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Respirator Protection Guidance for the Employers of Those Working in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Other Long-Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resource: Respirator Protection Guidance for the Employers of Those Working in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Other Long-Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

​This guidance is specifically focused on how to use respirators to protect long-term care facility workers from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2.

Source: OSHA
Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, PPE
Audience(s): Managers; Clinical Leaders; Clinicians; Nursing Assistants; Nursing Technicians
Format: PDF
Publication Date: October 1, 2020

Page last reviewed May 2022
Page originally created May 2022

Internet Citation: Respirator Protection Guidance for the Employers of Those Working in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Other Long-Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Content last reviewed May 2022. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/respirator-protection-guidance.html

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