COVID-19 Outbreak Management and Infection Control Report

This report focuses on Infection Prevention and Control and COVID-19 Outbreak Management, particularly within the context of St. Joseph's Aged Care Facility in Sydney. It explores the background and context of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting its global impact and the heightened vulnerability of the elderly. The main body of the report details a comprehensive strategy for disease prevention, including stakeholder engagement (management, healthcare staff, residents), and the implementation of interventions such as cleanliness assessments, awareness campaigns, healthcare worker training, and systematic reviews. Potential barriers like communication issues and resource limitations are also discussed. A detailed communication plan is emphasized for effective strategy implementation. The evaluation is based on the importance of ensuring that the people are prevented from the disease. The report also highlights the significance of strategic planning, resource allocation, and the setting of clear goals and objectives for successful disease prevention. The report underscores the importance of proactive measures and continuous improvement to safeguard the health of residents in aged care settings during a pandemic.

Infection Prevention and
Control and COVID-19
Outbreak Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Background and Context..............................................................................................................1
Strategy........................................................................................................................................3
Evaluation....................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Infection Prevention and Control and COVID-19 Outbreak Management refers to the
different types of approaches which can be undertaken in order to ensure that the diseases can be
prevented in a highly effective manner (Chhikara and et.al., 2020). It can help a lot in taking of
the appropriate measures for the prevention of the diseases. Thus it is important for the
institutions that they are able to take all these important measures which will help a lot in
ensuring the proper care of health of the people can be taken in the right manner. This can help in
ensuring that the people can be safely prevented from the various types of diseases. For this
essay, St.Joseph's Aged Care Facility has been selected. It is an Aged Care Facility which is
situated in Sydney. In this essay, specific focus will be made on Background and Context,
Strategy. Additionally, analysis of Evaluation will also be made as a part of this essay.
MAIN BODY
Background and Context
COVID-19 is a disease which has led towards millions of deaths all around the world.
The disease originated from Wuhan, China in the year 2019 and slowly spread to the different
parts of the world. It has thus led towards spread of a global pandemic. The impact which has
been created by the pandemic has led towards billions of people getting infected from the disease
and millions of death due to it. Due to the impact created by the COVID-19 pandemic many
countries all over the world had to enforce a strict lockdown which forced people to stay indoor
for longer period of time. Thus in this way it can be said that this particular disease is creating an
overall impact on the people all over the world and thus has increased the awareness of the
people towards their health. It has also led towards increase in the expenditure of the countries
on healthcare facilities. Thus in this way it can be said that this particular disease is leading
towards the creation of a lot of impact on the people.
Thus the global concern created by the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the countries to
reframe their strategy towards healthcare in order to make sure that the attainment of the short-
term, medium-term and long-term goals and objectives can be attained (De Stefani and et.al.,
2020). This will help in ensuring that the proper care of the people can be taken in the right
manner. The old-aged people are the ones who face the maximum threat from this disease. This
is due to the reason that they have a weak immunity system which creates an impact on their
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capacity to fight the different types of diseases. Thus the pandemic has forced the governments
of the countries to reframe their strategy regarding healthcare and thus this has also resulted in
framing of new policies.
Thus the main aim of this project is to make sure that a detailed strategy related to the
prevention of COVID-19 can be prepared (Gao and et.al., 2020). This is important because the
care of old people who are staying in old-age homes is required to be taken. This will help in
ensuring the control of the disease in the old-age homes. St.Joseph's Aged Care is an old-age
home for many senior citizens and it is located in Sydney, Australia. Thus, here it becomes quite
important that the best care of the different types of people can be provided here which will be
very helpful in ensuring the prevention of this disease.
For the prevention of COVID-19 in the old-age home it is quite important that the
managers of the old-age home are able to take appropriate steps which can help them a lot in
order to ensure that the residents staying there are prevented from the impact created by the
disease in a best possible manner.
Thus it is important that the framing of a detailed strategy is done so that the people of
the old-age home can be prevented from the impact of the COVID-19 disease (Han and et.al.,
2020). The evaluation is also necessary because it can help in ensuring that the people are
prevented from it. For this it is quite crucial that the appropriate measures related with hygiene
are taken in the right manner which helps in ensuring that the prevention of this particular
disease can take place.
The residents of the old-age home have to be told in detail about the disease and the way
they can take proper hygienic measures so that the prevention from this disease can be made
possible (Kanchan, Saraf and Misra, 2020). The undertaking of the strategy requires that a
detailed planning of the project can be done. This will include resources, project team etc.
besides the goals and objectives which are required to be set so that the overall efficiency and
effectiveness of the disease prevention method can work in a proper manner.
