Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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International
Canada
●Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): COVID-19 – Guidance on pets and long-term care homes (2021)
●PHAC: Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 – Interim guidance for long-term care homes (2021)
●PHAC: COVID-19 guidance for long term care facilities and nursing homes in Indigenous communities (2020)
United States
●CDC: Post vaccine considerations for residents (2021)
●CDC: SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing in long term care facilities (2021)
United Kingdom
●Public Health England (PHE): Guidance on COVID-19 – How to work safely in domiciliary care in England (2020, updated 2022)
●PHE: Guidance on COVID-19 – How to work safely in care homes (2020, updated 2021)
Australia-New Zealand
●Infection Control Expert Group (ICEG): Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidelines for infection prevention and control in residential care facilities (2020, updated 2021)
●ICEG: Guidelines on cleaning and disinfection of protective eyewear in health and residential care facilities (2020, updated 2021)
●ICEG: Guidelines on the use of face shields and other protective eyewear in health and residential care facilities (2020, updated 2021)
●NSW Health: Principles for caring for the wandering person during COVID-19 (2020)
Japan
●[In Japanese] Choosing Wisely Japan: Do not send frail facility residents to the hospital unless there is an urgent need to respond on-site (2020)
Resources for patients — The following provides resources about COVID-19 for non-clinicians. These resources come from select society and government-sponsored guidelines from several countries and regions around the world.
●[United States] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): COVID-19 vaccines for long-term care residents
UpToDate also offers "The Basics" patient education pieces, which are written by the doctors and editors at UpToDate. These are written in plain language, at the 5th to 6th grade reading level, and answer the main questions a person is likely to have. (See "Patient education: COVID-19 overview (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and children (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 and pregnancy (The Basics)" and "Patient education: COVID-19 vaccines (The Basics)".)