Aged and residential care
COVID-19 infection prevention and control guidance for residential aged care facilities, Disability Residential Care facilities/group homes, multi-purpose services, community residential care group homes, hostels and refuges.
Last updated 16 May 2022
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Published: 16 May 2022
Updated: 4 February 2022 | Size: 347 KB, 9 pages
This document contains a framework to assist in determining the risk to disability workers, residents (known as consumers in some facilities) and visitors in Disability Group Homes when there has been contact with someone with COVID-19 either at the facility or group home.
CDNA interim statement to Aged Care Providers regarding ongoing COVID-19 management
Published: 4 January 2022
First 24 Hours: Managing an Outbreak of COVID-19 in a Disability Group Home V2.0 (PDF)
Updated: 9 March 2022 | Size: 470 MB, 31 pages
This resource is a quick reference guide to assist disability facility service providers and Local Health Districts (LHDs) to support and manage the first 24 hours of a COVID-19 outbreak.
First 24 Hours: Managing COVID-19 in a Residential Aged Care Facility
Updated: 15 February 2022
Under review: 19 January 2022 | Size: 2.1 MB, 58 pages
This document provides infection prevention and control (IPAC) guidance for residential aged care facilities (RACFs), multi-purpose services (MPS), community residential care group homes, hostels and refuges when COVID-19 is suspected/probable/confirmed in a resident, health/care or visitor.
RACF COVID-19 PPE Train the Trainer package V2.0 (PPT)
Updated: 3 August 2021 | Size: 19.5 MB, 101 slides
Designed as an introductory guide to infection prevention and control Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions, and for Train the Trainer for Residential Aged Care facilities to implement training on the use of PPE.
RACF COVID-19 PPE Train the Trainer package V2.0 (PDF)
Updated: 9 August 2021 | Size: 1.4 MB, 27 pages
This resource provides a train the trainer package to be implemented to NSW RACFs to facilitate their understanding in infection prevention and control and PPE as it applies to COVID-19.