Congregate Settings and Care Facilities: COVID-19

On this page:
Homeless service providers
Jails and correctional settings
DHS licensed residential and nonresidential settings
ICF-IID

These settings include homeless service providers and shelters, jails and correctional settings, Department of Human Services (DHS) licensed care settings, and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ICF-IID).

Guidance for long-term care, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities can be found at Long-term Care: COVID-19.

• COVID-19 Testing and Case Reporting Resources for Shelter and Correctional Settings (PDF)
  Updated 9/23/22
   
• COVID-19 Therapeutics Checklist for Shelter and Correctional Settings (PDF)
  Updated 9/23/22
   
• Strategies to Mitigate Resource Constraints During COVID-19 Surges in Shelter and Correctional Settings (PDF)
  3/3/22

Homeless service providers

• Shelter-in-place Guidance During COVID-19 Surges in Homeless Shelters (PDF)
  Updated 3/3/22
   
• COVID-19 Investigation Toolkit for Homeless and Other Congregate Settings (PDF)
  Updated 4/4/22
   
• Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness: COVID-19 Response and Resources for Homeless Service Providers
   
• CDC: Homeless Populations

Jails and correctional settings

• COVID-19 Vaccine Facts in Correctional Facilities (PDF)
  Updated 8/15/22
   
• COVID-19 Investigational Toolkit for Correctional Settings (PDF)
  Updated 4/4/22
   
• CDC: Correctional and Detention Facilities
  • Interim Guidance on Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Correctional and Detention Facilities

DHS licensed residential and nonresidential settings

• Recommended Protective Actions in Residential and Nonresidential Settings Licensed by DHS (PDF)
  This document outlines recommendations for protective actions for settings licensed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS).
  Updated 11/22/22
  DHS-licensed settings that this guidance applies to includes: adult foster care, chemical dependency residential treatment facilities, children's residential facilities, children's residential facilities with a mental health certification and/or chemical dependency certification, community residential settings, intensive residential treatment services, mental health residential treatment facilities, psychiatric residential treatment facilities, withdrawal management and detox services facilities, adult day centers, and day service facilities.

Adult day centers and day service facilities

• CDC: Guidance for Adult Day Services Centers

Home and community based community residential settings

• CDC: Guidance for Group Homes for Individuals with Disabilities
• CDC: Guidance for Direct Service Providers

ICF-IID

Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ICF-IID) must continue to follow federal guidance and infection prevention and control recommendations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

• CMS: Policy and Memos to States and Regions
• CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic