Aged residential care facilities

Influenza and other winter respiratory viruses

• https://www.rph.org.nz/public-health-topics/illness-and-disease/influenza/influenza-information-for-aged-residential-care/

Resources

• Executive summary - Guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in hospitals and elderly care institutions (2009)
• Influenza and winter respiratory illness (including RSV) information for long term care facilities

COVID-19 Resources

• Aged Care Factsheet - Targeted protections for people living in aged residential care - post-peak management of Omicron
• Guidance for testing and isolation in Aged Residential Care (ARC) Facilities

For more information

• www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-aged-care-disability-and-hospice-care-providers
• www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-outbreak-response-toolkit-aged-residential-care