Georgia department of health covid assisted living. The georgia department of public health dph is the lead agency in preventing disease injury and disability. This report shows covid 19 cases in licensed nursing homes assisted living communities and personal care homes of 25 beds or more based on data reported by the facilities to the georgia department of public health as of 200 pm. On april 2 2020 under the authority of the section 1135 blanket waiver issued by the centers for medicare and medicaid services cms on march 30 2020 the department approved a temporary nurse aide training program to address staffing challenges in nursing homes.
Partnering with ghca on nurse aide training. Find out information on covid 19. The data in this report is contingent on information received by the department.
On the date of the report. This temporary training program was established with assistance from the georgia. Healthcare facility regulation makes your health care facility search easier smarter and more comprehensive.
The state counts one covid. Coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 is a virus more specifically a coronavirus identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in wuhan china. Promoting health and well being.
Georgias department of public health released an update april 12 saying 138 nursing homes and other long term care sites in the state have reported coronavirus cases. On the date of the report. Each of our administrators have updated their shbp member sites to include information and any enhanced benefits related to covid 19.
It is possible that a facility may report different. Assisted living facilities should take the following actions to prevent and respond to the spread of covid 19. This report shows covid 19 cases in licensed nursing homes assisted living communities and personal care homes of 25 beds or more based on data reported by the facilities to the georgia department of public health as of 200 pm.
The following measures should be implemented in all long term care facilities throughout georgia regardless of whether there are increased respiratory illness or confirmed cases of covid 19 in the facility and regardless of the number of persons diagnosed with covid 19 in the immediate area.