By vgreene, 21 April, 2020 Monitor ill residents (incl documentation of temp and O2 saturation) at least 3 times daily to quickly identify residents who require transfer to higher level of care
By vgreene, 21 April, 2020 Designate a location to care for residents w/ suspected/confirmed COVID-19, separate from other residents
By vgreene, 21 April, 2020 Consider extended use of respirators, facemasks, and eye protection or prioritization of gowns for certain resident care activities
By vgreene, 21 April, 2020 If PPE shortage, reach out to state/local health dept who can engage local healthcare coalition
By vgreene, 21 April, 2020 When a case is identified, public health can help inform decisions about testing asymptomatic residents on unit or in facility
By vgreene, 21 April, 2020 This approach is recommended due to high risk of unrecognized infxn among residents. Recent experience suggests that a substantial proportion of residents could have COVID-19 w/o reporting sx or before sx develop
By vgreene, 21 April, 2020 This includes: N95 or higher-level respirator (or facemask if respirator is not available), eye protection, gloves, and gown. HCP should be trained on PPE use including donning/doffing
By vgreene, 21 April, 2020 Restrict all residents to their rooms and have HCP wear all recommended PPE for care of all residents (regardless of sx) on the affected unit (or facility-wide depending on situation)