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  • IPAC for Long-Term Care

Keep Your Long-Term Care Home Inspection-Ready, Every Single Day

Long-term care is what we do best. We identify IPAC gaps before they become inspection concerns, train your team to fix them, and help you keep residents safe every day of the year.

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🇨🇦 Certified IPAC consultants · Led by a medical doctor · Trusted across Canada

Held to the standards that matter
  • Public Health Ontario
  • PIDAC Guidelines
  • CIC Certified
  • MOH Aligned
  • The Real Challenge

Staying Compliant Is Harder Than It Should Be

Most homes don’t fall short because they don’t care. They fall short because:

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There's never enough time, and your team is already stretched thin.
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The rules keep changing, and keeping up is a full-time job.
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An audit only helps once it's analyzed and turned into action, and that takes time and expertise.
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Finding, training, and keeping a certified IPAC Lead is a real challenge for most homes.
One missed gap can turn into a citation, an outbreak, or a headline. That’s a lot to carry, and you shouldn’t have to carry it alone.
  • That's Where We Come In

We take infection control off your plate and make it simple. As a medical-doctor-led team that lives and breathes long-term care, we know exactly what inspectors look for, and exactly how to get your home ready, so you can focus on caring for residents.

  • How it works

Three steps to a safer facility

Step 1

Free Consult & On-Site Assessment

Tell us about your facility, then we audit it in person to pinpoint every gap.
Step 2

Your Custom Action Plan

You get a clear, prioritized report tailored to how your facility runs.
Step 3

Implementation & Ongoing Support

We train your team, roll out the plan, and stay on as your long-term partner.
  • What We Do

Everything your home needs to stay safe

Full Facility Audit

We review your whole home and give you a written report plus a clear gap analysis. You’ll know exactly where you stand.

Prioritized Action Plan

A simple, ranked to-do list so you fix what matters most, first.

Follow-Up Audits

We quietly observe staff before, during, and after resident care to confirm fixes are sticking, then coach on the spot.

Staff Training

Practical sessions your team will actually use, covering hand hygiene, PPE, resident care, and cleaning.

Policies & Outbreak Plans

Custom policies, procedures, and outbreak response plans written specifically for your home.

Ongoing Support

We don’t disappear. You get continuous guidance and regular check-ins to keep standards high.

  • What We Do

We look at everything

  • Policies and procedures
  • Staff training and records
  • Resident screening and immunization
  • Resident care practices
  • Hand hygiene and PPE use
  • Environmental cleaning
  • Laundry
  • Dietary
  • Outbreak readiness
  • Aligned to Every Standard

We keep you ready for every inspection

We align your home with the standards that matter. When the rules change, you’re already ahead.

Ministry of Health
Public Health Unit
PIDAC
MOH
PHO
PHAC
  • Why Choose Us

Why Choose Infection Shield?

When it comes to infection prevention and control, experience and credibility matter. Here’s why facilities across Canada trust us.

Led by a Medical Doctor

Founded by Dr. Kamyab Ghatan, MD, AL-CIP, CIC, LTC-CIP, DISIPC, CDIPC, a National Infection Prevention and Control Consultant. You’re guided by genuine clinical and IPAC expertise.

Certified IPAC Specialists

Our consultants hold the Certification in Infection Control (CIC), bringing proven, up-to-date knowledge to every facility we serve.

We Speak the Inspector's Language

We work to the standards of the Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario & PIDAC, so you stay ready for any inspection.

Tailored, Not Templated

No two facilities are alike. We build customized IPAC programs that fit how your team actually works, not generic checklists.

Ongoing Partnership

Infection control never stops, and neither do we. You get follow-up audits, training, and continuous support long after the first visit.

Trusted Across Sectors

From long-term care and dental to veterinary and construction, we’ve helped facilities prevent outbreaks, resolve non-compliance, and protect their people.
Long-Term Care
Dental
Veterinary
Construction
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  • FAQ

What homes ask us most

A certified IPAC consultant audits your policies, staff training, record-keeping, resident care, environmental services, laundry, and dietary practices. You get a written report with a gap analysis and a prioritized action list.

It confirms staff actually apply IPAC principles day to day. Consultants anonymously observe practices like hand hygiene, PPE use, and equipment cleaning, then provide discreet feedback and a written report with recommendations.

Even though retirement homes are less medically intensive than long-term care facilities, communal living can still spread infections quickly if protocols aren’t in place.

Hand hygiene, PPE usage, resident care protocols, environmental cleaning, isolation precautions, medication management, and outbreak response.

Book a free consultation. The team reviews your current practices and builds a tailored plan to close gaps and strengthen compliance.

Ready to Protect Your Facility?

Find your gaps before an inspector does. Book a free consultation and see how Infection Shield can keep your facility safe, compliant, and inspection-ready.

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