Health Protocol in the Ehpad: a new development

Since the onset of the health crisis, residents of the Ebola have faced severe restrictions on their freedom of movement. Sanitary measures were eased on May 19, 2021 and again on July 21, 2021, to gradually return to normal life. With the implementation of the health pass since August 9, 2021, the measures are as follows:

• Family visits can be made without appointment, both in the room and in the communal areas. Access to the establishment is conditional on the presentation of a health pass, except emergencies and special situations.
• Exits are allowed without restrictions (unless local decisions to the contrary). Residents will be able to return to group activities, except in cases of contact at risk. Upon return, testing will be offered to unvaccinated or under-vaccinated residents. If the resident is identified as a contact at risk, the same measures apply as in the general population.
• Group meals are no longer the subject of specific recommendations. Meals with relatives are allowed.
• Collective activities in the indoor and outdoor areas of the institution are no longer subject to specific recommendations. However, these gestures must continue to be respected.
• Day care is normally open. Particular care is taken to ensure that barrier gestures are respected in day-care activities, particularly in day-care facilities that are backed up by a hotel.
• Admissions are not conditional on the person being vaccinated. However, unvaccinated people should be made aware of the possibility of vaccination. A pre-test is still recommended. There is no preventative segregation during admission.
• The presentation of a health pass may in no case be requested of a resident of the establishment, of a person accompanied but not accommodated in the establishment, for example in the context of day-care activities or consultations, or of a person accompanied by a service, when he goes to the premises of the service.

If a first case develops within the institution, residents and professionals of the institution are screened. The detection of three cases among residents or professionals of institutions may lead management to put in place additional protective measures.

For individuals with COVID-positive and contact cases within the institution, the same rules apply as for the general population.