Author: Patricia Rios; Amruta Radhakrishnan; Sonia M. Thomas; Nazia Darvesh; Sharon E. Straus; Andrea C. Tricco
Title: Guidelines for preventing respiratory illness in older adults aged 60 years and above living in long-term care: A rapid review of clinical practice guidelines Document date: 2020_3_26
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Snippet: Once resident isolation measures are in place, to further reduce the risk of transmission, it is preferable to allocate specific (vaccinated) RCF staff to the care of residents isolated in rooms. These staff members should not move between their section and other areas of the facility, or care for other residents. Staff members should self-monitor for signs and symptoms of respiratory illness and self-exclude from work if unwell. When ILI is appa.....
Document: Once resident isolation measures are in place, to further reduce the risk of transmission, it is preferable to allocate specific (vaccinated) RCF staff to the care of residents isolated in rooms. These staff members should not move between their section and other areas of the facility, or care for other residents. Staff members should self-monitor for signs and symptoms of respiratory illness and self-exclude from work if unwell. When ILI is apparent in an RCF, influenza can be spread within the facility by unvaccinated staff, who should work only if well and wearing a mask, or taking antiviral prophylaxis. Preferentially, only staff vaccinated against influenza should care for residents with confirmed influenza or suspected ILI. Unvaccinated staff who have been working in an outbreak-affected area should not be moved to other parts of the RCF, as they may be incubating influenza.
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