Long Term Care Facilities

About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2021

This program created a multi-agency-focused response to the rapid development of COVID-19 infections within the nearly 75 Long Term Care (LTC) facilities within Henrico County. The Division of Fire (DOF) Staff quickly developed a strategic plan focused on 1) Identification of facilities and key contact, 2) Needs Assessments, 3) Training for on sight personnel, 4) Resource kits for individual LTC’s. Multi-agency teams were quickly developed, including representatives from the regional Health Department, Henrico County Social Services, and the DOF. Through this effort: Weekly communications with LTC senior staff were established to ensure needs were met, Coordination of site visits for needs assessments occurred, PPE virtual training resources for LTC staff were created, and generic and individual emergency plans were created for facilities. There is little doubt that this rapid response to this crisis within our community’s facilities dramatically decreased the spread within facilities and to first responders.