COVID-19 Residential Aged Care Providers

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Residential Aged Care (RACF) Checklist

• Checklist - Residential Aged Care COVID-19 Checklist

Aged Care Specific Information and Guidelines

• Queensland Health - Aged Care Direction (No. 10) Protecting aged care residents (Queensland Health)
• Residents access to temporary leave; information for RAC providers (Departement of Health) 3 pages - new
• COVID-19 Testing Strategies for Residential Aged Care (Qld Health) 22 Pages - new
• 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) - updated 23 Sept
• 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. A four-page Fact Sheet for RAC workers about how to prevent the spread of coronavirus. (Department of Health) 4 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)

• 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. 
• When to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Aged Care 
• 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

 Consumer Information

• 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. 
• Fact Sheet: for older Australian on COVID-19. An information sheet for older Australians, their family and friends about how to protect older Australian from the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19)  (Department of Health) 6 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