The undertaking of a project requires that the resources, project team etc. are set and the
goals and objectives are also determined. In St.Joseph's Aged Care it will be done in the
following manner-
Staffing and Resources- This refers to the details regarding staff of the organization and
the different types of resources which can be used in order to make sure that the project can be
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done in a right manner. In St.Joseph's Aged Care the staff of Doctors, Nurses and other
healthcare workers is required so that the proper care of the old-age people can be taken in the
right manner.
Project team- This refers to a team which has to be created within the organization so
that the project can be done in the right manner (Reeves and et.al., 2020). Thus the various types
of teams of healthcare workers have to be created in St.Joseph's Aged Care so that the project of
prevention of the disease can take place in the right manner effectively and efficiently. This will
help in taking the best possible care of the team by ensuring that the people are able to
understand the impact created by the disease and take the best possible measures for ensuring the
prevention of the disease.
Goals and Objectives- This refers to the goals and objectives which have to be attained
in the short-term and long-term which are related with this disease. In St.Joseph's Aged Care
setting up of these goals and objectives will be quite essential in order to make sure that the best
way of preventing disease can be used in the right manner effectively and efficiently.
Strategy
For preventing the diseases it is quite important that a detailed strategy can be framed in a
highly effective manner (Stall and et.al., 2020). This will help a lot in ensuring that the
prevention of the disease can be done in a proper manner. Thus it is important that a right
strategy for taking the best care of the old-age people in St.Joseph's Aged Care can be framed
which will help a lot in ensuring the right care of these people. The detailed strategy is explained
in the following manner-
Stakeholders- They are the people who have an interest in the project (Stevens and et.al.,
2020). The disease prevention strategy of St.Joseph's Aged Care will involve various types of
stakeholders like Management Team of the old-age home, Doctors, Nurses and other healthcare
staff which will be required to ensure that the prevention of the COVID-19 can be done here.
Government is an important stakeholder here because it has to frame an uniform policy
which needs to be applied by the different old-age homes which can ensure that they are able to
adopt the right strategy effectively and efficiently so that the best care of the old-age people can
be taken. In this way, the prevention of COVID-19 can take place in a proper manner here.
Old-age people who are staying in the facility are also important stakeholders. This is so
because the disease prevention measures are required to be taken for them only. Thus it is
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important for them so that they are able to make sure that they can prevent themselves from the
impact created by this particular disease. Thus they are required to provide their detailed opinion
regarding the measures which can be taken in the old-age facility so that their best care can be
taken in the right manner. Also, for the management team of the old-age home it becomes highly
important that it is able to frame the strategy in a proper manner effectively and efficiently in the
right manner.
Engagement- The engagement of the stakeholders is quite important because it can help
them a lot in ensuring that the identification of their needs and requirements can be done in a
right manner (Suri and et.al., 2020). In this way, this can be very helpful in ensuring that the
stakeholders are able to express their particular needs and requirements in such a manner so that
they can be fulfilled. Thus, In St.Joseph's Aged Care it is quite important that the engagement of
the stakeholders takes place so that the management of the old-age home is able to use
appropriate strategies an techniques for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the right manner.
Implementation Strategy and Intervention- The Implementation Strategy and
Intervention has to be implemented in the right manner effectively and efficiently by the
management of the old-age home so that the prevention from the COVID-19 disease can take
place in the right manner (Tao and et.al., 2020). The detailed explanation of the strategy is as
follows-
 Assessment of the cleanliness of the old-age home- The assessment of the cleanliness
of the old-age home is required to be done so that the people of the old-age home are
prevented from COVID-19. Hygienic conditions play an important role in controlling the
spread of the virus so that the spread of the disease can be prevented.
 Raising the awareness about the disease- The awareness level of the people about the
disease also has to be raised which will help in ensuring that the old-age people who are
staying the old-age home know about the disease and can take different types of measures
so that they can control the spread of the disease effectively and efficiently.
 Training to the healthcare workers- The training has to be provided to the healthcare
workers so that they are able to make sure that they can effectively and efficiently
provide the best treatment to the people in the old-age home. This can be highly helpful
so that the control on the spread of the disease can be kept.
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 Systematic review- Systematic review of the measures taken has to be taken so that the
necessary improvements can be done in a proper manner. This can help a lot in ensuring
that the people in the old-age home are able to bring necessary improvements effectively
and efficiently. This will be helpful in ensuring that the best prevention of the people in
the old-age home can be maintained.
Barriers and obstacles-
There can be various types of barriers and obstacles which can be faced while ensuring the
implementation of the strategy. The explanation of these barriers and obstacles is provided in the
following manner-
 Communication Barriers can be faced while ensuring the implementation of the strategy
as the communication between the teams can be affected which can affect the
implementation of the strategy in the old-age home.
 Lack of availability of resources is another barrier which can be faced while ensuring the
implementation of the different types of strategies. This is thus a major problem which
can be faced by the residents of the old-age home.
