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Orange County Nursing Home Infection Prevention Toolkit

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For Orange County nursing homes only – schedule a consultative session with the OC Infection Prevention Team

1. Introduction – Preventing COVID-19 in Nursing Homes

Roadmap – Key Strategies for Preventing COVID-19 in Nursing Homes (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs – Overview of COVID-19 (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs – COVID-19 Vaccines for Staff with Clickable Links (English) (PDF)
FAQs – COVID-19 Vaccines for Staff with Clickable Links (Spanish) (PDF)
FAQs – COVID-19 Vaccines for Residents (English) (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs – COVID-19 Vaccines for Residents (Spanish) (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs for Staff – Concerns About COVID-19 Exposure (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs for Staff – Monitoring Yourself for Infection Symptoms (PDF) (DOC)
Video – What is COVID and How Does It Spread?

2. Visitors

COVID-19 Visitor Policy for Nursing Homes (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs – Visitor Policy (PDF) (DOC)
No Visitor Policy –Letter to Family (PDF) (DOC)

3. Social Distancing, Masking, and Shared Activities

Poster – How to Properly Wear a Mask (PDF)
Guidance for Residents – Social Distancing, Masking, Activities (PDF) (DOC)
Guidance for Staff – Social Distancing, Universal Masking, and Breaks (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs for Staff – Social Distancing, Universal Masking, and Breaks (PDF) (DOC)
Video – What is Social Distancing?
Video – Errors in Social Distancing and Masking
Video – Masking Nursing Home Residents
Video – Errors in Breakroom Etiquette
Video – Correct Breakroom Etiquette
Video – Three’s a Crowd: Correct Breakroom Etiquette
Video – Safety in the Breakroom: Storing your Mask with Proper Hand Hygiene
Video – 8 Steps to Breakroom Safety

4. Universal Symptom and Temperature Screening

Staff Entry Symptom and Temperature Screening Protocol (PDF) (DOC)
Poster – Health Alert – Know COVID Symptoms (PDF)
FAQs for Staff – What to Know if You Have COVID-19 (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs for Staff – Keeping Family Safe if You Have COVID-19 (PDF) (DOC)

5. Universal COVID PCR Screening

FAQs for Staff – What to Know if You Have COVID-19 (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs for Staff – Keeping Family Safe if You Have COVID-19 (PDF) (DOC)

6. Hand Hygiene

Protocol – Hand Hygiene (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs – Hand Hygiene (PDF) (DOC)
Video – Proper Hand Hygiene: How and When
Video – Washing Hands with Soap and Water

7. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

PPE Weekly Burn Rate Calculator (XLS)
COVID-19 Supply Preparation Checklist (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Standard Mask (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – N95 Respirator (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Mask Re-Use and Extended Use (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Eye Protection (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Eye Protection Re-Use and Extended Use (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Donning COVID PPE (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Doffing COVID PPE (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Aerosol Generating Procedures (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs for Staff – Masking (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs for Staff – Aerosol Generating Procedures (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs for Staff – COVID and Clothing, Shoes, and Laundry (PDF) (DOC)
Video – Which Mask When?
Video – Incorrect Mask Removal
Video – Correct Mask Removal
Video – Donning Face Mask
Video – Donning Face Shield
Video – Doffing Face Shield and Storing for Reuse
Video – Donning COVID PPE
Video – Doffing COVID PPE
Video – Safe Glove Removal

8. Environmental Cleaning

Overview – Cleaning Guidelines (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Resident Room Cleaning (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Common Area Cleaning (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Folding Cleaning Cloths (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Saturating Cleaning Cloths (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Housekeeping Cart (PDF) (DOC)
Overview – Housekeeping Compliance (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – Housekeeping Observations (PDF) (DOC)
Protocol – UV Marking (PDF) (DOC)
Housekeeping Skills Assessment Log (PDF) (DOC)
UV Marking Log (PDF) (DOC)
FAQs – Environmental Cleaning (PDF) (DOC)

Training Webinars for Nursing Homes

Funded and supported by CalOptima and Orange County Health Care Agency