Guidance for Acute Care and Long-Term Care Facilities
Staff and visitor masking is strongly recommended in patient care areas of licensed general acute care hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, dialysis centers, and infusion centers during winter respiratory virus season (November 1 – March 31) and other periods of increased respiratory virus activity.
Acute Care Facilities:
- CAHAN: Administer Immunizations in Preparation for Respiratory Virus Season (Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19)
- Interim Work Exclusion Guidance for Healthcare Personnel with COVID-19, Influenza, and Other Acute Respiratory Viral Infections​ (CDPH)
- Guidance for Face Coverings as Source Control in Healthcare Settings (CDPH)
- CAHAN: Ongoing Transmission of Candida auris in Healthcare Facilities in Northern and Central California
- New Infection Preventionist Guidance
- Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (CDC)
- Monitoring Adherence to Health Care Practices that Prevent Infection (CDPH)
Skilled Nursing Facilities:
- Six Step Readiness Checklist for Respiratory Viral Illness Season (2025–2026)
- CAHAN: Administer Immunizations in Preparation for Respiratory Virus Season (Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19)
- NEW! Acute Respiratory Illness Outbreak Recommendations for Long-Term Care Facilities (ACPHD)
- AFL 23-12: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Recommendations for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Resident Placement/Movement, and Staffing in Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Interim Work Exclusion Guidance for Healthcare Personnel with COVID-19, Influenza, and Other Acute Respiratory Viral Infections​ (CDPH)
- Guidance for Face Coverings as Source Control in Healthcare Settings (CDPH)
- CAHAN: Ongoing Transmission of Candida auris in Healthcare Facilities in Northern and Central California
- New Infection Preventionist Guidance
- Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (CDC)
- Monitoring Adherence to Health Care Practices that Prevent Infection (CDPH)
- AFL 24-15: Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
- Prevention and Control of Scabies in California Healthcare Settings (CDPH)
- Acute Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreak Recommendations for Long-Term Care Facilities (ACPHD)
Other Long-Term Care Facilities:
- CAHAN: Administer Immunizations in Preparation for Respiratory Virus Season (Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19)
- NEW! Acute Respiratory Illness Outbreak Recommendations for Long-Term Care Facilities (ACPHD)
- Preventing Spread of Respiratory Viruses When You're Sick (CDC)
- PIN 25-02: Update on COVID-19 Workplace Requirements and Reminders of Guidance on Respiratory Viruses
- Acute Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreak Recommendations for Long-Term Care Facilities (ACPHD)