COVID-19 Guidance for Adult Day Services Centers

Update:

Getting vaccinated prevents severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. Unvaccinated people should get vaccinated and continue masking until they are fully vaccinated. With the Delta variant, this is more urgent than ever. CDC has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people based on new evidence on the Delta variant.

Summary of Recent Changes

Updates as of July 14, 2021

This updated version of COVID-19 guidance for adult day services center (ADSC) administrators, outlines strategies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and maintain safe operations.

• Added section on promoting vaccination.
• Added guidance for ADSCs where everyone is fully vaccinated.
• Updated guidance for ADSCs where not everyone is fully vaccinated.
• Updated guidance on indoor and outdoor mask usage.

This guidance is meant to supplement, not replace, any federal, state, tribal, local, or territorial public health and safety laws, rules, and regulations with which ADSC programs must comply.

Vaccines are widely accessible in the United States. Everyone ages five and older should get a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible.

Key Points

• Adult Day Services Centers (ADSC) provide social or health services to adults ages 65 and over and adults of any age living with disability.
• Older adults and people with disabilities who are not fully vaccinated are at highest risk for severe illness from COVID-19, which may include hospitalization, intensive care, and death.
• COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective, and widely accessible in the United States.
• The guidance outlines strategies that ADSC administrators, staff, volunteers, and participants can use to help maintain healthy environments and operations and lower the risk of COVID-19 spread in their programs.
• Preventive measures include getting vaccinated, wearing a mask, practicing physical distancing, and washing hands.
• Consistent and layered use of multiple prevention strategies can help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and protect people who are not fully vaccinated, administrators, staff, volunteers, participants, and their families.