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COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes

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Use this comprehensive checklist to prepare nursing homes and long-term care facilities for COVID-19. It covers planning and governance, communication with public health authorities and families, resident screening and cohorting, visitor restrictions, personal protective equipment supply and usage, cleaning and disinfection, staff health monitoring and sick leave policies, education and training, surge staffing, medical equipment and supply management, inter-facility transfers, and postmortem care. Adapt the tool to your local regulations and coordinate with community partners to strengthen infection prevention and outbreak response.

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Nursing Home COVID-19 Self-Assessment Checklist
This nursing home COVID-19 preparedness self-assessment checklist helps long-term care facilities identify strengths and gaps before and during outbreaks. It covers visitor restrictions and family communication; staff education, daily health screening, and consistent assignments; PPE inventory, ordering, and conservation; hand hygiene and environmental disinfection; resident education, daily monitoring, and isolation on admission or after exposure; transmission-based precautions, signage, and room setup; cohorting, roommate management, and unit-level mitigation; transfer communications with EMS and hospitals; and notification criteria for local health departments. Use it to document actions, assign responsibilities, and standardize practices across units.
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Adult Care Infection Control Preparedness Checklist
Use this self-assessment checklist to help adult care facilities plan and strengthen infection prevention and control. It guides teams on resident education, visitor restrictions, screening and monitoring, PPE procurement and use, hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, and isolation procedures for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. The checklist also covers communication with families and health authorities, transfer protocols, and documentation to reduce transmission risk and protect residents and staff.
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Emergency Preparedness Checklist for COVID-19
This emergency preparedness checklist supports EMS agencies and hospitals in planning and response to COVID-19. It covers infection prevention policies aligned with CDC guidance, PPE availability and correct donning and doffing, hand hygiene, staff screening and work restrictions, respirator fit testing and training, communication with receiving facilities, surge capacity and resource management, and cleaning and disinfection procedures. Use it to review protocols, educate teams, and coordinate safe patient evaluation, transport, and care during outbreaks.
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Public Health Inspection Checklist for Healthcare
This public health inspection checklist helps hospitals, nursing homes, infirmaries, and other healthcare facilities assess COVID-19 readiness and compliance. It covers sanitary conveniences, handwashing and sanitizer placement, water safety, social distancing, temperature checks, device disinfection, cleaning and waste management, PPE availability and disposal, isolation areas, staff training and communication, transport logs, and ventilation maintenance. Use it to standardize audits, document findings, and strengthen infection prevention and control across your facility.
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Nursing Home COVID-19 Self-Assessment Checklist

This nursing home COVID-19 preparedness self-assessment checklist helps long-term care facilities identify strengths and gaps before and during outbreaks. It covers visitor restrictions and family communication; staff education, daily health screening, and consistent assignments; PPE inventory, ordering, and conservation; hand hygiene and environmental disinfection; resident education, daily monitoring, and isolation on admission or after exposure; transmission-based precautions, signage, and room setup; cohorting, roommate management, and unit-level mitigation; transfer communications with EMS and hospitals; and notification criteria for local health departments. Use it to document actions, assign responsibilities, and standardize practices across units.

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Adult Care Infection Control Preparedness Checklist

Use this self-assessment checklist to help adult care facilities plan and strengthen infection prevention and control. It guides teams on resident education, visitor restrictions, screening and monitoring, PPE procurement and use, hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, and isolation procedures for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. The checklist also covers communication with families and health authorities, transfer protocols, and documentation to reduce transmission risk and protect residents and staff.

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Emergency Preparedness Checklist for COVID-19

This emergency preparedness checklist supports EMS agencies and hospitals in planning and response to COVID-19. It covers infection prevention policies aligned with CDC guidance, PPE availability and correct donning and doffing, hand hygiene, staff screening and work restrictions, respirator fit testing and training, communication with receiving facilities, surge capacity and resource management, and cleaning and disinfection procedures. Use it to review protocols, educate teams, and coordinate safe patient evaluation, transport, and care during outbreaks.

by SafetyCulture

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Public Health Inspection Checklist for Healthcare

This public health inspection checklist helps hospitals, nursing homes, infirmaries, and other healthcare facilities assess COVID-19 readiness and compliance. It covers sanitary conveniences, handwashing and sanitizer placement, water safety, social distancing, temperature checks, device disinfection, cleaning and waste management, PPE availability and disposal, isolation areas, staff training and communication, transport logs, and ventilation maintenance. Use it to standardize audits, document findings, and strengthen infection prevention and control across your facility.

by Shanique Burton, from the Community

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COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes

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