Long-term care facilities
Nursing Facilities - Assisted Living Facilities - Intermediate Care Facilities
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.
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.
We are protecting residents and healthcare workers through COVID-19 vaccination.
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.
Alternatives to in-person visits
There may be times it is unsafe to allow visitors into the facility. In these situations, it is important to find other ways for you to visit with your loved ones. If the facility can’t allow visitors, you may be asked to use other ways to visit, such as:
- Virtual communication(phone, video-communication, etc.).
- Email, text, or phone updates from the facility
COVID-19 guidance for long-term care facilities
COVID-19 guidance for long-term care facilities, including:
- Assisted living facilities
- Intermediate care facilities
- Nursing and skilled nursing facilities
If you have a positive resident or staff case please email hai@utah.gov.
Infection prevention and control
Safe Building Management Practices for Independent Living Facilities
COVID-19 Guidance for State Education and In-Reach Staff When Resuming In Person Intermediate Care Facility Visits
COVID-19 Recommendations Based on Vaccination Status and Community Transmission Level Chart
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Cleaning and disinfecting resources
Testing
Lab Web Portal
Submitting an Individual Order Request
Submitting a Batch Order Request
Tracking and Viewing Test Results
Recommendations for how to manage staff during COVID
Visitation
Transferring patients
COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments
