Long-term Care: COVID-19

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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.
  
  
• COVID-19 Toolkit: Information for Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
  Updated 8/14/20
  
  
• Employee Illness Tracking Tool (Excel) | Instructions (PDF)
  5/26/20
  
  
• Information about COVID-19 Vaccination in Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
  1/22/21
  
  
• How to Complete the Long-term Care COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Form (PDF)
  1/19/21
  • 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
  
  
• 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)
  9/4/20
  
  
• 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

Visitors and outside services

• Long-term Care Guidance for Non-medically Necessary Outings
  
  
• Minnesota Home Care Provider/Assisted Living Visitation and Activities Guidance Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF)
  Updated 10/28/20
  
  • Long-term Care Visitation and Activities Guidance Update Summary (PDF)
    Updated 10/12/20


• COVID-19 Guidance: Nursing Home Visitation and Activity Restriction Modifications (PDF)
  10/14/20
  
  
• Essential Caregiver Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities
  Updated 10/13/20
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Essential Caregivers
    8/6/20
    
    
• COVID-19: Visitation Restriction Guidance for Residential Care Facilities in Minnesota (PDF)
  3/31/20
  
  
• Guidance for Selecting In-building Visitation Areas in Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
  11/4/20
  
  
• Guidance for Window Visits at Long-Term Care Facilities (PDF)
  6/12/20
  
  
• Outdoor Visitation Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
  6/17/20
  
  
• Guidance for Temporary Tent Structures and Clear Dividers for Long-term Care Visitation (PDF)
  9/30/20
  
  
• Beauty Shop Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
  Updated 10/13/20
  
  
• Elections and Voting Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
  8/27/20
  
  
• Guidance for Congregate Living Settings to Assist Residents Requesting Camera Placement (PDF)
  4/6/20

Other resources

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

• Preparing for COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
  CDC tiered recommendations to address nursing homes and long-term care facilities in different phases of COVID-19 response.
  
  
• 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.