Residential Care Facilities

COVID-19: Normalising Access in Long Term Residential Care Facilities (LTRCFs) V1.4 as at 31.01.22 has been retired. Please use the residential care facility guidance available below.

This guidance document Guidance for Registered Nurses performing sampling for COVID-19 in Residential Care Facilities has been archived; videos demonstrating sample collection techniques are available at this link.

Research

Self-isolation for people in Residential Care Facilities who have been discharged from hospital

Self-isolation for people in Residential Care Facilities who have been discharged from hospital (4/11/2020)

Sampling for COVID-19 video resources

Collection of a Deep Nasal / Mid turbinate Swab for testing for COVID-19 (19/10/2020)

How to take a nasopharyngeal swab to test for COVID-19 (17/7/2020)