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 Protecting aged care residents (Queensland Health)
• COVID-19 Outbreak Management, Preparing and responding - Guidance for RACF in Qld (Queensland Health) 24/11/20
• 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 Facilities - Establishing Communications (Department of Health) 2 pages
• First 24 hours managing COVID-19 in a residential aged care facility (Department of Health) 13 pages - updated 27/01/21
• CDNA National Prevention Guidelines, COVID-19 Outbreaks in Residential Care Facilities in Australia (CW Department of Health) 48 Pages
• 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) 11 pages - updated 19/01/21
• 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
• 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
• Residents access to temporary leave; information for RAC providers (Department of Health) 3 pages 

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
• 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), 10 pages - updated 19/01/21
• 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) 9 pages - updated 19/11/20
• 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 - 4/11/20

 Consumer Information

• Living Well in the COVID-19 pandemic (Department of Health) 5 pages -  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.
• Head to Health COVID-19 Support. 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