robinson and Dr McKinnell are leaders in their field of Infection Prevention and are often consulted by California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control. Whenever I do my weekly calls with Danielle, I am very comfortable asking her infection control questions. Our building is well guided by this group and even when at one point we came across a patient in our building with challenging infection to deal with, Dr McKinnell picked up his phone and assisted us with our medical needs for that specific patient. Their Antimicrobial Stewardship program has a great effect on our patient care. With them around, we are very comfortable that we are administering the antibiotics for our patients and able to achieve optimal clinical outcomes related to antimicrobial use, minimize toxicity and other adverse events and of course at this same time reduces our healthcare cost for infection control. I highly recommend using Expert Stewardship for any SNF. All our nurses here at Castle Manor completed Expert Stewardship's Online Education for Healthcare Professionals and this is a PLUS."

    Alice C. Famador RN, BSN, PHN, ADON at Castle Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

  • "We have been using Expert Stewardship since 2016 and have had excellent results ever since. Dr. Robinson and Dr. McKinnell are leaders in their field of Infection Prevention and are often consulted by California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control. They were very helpful with implementing OC Shield in our facility where we were able to decrease all infections in the county. Their Antimicrobial Stewardship program has a great effect on our patient care and the bottom dollar. If I ever have a question, they are ready to consult and provide the expertise to solve the issue regarding infection control and prevention. I highly recommend using Expert Stewardship for your facility."

    Robert Gerken, PT, DPT, MA, MS, ATC, NHA, Administrator at Newport Nursing & Rehabilitation Center