Recommendations for Welcoming Back Nursing Home Visitors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Delphi Panel.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Nursing homes became epicenters of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. Due to the substantial case fatality rates within congregate settings, federal agencies recommended restrictions to family visits. Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, these largely remain in place. The objective of this study was to generate consensus guidance statements focusing on essential family caregivers and visitors.

Design

A modified 2-step Delphi process was used to generate consensus statements.

Setting and participants

The Delphi panel consisted of 21 US and Canadian post-acute and long-term care experts in clinical medicine, administration, and patient care advocacy.

Methods

State and federal reopening statements were collected in June 2020 and the panel voted on these

SUBMITTER: Bergman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7539058 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature