This guidance summarizes the core infection prevention and control practices for nursing homes during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. First, it summarizes the recent changes (updates as for March 29 2021) and provides information on those topics:
- Infection Prevention and Control Program
- Vaccinations
- Source Control and Distancing Measures
- Visitation
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Testing
- Evaluating and Managing Personnel and Residents
- Managing Residents with Close Contact
- New Admissions and Residents who Leave the Facility
- New Infection in Healthcare Personnel or Resident
Interim infection prevention and control recommendations to prevent SARS-CoV-2 spread in nursing homes. Nursing Homes & Long-Term Care Facilities. Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021, online.
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