COVID-19 Serologic Strategies for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Inclusion criteria

for Staff Stakeholders:

• Must be employees of ArchCare
• Must be members of included unit staff or those that float on those designated units
• Willing to participate in focus groups or semi-structured interviews with study team

Inclusion criteria

for Family Participants:

• Family members of residents who reside at either TCC or MMW (ArchCare facilities)
• Family member of resident who is on designated study unit or eligible to be transferred to such unit
• Willing to participate in focus groups or semi-structured interviews with study team

Inclusion criteria

for Resident Participants:

• Resident has ability to communicate and follow simple commands
• Resident has ability to communicate and follow simple commands
• English- or Spanish-speaking
• Resident has capacity to consent assessed with standard questions used to assess capacity or having a surrogate who can provide consent.
• Must agree to have serologic testing for COVID-19
• Agrees to remain on one of the facility units of study or to be transferred to such unit

Exclusion criteria

for Staff Stakeholders:

• Not employees of ArchCare
• Not members of included unit staff or those that float on those designated units
• Not willing to participate in focus groups or semi-structured interviews with study team

Exclusion criteria

for Family Participants:

• Not family members of residents who reside at either TCC or MMW (ArchCare facilities)
• Not family member of resident who is on designated study unit or eligible to be transferred to such unit
• Not willing to participate in focus groups or semi-structured interviews with study team

Exclusion criteria

for Resident Participants:

• Resident is not living in the unit of intervention
• Resident does not have ability to communicate and follow simple commands
• Not English- or Spanish-speaking
• Resident lacks capacity to consent assessed with standard questions used to assess capacity and does not have a surrogate who can provide consent.
• If resident lacks capacity, that resident does not assent with surrogate who provides assent
• Does not agree to have serologic testing for COVID-19
• Refuses to agree to remain on one of the facility units of study or to be transferred to such unit