Continuing Care Resources

Guidance

LTC Visitation Packet

Preparedness

NCDHHS – Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities
- https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-response-north-carolina/covid-19-long-term
CDC Guidance – Strategies to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Long Term Care Facilities
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/prevent-spread-in-long-term-care-facilities.html
Network for Public Health Law – COVID-19 Emergency Legal Preparedness Primer
- https://www.networkforphl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Western-Region-Primer-COVID-3-5-2020-final.pdf
CDC Guidance – Keeping the Workplace, Home, and School Safe
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/workplace-school-and-home-guidance.pdf

Infection Control and Prevention

NCDHHS – Guidance for Infection Control in Adult Care Homes and Family Care Homes
- https://epi.ncpublichealth.info/cd/coronavirus/COVID-19%20Memo%20for%20Adult%20Care%20Providers%20FINAL.pdf?ver=1.1
CDC Guidance – Infection Control and Prevention
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/infection-control/control-recommendations.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fhcp%2Finfection-control.html
CDC Guidance – Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html
CDC Guidance – Disinfecting Your Facility
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/disinfecting-building-facility.html
CDC Guidance – Isolation Precautions
- https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/isolation/index.html
CDC Guidance – FAQs on Infection Control
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/infection-control/infection-prevention-control-faq.html
CDC Guidance – Checklist for Healthcare Facilities: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators during the COVID-19 Response
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/checklist-n95-strategy.html
CDC Guidance – Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/dialysis.html

Persons Under Investigation

CDC Guidance – Evaluating and Reporting Persons Under Investigation
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-criteria.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fclinical-criteria.html
CDC Guidance – Collection and Submission of Postmortem Specimens from Deceased PUI
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-postmortem-specimens.html
CDC Guidance – Management of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guidance-management-patients.html

Caring for Healthcare Workers

CDC Guidance – Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure to COVID-19
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html

Training

OSHA Respiratory Protection Training Videos
- https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/respiratoryprotection/training_videos.html

Webinars

NCHCFA COVID-19 Webinar for LTC
- https://tinyurl.com/wwtzgq5
- You will be prompted to enter your name and email address prior to viewing the recording of the webinar