RESIDENT ISOLATION AND COHORTING, STAFFING, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND FACE COVERINGS

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California Department of Social Services PIN 21-12-ASC

February 10, 2021

TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM RESIDENTIAL LICENSEES

Original signed by Ley Arquisola

FROM: LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N.
Acting Deputy Director
Community Care Licensing Division

SUBJECT: RESIDENT ISOLATION AND COHORTING, STAFFING, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND FACE COVERINGS

Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary

PIN 21-12-ASC provides updated guidance to Adult and Senior Care (ASC) residential. licensees related to resident isolation and cohorting, staffing considerations based on the residents’ COVID-19 status, use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), N95
respirators, and required use of face coverings.

Please post this PIN in the facility where residents can easily access it and distribute the Resident Fact Sheet (located at the end of this PIN) to residents and, if applicable, their representatives.

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