This resource has information and recommendations for health care providers on how to determine the rate of use for PPE and the PPE inventory needed for the Nursing Home.
This webpage includes information and recommendations on PPE use in health care settings for COVID-19.
This webpage provides updated information from the CDC on a range of COVID-19 clinical care topics.
This webpage provides information on how to properly wear a mask, and contains images showing how masks are a simple barrier to help prevent respiratory droplets from reaching others.
This infographic demonstrates how to safely put on (don) and take off (doff) COVID-19 personal protective equipment for contact and droplet precautions.
​​This fact sheet summarizes best practices for national implementation to sustain personalprotective equipment while ensuring the protection of healthcare personnel and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic response.
​This page contains key resources for health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topic areas include latest COVID-19 News from FDA; Personal Protective Equipment; Emergency Use Authorizations and Guidances; Frequently Asked Questions; and FDA Response to COVID-19.​
​This toolkit is a compilation of considerations for long-term care facilities based on lessons learned during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic accompanied by resources to inform planning and response efforts.
This visual and print poster details facemask "Do's and Don'ts" for healthcare personnel.
This webpage provides a situational update on the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health's (NIOSH) recommendations regarding use of non-NIOSH approved respirators.
This Pandemic Playbook covers hundreds of topics and issues that have affected nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This webpage provides additional information about Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 exposure standards and requirements, including requirements in states that operate their own OSHA-approved State plans; recordkeeping requirements and injury/illness recording criteria; and applications of standards related to sanitation and communication of risks related to hazardous chemicals that may be in common sanitizers and sterilizers.
The Personal Protective Equipment COVID-19 Observational Audit Data Tracking Tool and User Guide help nursing homes identify performance patterns and target improvement more readily with an analytic tool to compile personal protective equipment (PPE) audit data.
This tool has been developed to assess staff competency in effectively using PPE as an integral part of infection control and prevention measures.
This webpage provides an overview of the causes and frequency of post-COVID conditions for healthcare providers.
This webpage provides nursing homes with general guidance on COVID-19 preparedness.
The resource provides an overview on the importance of respirator fit testing from a health safety and regulatory aspect and how often you should be fit tested.
This poster demonstrates the step to properly put on and take off a respirator to protect yourself from COVID-19.
​This guidance is specificallly focused on how to use respirators to protect long-term care facility workers from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
​This guidance is intended to assist nursing homes and public health authorities with response and cohorting decisions in nursing homes.
The certified equipment list is a tool to help respirator users, safety managers, industrial hygienists, and others to determine if the respirator they are currently using or considering using is NIOSH-certified and select the appropriate respirator to protect against the hazard(s) they are exposed to.
This webpage hosts the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) updated visitation guidance, including recommendations for acute care facilities.
This page gives illustrations and bulleted recommendations regarding selection, wearing, and cleaning of masks for community use.