Long-term Care: COVID-19

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Vaccination
Visitors and outside services
Other resources

Guidance and resources for long-term care (LTC) facilities.

• Template COVID-19 Response Summary for Long-term Care Facilities (Word)
  Use this template document to communicate with resident families about COVID-19 cases that have impacted residents and staff in your facility and the actions that your team has taken to prepare for and respond to COVID-19.
  12/18/20
  
  
• Long-term Care Testing: COVID-19
  All guidance and materials related to LTC testing activities.
  
  
• Employee Illness Tracking Tool (Excel) | Instructions (PDF)
  5/26/20
  
  
• Principles for COVID-19 Cohorting in Long-term Care (PDF)
  11/25/20
  
  
• Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Fan Considerations for Long-term Care during COVID-19 (PDF)
  5/19/21
  
  
• COVID-19 Surge Planning Checklist for Long-term Care Facilities (Word)
  Template for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.
  8/19/21

Visit Infection Prevention and Control: COVID-19 for guidance on responding to and monitoring exposures, PPE, and more.

Vaccination

• Vaccine Provider Models for COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts in Minnesota Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
  Updated 9/8/21
  
  
• Long-term Care COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Plan (PDF)
  Proposed COVID-19 booster distribution and administration plan for LTC facilities. Includes COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Tracker template.
  Updated 11/10/21
  
  
• Long-term Care Using MIIC to Query COVID-19 Vaccination Status (PDF)
  11/10/21
  
  Webinar: MIIC Booster Dose Information for Long-term Care
  MIIC Booster Dose Information for Long-term Care Webinar Transcript (PDF)
  
  
• Long-term Care COVID-19 Vaccine Resources (PDF)
  Updated 3/31/21
  
  
• How to Complete the Long-term Care COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Form (PDF)
  Updated 5/26/21
  • LTC Weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Reporting Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
    1/19/21
    
    
• COVID-19 Vaccination Tracking Tool for Long-term Care (Excel) | Instructions (PDF)
  1/6/21

Visitors and outside services

• Long-term Care Guidance for Outings
  
  
• COVID-19 Guidance: Long-term Care Indoor Visitation for Nursing Facilities and Assisted Living Settings (PDF)
  Updated 12/29/21
  
  
• Long-term Care Visitation Guidance Flowchart for Outbreak Status (PDF)
  Updated 4/20/21
  
  
• Long-term Care Visitation Guidance Flowchart for Exceptions (PDF)
  3/17/21
  
  
• Essential Caregiver Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities
  
  
• Outdoor Visitation Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
  Updated 6/3/21
  
  
• Beauty Shop Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
  Updated 4/13/21
  
  
• Guidance for Congregate Living Settings: Placing Resident-requested Electronic Monitoring Devices (PDF)
  Updated 2/9/21
  Previously called Guidance for Congregate Living Settings to Assist Residents Requesting Camera Placement.

Other resources

• Helping Long-Term Care Facilities Prevent and Address COVID-19 (PDF)
  Actions by MDH and the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) to address emergent issues with LTC facilities.
  Updated 4/22/20
  
  
• Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Nursing Homes
  CDC guidance that summarizes the core infection prevention and control practices for nursing homes.
  
  
• Long-Term Care Facility Toolkit: Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccination at Your Facility
  CDC toolkit that provides long-term care facility (LTCF) administrators and clinical leadership with information and resources to help build vaccine confidence among health care personnel and residents.