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Guidance and advice for care homes about coronavirus (COVID-19) by Help Age International

Help Age International has published a document to provide guidance and advice about COVID-19 for care homes:

“While older people in care homes are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, there are steps that can be taken to reduce their risk, and to ensure they are well cared for and supported. Care home staff must also be looked after and must be equipped with information to protect themselves as well as those in their care. The document includes information on personal behaviour, action to take inside the care home, interaction with the outside environment, management responsibilities, governance, and what to do if someone has COVID-19. These guidelines have been informed by experience in China, Korea and Japan.”

Their guidance is also available, from their webpage, in English, Russian, Arabic and Spanish:

https://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/guidelines-for-care-homes-for-older-people-in-the-context-of-coronavirus-covid19/