Long-term care facilities

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5 steps to protect family and loved ones in long-term care facilities from COVID-19

Ask the facility what precautions they have in place to protect your family members and loved ones from COVID-19.

DO NOT visit a long-term care facility if you are sick or not feeling well. Do not visit if you have tested positive in the last 10 days, or were exposed to someone who had symptoms or tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days.

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1) Get vaccinated for COVID-19 and get your flu shot. Get the COVID-19 booster shot if you have not already.
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2) DO NOT visit a long-term care facility if you are sick or not feeling well. Do not visit if you have tested positive in the last 10 days, or were exposed to someone who had symptoms or tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days. Consider alternatives to in-person visits such as email, text, phone or video-communication.

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3) Consider getting tested for COVID-19 before you visit a long-term care facility. For testing locations, click here.

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4) Wear a well-fitting face mask in the facility to protect residents from getting sick. Residents of long-term care facilities may have weakened immune systems and are at higher risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19.

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5) If a family member or loved one gets infected with COVID-19, ask the facility about COVID-19 treatments. COVID-19 treatments may reduce the risk of your loved one needing to be hospitalized or dying from COVID-19.
  1. Get vaccinated for COVID-19 and get your flu shot. Get the COVID-19 booster shot if you have not already.
  2. DO NOT visit a long-term care facility if you are sick or not feeling well. Do not visit if you have tested positive in the last 10 days, or were exposed to someone who had symptoms or tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days.
  3. Consider getting tested for COVID-19 before you visit a long-term care facility. For testing locations, click here.
  4. Wear a well-fitting face mask in the facility to protect residents from getting sick. Residents of long-term care facilities may have weakened immune systems and are at higher risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19.
  5. If a family member or loved one gets infected with COVID-19, ask the facility about COVID-19 treatments. COVID-19 treatments may reduce the risk of your loved one needing to be hospitalized or dying from COVID-19.
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We are protecting residents and healthcare workers through COVID-19 vaccination.

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How does the Utah Department of Health support long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic?

The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) team works with long-term care facilities to provide infection prevention and control expertise and guidance. The HAI team provides assistance to long-term care facilities during an outbreak including, assisting with testing resources, staff management, COVID-19 treatment coordination, vaccine administration and best practices.

“I put out an intent to vaccinate last week and people were pretty freaked out by it. But it gave them time to think about it. I rolled out actual consent yesterday and everyone has consented so far!!!! We’ve been pumping it up in our community. I put up flyers with pictures of our staff in full PPE and  #getvaccinated. We have a q/a zoom for staff with our medical director this afternoon.”

-The Auberge at Aspen Park

Vaccine information

If you, or a family member, live in a long-term care facility, talk to the facility or your employer to find out how to get vaccinated.
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