Recommendations for Long Term Care Facilities During COVID-19 Outbreak
The Washington State Department of Health has developed this webpage to provide up to date resource to assist long term and residential care facilities in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. While the situation is evolving, at this time we believe that older patients and those with chronic medical conditions may be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Long term care facilities have experience managing respiratory infections and outbreaks among residents and staff and should apply the same outbreak management principles to COVID-19. Outbreak status: Novel Coronavirus Outbreak 2020, DOH Coronavirus Disease 2019, CDC.
Order by the Washington State Health Officer: COVID-19 Screening in Certain Congregate Facilities and Agencies (PDF), September 15, 2020
Resources
LTCF Safe Start
Reporting
Testing in Nursing Homes
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Tools
Transportation
Recommendations for Business
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updates