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For long-term health care facilities
Resources for long-term care facilities to address seasonal influenza (flu).
COVID-19 reporting requirements to Public Health
Report to Public Health within 24 hours when either:
- Influenza or COVID-19 is diagnosed in at least one resident/staff, OR
- More than one resident/staff in the facility or an area of the facility (e.g. separate unit) develops acute respiratory illness during a 72 hour period.
To submit your report for influenza, respiratory illness and/or COVID-19, using our REDCap reporting system.
Influenza outbreak toolkit
Before an outbreak
- Checklist: Influenza outbreak preparation (171 KB)
- Letter to nursing and medical directors (246 KB)
- Recognizing signs and symptoms of influenza in the elderly (25 KB)
- Template letter for residents in independent living (MS Word, 451 KB)
During an outbreak
- Checklist: Influenza outbreak management (190 KB)
- Tracking form: Influenza illness line list (150 KB)
- Influenza treatment vs. chemoprophylaxis
- Testing and Management Considerations for Nursing Home Residents with Acute Respiratory Illness Symptoms when SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Viruses are Co-circulating, CDC
- LTCF antiviral fax template (MS Word, 17 KB)
Resources
Illustrated flu fact sheet in multiple languages
- English (2.2 MB)
- Amharic (1.2 MB)
- Chinese (1.4 MB)
- Korean (1.3 MB)
- Somali (1.3 MB)
- Spanish (1.2 MB)
- Vietnamese (1.3 MB)
Sample signs
- Flu Stops Here: Sign for visitors (107 KB)
- Flu Stops Here: Sign for staff (105 KB)
- Stops Germs, Stay Healthy
Other resources
- CDC antiviral medication guidance
- CDC seasonal influenza infection control in health care facilities
- Norovirus or "stomach flu" – another cause of outbreaks in facilities sometimes confused for influenza