Isolation Plan

To: Skilled nursing facilities, assisted living residences, intermediate care facilities, and residential care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities (commonly referred to as group homes) From: Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division COVID-19 Prevention and Response Plans were due on Friday, May 1, 2020. The Health Facilities Division would like to extend a thank you for your quick work on submitting the plans. During these times it is important to work quickly to protect all residents from COVID-19. Please implement your COVID-19 Prevention and Response Plan immediately. CDPHE is currently reviewing the submitted plans. Plans that have been reviewed and are determined satisfactory will not receive an official approval. CDPHE will contact facilities who have submitted plans that are not satisfactory to further discuss and improve those plans. If you receive communication from CDPHE about your COVID-19 Prevention and Response Plan, it is important you work to improve the plan. If you have not submitted your COVID-19 Prevention and Response Plan yet, please do so immediately following the guidance at https://covid19.colorado.gov/ltcf. In the coming weeks, CDPHE will continue to conduct infection control checks. During these checks, investigators will evaluate the implementation of your COVID-19 Prevention and Response Plan. Deficiencies may be cited at this time.