VirusHelpMN.com COVID-19 Coronavirus Resource for Minnesotans with Disabilities

Home Health Care Considerations

From/On This Page:

Directions - General Health & Safety, for High- and Low-Risk Populations, or if you or someone else is ill
Additional Precautions -- cleaning & close contact/high touch.
Health Care Service -- how to manage health during quarantine
Masks -- when and how to use them
Managing Staff & Services -- assessing risk, alternatives to staffing, alternatives to supplies, financial resources for staff if you must suspend service

Additional Precautions

Clean more frequently. The more people that come to the house, the more it will be necessary to clean.

Nursing Home Level of Care (Additional Precautions for High-Risk Population) -- additional precautions for high-risk population AND close-contact, high-touch interactions with clients.

When & How to Use Masks

Use masks and coverings to the spread of the virus:

When you have symptoms

When in the presence of someone with symptoms.

While in close-contact, high-touch situations, such as with hands-on PCA care in a Nursing Home Level of Care at Home

Out in public. You never know when an infected person will get too close and start coughing or sneezing.

How to Safely Put On and Take Off a Mask (YouTube) -- NOTE: it's better to use soap and water for hand washing. Also, DO NOT TOUCH the inside part of the mask.

Managing Staff & Services

Assess Staff Risk -- A list of interview questions

Case Studies -- How others have handled their staffing situations and why

Protocol for Entering a Client's Home -- sample protocol / training for support staff

Sample Temporary Lay-Off Letter -- This letter can help you temporarily suspend someone if they have been exposed to the virus and must self-quarrantine.

Staffing Alternatives -- what to do if you are short staffed; if staff can't/won't work.

Supply Alternatives -- what to do if you run out of certain supplies

Direct Staff to Financial Resources if they need help or if you need to suspend service

Managing Health Care Services

Communicating with Providers who come into your home and also your primary care clinic.

Alternatives to Clinic Visits

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