Guidance

COVID-19: guidance for supported living and home care

Supported living and home care in the event of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 13 March 2020
• Last updated: 6 April 2020
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  1. 6 April 2020

     Added link to guidance on admission and care of people in care homes, and marked guidance on residential care provision as withdrawn, as guidance on admission and care of people in care homes has replaced it.

  2. 19 March 2020

     Added information on implications of household isolation guidance for residential care, supported living and home care settings.

  3. 13 March 2020

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 13 May 2020

Updated guidance has been published on:

• supported living services
• provision of home care

For advice on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in supported living settings and in home care settings, you may find it useful to refer to Personal protective equipment (PPE) - resource for care workers delivering homecare (domiciliary care) in England.

Documents

[WITHDRAWN] COVID-19: guidance for supported living provision

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[WITHDRAWN] COVID-19: guidance on home care provision

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Guidance for providers of supported living and home care in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak.

The guidance sets out:

• how to maintain delivery of care in the event of an outbreak or widespread transmission of COVID-19
• what to do if care workers or individuals being cared for have symptoms of COVID-19

You can also read guidance on admission and care of people in care homes.