COVID-19 Guidance
Community Engagement
- Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021 Revised 5/24/2021
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Table 3-A (Revised 5-24-2021, applies to Group A of the “Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing, and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021-Revised 5/5/2021”), which is the group subject to testing.
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Table 3-B (Revised 5-24-2021, applies to Group B of the “Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing, and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021-Revised 5/24/2021”), which is the group not subject to testing.
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- Long-Term Care and ICF/IID Community Engagement Guidance 10-09-2020 (PDF) ) [superseded by “Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing, and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021-Revised 5/5/2021”].
- Long-Term Care Pharmacy Partnership FAQ 10-22-2020
Investigations
Staffing
- Recruitment and Retention Toolkit
- Revised Long-Term Care & Assisted Housing Guidance on Staffing 9-24-2021
- Long-Term Care & Assisted Housing Staffing (PDF)
- Long-Term Care & Assisted Housing PPE (PDF)
- Assisted Housing and NF and ICF/ID Revised Staffing Guidance 12-8-20
Testing
- Guidance Regarding Testing for Long Term Care, ICF-IID and Assisted Housing Facilities 9-24-2021
- Nursing Facility COVID-19 Testing and Gradual Reopening Memo 08-06-2020 (PDF)
- Guidance for Assisted Housing Staff Testing & Community Engagement 10-09-2020 (PDF)
- Revised Guidance for Staff Testing and Community Engagement, issued 1/26/2021 (replacing the Assisted Housing-only “Guidance for Staff Testing and Community Engagement,” issued 10-9-2020 (PDF)).
- Clarification on Facility Testing and Visitation 4-7-2021
- Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021 Revised 5/24/2021
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Table 3-A (Revised 5-24-2021, applies to Group A of the “Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing, and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021-Revised 5/5/2021”), which is the group subject to testing.
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Table 3-B (Revised 5-24-2021, applies to Group B of the “Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing, and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021-Revised 5/5/2021”), which is the group not subject to testing.
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Training
Vaccinations
- Promoting COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations in Nursing Facilities, Assisted Housing, ICF/IIDs - 9/30/2022
- Report Vaccination Rates for Your Facility - 6/22/2021
- Healthcare Worker Covid-19 Vaccination Rates - 6/22/2021
- Vaccination Rates by Facility Type
- Reporting of Staff Vaccination Rates 6-3-2021
- Long-Term Care COVID-19 Vaccination Info 10-22-2020
Visitation
- Visitation and Residents Rights 11/23/2021 (PDF)
- Updated Nursing Home Visitation Guidance 11/12/2021 (PDF)
- CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitation Memorandum 09-17-2020 (PDF)
- Long-Term Care and ICF/IID Visitation Guidance 10-09-2020 (PDF)
- Guidance for Visitation at Nursing Homes, ICF-IID and Adult Assisted Housing 3-11-2021
- Clarification on Facility Testing and Visitation 4-7-2021
- Visitation Guidance 4-15-2021