A Health System Response to COVID-19 in Long-Term Care and Post-Acute Care: A Three-Phase Approach

This practice describes a Three-Phase Approach to mitigating COVID-19 in long-term and post-acute care nursing facilities in the Seattle, WA area. The authors outline a structure for addressing the pandemic based on disease surveillance measures, with different focus areas within each phase. Measures include:

(1) Initial: Communication, tracking, PPE preparation
(2) Delayed: Education, testing, isolation
(3) Surge: Activation of a “drop team”” of health care professionals during an outbreak

Resource Details

• Population: Adults Aged 65 and Older|People Living in Congregate Housing
• Setting/Context of Implementation: Clinical|Long-term Care Facility
• Topics of Practice: Organizational Change/ Development
• Outcomes of Interest: Improve Organizational Infrastructure
• Level of Evidence: Emerging
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
• Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Access and Quality
• Outside of US: No