As you all know the COVID-19 Long-Term Care Incident Command has directed Residential Care Services (RCS) to complete focused reviews of all long-term care facility infection control procedures and assess current Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) supplies. This includes all assisted living.

The Infection Prevention Tool used by survey staff to assess facilities includes the following domains:

• Visitor restrictions
• Education, monitoring, and screening of Healthcare Personnel (HCP)
• Education, monitoring, and screening of residents
• Availability of PPE and other supplies
• Infection prevention practices including hand hygiene, use of PPE and cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces and resident care equipment

You can find the tool that survey staff are using here. We are encouraging all of our assisted living providers to do a self-assessment.  

Questions? Contact: 

Alyssa Odegaard- Vice President, Public Policy 

c: 206.948.2279