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Coronavirus (COVID-19): adult social care guidance
Collection of COVID-19 information and guidance for adult social care settings during the pandemic.
Introduction
This page provides links to guidance. It is for:
- professionals working in the adult social care sector
- unpaid carers
- friends and family who have a loved one in an adult care home
Adult care homes
- Public Health Scotland COVID-19 - information and guidance for care home settings (for older adults)
- Public Health Scotland COVID-19 - information and guidance for social, community and residential care settings (for adult care homes except those for older adults, and all other adult social care settings)
- ARHAI Scotland Winter (21/22), Respiratory Infections in Health and Care Settings Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Addendum
- NHS Inform Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for visiting loved ones in an adult care home
Care at home and supported housing including visiting
Guidance for care at home, sheltered housing, retirement/amenity housing, extra care housing, housing with care, supported living, supported housing and housing with multiple occupancies.
- Public Health Scotland COVID-19 - information and guidance for social, community and residential care settings
Unpaid carers
Vaccinations
- NHS Inform the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine
- Scottish Government: Coronavirus (Covid-19): vaccination
Infection, prevention and control (IPC)
- ARHAI Scotland Respiratory infections in health and care settings infection prevention and control (IPC)
- COVID Sense campaign resources
Personal protective equipment (PPE) including face masks
- Public Health Scotland COVID-19 - information and guidance for care home settings (for older adults)
- Public Health Scotland COVID-19 - information and guidance for social, community and residential care settings (for adult care homes except those for older adults, and all other adult social care settings)
- ARHAI Scotland Respiratory infections in health and care settings infection prevention and control (IPC)
Self-isolation
- Scottish Government update on self-isolation for health and social care staff (PDF)
- Public Health Scotland COVID-19 - information and guidance for care home settings (for older adults)
- Public Health Scotland COVID-19 - information and guidance for social, community and residential care settings (for adult care homes except those for older adults, and all other adult social care settings)
- ARHAI Scotland Respiratory infections in health and care settings infection prevention and control (IPC)
Treatments for COVID-19
- NHS Inform Coronavirus (Covid-19): treatments
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