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They are amongst the most common infections present in care homes and can lead to preventable hospital admissions. This study aimed to audit all care homes in Leicester City to understand the extent, treatment and management of CAUTIs, alongside the standard of catheter care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional audit was completed using MS Forms with care home managers over the telephone. Responses were entered directly into the online form and uploaded onto Microsoft Excel. Analysis was completed using descriptive statistics, with a pragmatic thematic analysis for free text data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>159 residents across 52 care homes had catheters, most commonly for urinary retention. Although 47 homes had a daily catheter care plan, just one reported use of a catheter passport. Only 14 care homes had staff trained to insert or remove catheters. Almost 3\/4 of care homes had residents with a CAUTI during the reporting period and half of these were admitted to hospital as a result.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The audit highlighted many unidentified care home residents with catheters. Standards of catheter care were generally good, but variability in staff training was identified. 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