Protocols that we will have our employees adhere to are listed below :
- Provide information about COVID-19 (including information about signs and symptoms) and strategies for managing stress and anxiety.
- Regularly review CDC’s Infection Control Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about COVID-19 for current information and ensure staff and residents are updated when this guidance changes.
- Educate and train personnel , including facility-based and consultant personnel who provide care or services in various facilities . Including consultants is important, since they commonly provide care in multiple facilities where they can be exposed to and serve as a source of COVID-19.
- Reinforce sick leave policies, and remind HCP not to report to work when ill.
- Reinforce adherence to standard IPC measures including hand hygiene and selection and correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Have personnel demonstrate competency with putting on and removing PPE and monitor adherence.
- Utilizing CDC online training modules for front-line personnel to reinforce recommended practices for preventing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens.
- Keep personnel abreast of any new COVID-19 policies or procedures.