General IPC Resources
COVID-19
Because group homes involve different individuals living together and sharing activities (congregate living), group homes are at high risk of COVID-19 spreading and affecting their residents as well as staff. Having an infection prevention and control plan individualized to your facility is important for the protection of your staff and patients. The generic infection prevention and control plan (linked below) for group homes is meant to assist each facility in developing its own individualized plan to meet the need of the facility, its residents and staff.
Legionella
HCQC's infection prevention experts have created a guidance document about Legionnaires’ disease, which is a very serious type of pneumonia (lung infection) caused by bacteria called Legionella that can grow in water systems, such as hot and cold tap water, in shower heads and sink faucets, whirlpool spas, cooling towers (structures that contain water and a fan as part of centralized air-cooling systems for buildings), decorative fountains and water features, hot water tanks and heaters, and large, complex plumbing systems.