How to prevent and control the epidemic situation in Guangdong elderly care institutions during the Spring Festival?

Conscientiously implement the deployment requirements of the local party committee, government and relevant departments for epidemic prevention and control, establish and improve the epidemic prevention and control working mechanism, formulate and implement prevention and control plans and emergency plans, divide and divide areas, and assign responsibilities to individuals. Actively improve the facilities and conditions for epidemic prevention and control, and prepare sufficient epidemic prevention materials. If the local area is determined to be a medium-to-high risk area or institution, emergency measures shall be taken immediately and strict closed management shall be implemented.

In terms of service guarantees for the elderly, elderly care institutions should inquire the elderly in advance and contact their families, find out the willingness of the elderly in the hospital to return home during the Spring Festival, and proactively clarify the severe and complex epidemic prevention and control situation during the Spring Festival to the elderly and their families, and mobilize The elderly stay in the hospital as much as possible for the holidays (if there is a local elder who really needs to leave the hospital, a ledger and health monitoring mechanism should be established).

In terms of staff management, elderly care institutions should, in accordance with the local epidemic prevention and control situation and the service needs of elderly care institutions during the Spring Festival, encourage staff to “not return home if necessary” and stay in the resident for the festival as much as possible (if there is a sporadic epidemic in the local area or it is determined to be medium and high In risk areas, staff shall not leave the hospital except for rotation).

In terms of comfort and care services, elderly care institutions should deal with situations such as large psychological fluctuations and emotional instability caused by the implementation of strict epidemic prevention and control measures for the elderly, staff and their families during the holiday season, and timely psychological interventions, emergency handling, and timely Resolve contradictions and find ways to solve the practical difficulties they encounter in life and work.

Elderly care institutions should strictly enforce visitation regulations during holidays, implement appointment services, and control the flow of in and out. During the special protection period, the elderly care institutions will not receive visits to the outside world, organize charitable donations and visits and condolences activities within the institution, and suspend voluntary services and social practices.

In addition, the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs will organize professional knowledge training on the “Professional Skills for Disinfection and Epidemic Prevention in Home and Elderly Care Institutions” in the near future to effectively improve the prevention and control of infectious diseases in elderly care institutions and effectively prevent cross-infection in the hospital.