COVID-19 Information

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.

For implementation September 26th 2022: Public Health & Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Cases and Outbreaks of COVID-19, Influenza & other Respiratory Infections in Residential Care Facilities

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Publication Date: 15 September 2022

Infection Prevention and Control Checklist for Residential Care Facilities in the Context of COVID-19, Influenza and other respiratory infections

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Publication Date: 22 June 2022

Getting back towards normal life in nursing homes: Information for Residents

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Publication Date: 18 August 2022

Guidance on provision of day services for older people in the context of COVID-19 vaccination programme

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Publication Date: 10 March 2022

Guidance on testing for Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) in Residential Care Facilities (RCF) - Winter 2021/2022

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Publication Date: 27 October 2021

Infection Control Guiding Principles for Buildings Acute Hospitals and Community Settings

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Publication Date: 10 May 2022

Guidance for Registered Nurses performing sampling for COVID-19 in Residential Care Facilities

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Publication Date: 07 July 2021

COVID-19 Guidance for People at Risk of Severe Disease on reducing risk of COVID-19 infection

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Publication Date: 01 March 2022

Research

Analysis of factors associated with outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in nursing homes in Ireland

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Publication Date: 26 May 2021

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

Residential Care Facilities

For implementation September 26th 2022: Public Health & Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Cases and Outbreaks of COVID-19, Influenza & other Respiratory Infections in Residential Care Facilities

Infection Prevention and Control Checklist for Residential Care Facilities in the Context of COVID-19, Influenza and other respiratory infections

Getting back towards normal life in nursing homes: Information for Residents

Guidance on provision of day services for older people in the context of COVID-19 vaccination programme

Guidance on testing for Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) in Residential Care Facilities (RCF) - Winter 2021/2022

Infection Control Guiding Principles for Buildings Acute Hospitals and Community Settings

Guidance for Registered Nurses performing sampling for COVID-19 in Residential Care Facilities

COVID-19 Guidance for People at Risk of Severe Disease on reducing risk of COVID-19 infection

Research

Analysis of factors associated with outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in nursing homes in Ireland

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

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)

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