COVID-19 Information
Long-term care residents are expected to be among the first to receive the COVID 19 vaccine. For information about the vaccine, please follow this link to the CDC website. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html
If a long-term care resident has concerns about his or her rights related to the vaccine, please use our website to find the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program that serves the geographic area of the long-term care facility.
COVID-19 information and guidance can be found below:
- Georgia Governor’s COVID-19 website
https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action - Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 status update
https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-daily-status-report - The Federal Trade Commission has resources related to COVID-19 scams. Please follow the link for more information. https://www.ftc.gov/coronavirus/scams-consumer-advice