COVID-19 Residential Aged Care Providers

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Residential Aged Care (RACF) Checklist
Aged Care Specific Information and Guidelines
- Queensland Health - Aged Care Direction (No. 12) Protecting aged care residents (Queensland Health)
- Residents access to temporary leave; information for RAC providers (Department of Health) 3 pages
- COVID-19 Testing Strategies for Residential Aged Care (Qld Health) 22 Pages
- Six steps to stop the spread for aged care workers (Department of Health) 3 pages
- Aged Care Faclities - Establishing Communications (Department of Health) 2 pages
- First 24 hours managing COVID-19 in a residential aged care facility (Department of Health) 9 pages
- CDNA National Prevention Guidelines, COVID-19 Outbreaks in Residential Care Facilities in Australia (CW Department of Health)
- Rapid response: COVID-19 in a Residential Aged Care Facility: Overview and Flowchart (Queensland Health)
- Guidelines for infection prevention and control in residential care facilities (Department of Health)
- AHPPC update to residential aged care facilities about minimising the impact of COVID-19 (Australian Health Protection Principal Committee)
- Protecting Aged Care Residents (Queensland Health)
- Industry code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes during COVID (Aged Care Peak Bodies) 7 pages
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak management in residential care facilities (Department of Health) PDF 10 pages
- COVID-19 Information for workers in residential aged facilities. Fact Sheet for RAC workers about how to prevent the spread of coronavirus. (Department of Health) 4-5 pages
- Aged Care Preparedness (National Health Plan) 1 page
- Aged Care Workers. Restrictions on entry into and visitors to aged care facilities. Requirement for influenza vaccination. (Department of Health) 4 pages
- Link to the Advisory Service: End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC). The ELDAC home page provides COVID-19 Latest Update information. New Webinar Series: ELDAC COVID-19
Health Sector - COVID-19 Guidelines and Related Information
- Extension of COVID-19 emergency health response (six months) includes suite of Medicare subsidised telehealth services.
- Transitions between hospital and RACFs during COVID-19 pandemic (Qld Health) 9 pages - new
- COVID-19 infection control training. A 30-minute online training module for health care workers including aged care settings. It covers the fundamentals of infection prevention and control for COVID-19.
- COVID-19 Environmental cleaning and disinfection principles for health and residential care facilities. (Department of Health), 4 pages
- Managing abusive client/patient behaviour – Resource List for Health Care Workers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Guide to buying PPE for COVID-19 (Dept of Industry Science Energy and Resources, 4 pages)
- Pandemic response guidance PPE in RAC and Disability - linked to RAC Direction No. 9 (Queensland Health) 5 pages
- The Department of Health advises Residential aged care providers can request PPE by sending an email to agedcareCOVIDPPE@health.gov.au. (Department of Health) webpage.
- PPE in non-inpatient health care settings during COVID-19 outbreak (Department of Health) 7 pages
- Wearing PPE in Aged Care - Video (Department of Health)
- Recommended minimum requirements for the use of masks or respirators by health and residential aged care workers in areas with significant community transmission. (Department of Health) 3 pages - new
- Living Well in the COVID-19 pandemic (Department of Health) 5 pages - Updated 16/10/20
- COVID-19 action plan (Department of Health) If your doctor has assessed you as being at high or moderate risk of severe illness if you contract COVID-19, this action plan will help you manage risks. 2 pages. - new
- Head to Health. A website which can help you find digital mental health services from trusted organisations.
- Poster - Visiting family members in Aged Care. Information on the Flu Vaccine requirement (WQPHN).
- It's OK to have home care. A fact sheet for older Australians receiving home care services (Department of Health) 2 pages.
- Assistance with food and meals for older Australians impacted by COVID-19 (Department of Health) 2 pages
- Wellbeing Course for people 60+ years from Mindspot/Beyondblue (Mindspot) webpage
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