ALTSA: NH #2021-025 Updates to The Safe Start For Long-Term Care Recommendations And Requirements Document
ALTSA has released a Dear Provider Letter on the update to The Safe Start for Long-Term Care Recommendations and Requirements Document (Safe Start Plan), which establishes criteria for long-term care settings to permit visitation. The plan also offers guidance on trips outside the facility, communal dining and group activities, testing and screening, source control and PPE, and staffing.
On March 19, 2021, the Department of Health and the Department of Social and Health Services released updates to the Safe Start Plans for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) and Nursing Homes (NH). The updates include allowing visitation under specific conditions, as well as updates to the risk assessment and quarantine processes.
Questions?
Contact:
Laura Hofmann, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical and Nursing Facility Regulatory Services
c: 425-231-4804