This document updates the previous ‘Admission and care of residents during COVID-19 incident in a care home’ guidance published on 2 April 2020, in line with the support package for care homes and latest updated advice on testing and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
This guidance is for care homes, local health protection teams, local authorities, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and registered providers of accommodation for people who need personal or nursing care. It sets out how to: admit and care for residents safely and protect care home staff.
Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) admission and care of people in care homes. London, Department of Health and Social Care, 2020, 49 p.
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