Communication Plan-
A detailed Communication Plan is quite helpful in ensuring that the communication can be done
in a right manner effectively and efficiently. Thus the explanation of the Communication Plan to
be applied in the old-age home is as follows-
Communication Audience Frequency Format Responsibility
Awareness
Sessions
Stakeholders Weekly Email Project Manager
Check-Ups Healthcare
Workers
Monthly Meeting Mangers of the
Old-Age Home
Implementation
of plan
Government Weekly Meeting Project Manager
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Evaluation
This refers to the various types of evaluation methods which can be used on order to
evaluate the progress of the plan in the right manner (Wang and et.al., 2020). The evaluation
methods which can be used in St.Joseph's Aged Care are as follows-
Performance- This is the most common method which is used for the purpose of
evaluation. By making its use the assessment of the level of performance can be done in the right
manner (Wang and Wang, 2020). In the context of St.Joseph's Aged Care it can be said that the
performance measurement through the use of methods and techniques like KPIs, Benchmarking,
Balanced Scorecard etc. is quite crucial so that the deviations and variations in the performance
of the measures taken for tackling the spread of COVID-19 can be identified and the right
actions can be taken to remove these deviations and variations.
The use of KPIs can be made here by ensuring that the performance of the different types
of parameters for the control of COVID-19 is according to the set metrics. This will be quite
helpful in ensuring that a thorough comparative analysis of the performance can be done in a
right manner effectively and efficiently.
The use of Benchmarking can be done here so that the various types of benchmarks and
standards can be set and the evaluation of the measures taken for the control of COVID-19 can
be evaluated. This will help a lot in ensuring that the desired improvements can be made.
The use of Balanced Scorecard can be made by ensuring that a thorough assessment of
the level of performance of the different types of individuals in the organization can be done so
that the desired improvements can be made accordingly. This will help in ensuring that the
measures taken for the control of COVID-19 in the organization are successful and can help a lot
in leading towards improvements.
Thus In St.Joseph's Aged Care, it becomes important that the overall assessment of the
level of performance can be made which will be quite helpful in ensuring that the measures can
be taken in a proper manner so that the spread of COVID-19 can be controlled. In this way, this
becomes an important method through which the overall evaluation of the progress can be made.
Outcome evaluation- Here the evaluation is done by setting certain standards, goals and
objectives so that the actual results are measured and can be compared to them (Wang, Wang
and Lin, 2020). Thus, In St.Joseph's Aged Care it is quite crucial that this process is followed so
that the deviations and variations can be identified effectively and efficiently and the appropriate
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methods can be used so that the deviations and variations can be removed. The evaluation of the
outcomes can make sure that the mistakes which have been made are removed.
The outcomes of the strategy used in the old-age home can be identified clearly and the
overall efficiency and effectiveness of the COVID-19 control measures can be judged in a proper
manner. Therefore this method is also known as goals-based evaluation method.
Impact evaluation- In this method, the assessment of the impact of the strategy for the
control of COVID-19 can be identified in the old-age home (Wee and et.al., 2020). In the context
of St.Joseph's Aged Care it is important that a thorough judgement of the old-age home's
strategies and techniques which were applied for the control of COVID-19 are identified and the
appropriate actions are taken accordingly. The impact evaluation will help in ensuring that the
strategy can be reframed to derive the desired results in the right manner.
The impact of the strategy can be either positive or negative in nature. Thus it becomes
highly important for the people of the old-age home that the impact of this strategy can be judged
in a proper manner. Thus, In this way the management of St.Joseph's Aged Care will be able to
make sure that the appropriate steps can be taken for this purpose effectively and efficiently.
Feedback and Data collection- This method can be used for the purpose of evaluation
so that the feedbacks can be obtained from different people and the collection of the data can be
done so that the views and opinions of the people regarding the measures taken by the
management in the old-age home can be identified. This will help in ensuring that the strategies
can be changed effectively and efficiently in a proper manner (Zhang, Fan and Lu, 2020).
In St.Joseph's Aged care, it is highly important that by obtaining this particular feedback
the people here can make sure that they can provide their onion on the COVID-19 control
measures. Thus in this way the need for improvements can be identified and the desired actions
can be taken so that the improvements can be done in a right manner quite effectively and
efficiently. This will help a lot in ensuring that the best care of the old people can be taken.
Thus these are some of the methods through which the evaluation can be done. Therefore
it is important for the management of St.Joseph's Aged Care that it is able to make sure that the
use of these particular methods can be made in the right manner so that the evaluation of their
strategies for controlling the spread of COVID-19 can be implemented properly. Also it will help
a lot in ensuring that the evaluation can succeed.
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CONCLUSION
From the above essay, it can be concluded that Infection Prevention and Control of
COVID-19 pandemic is an approach which can help in controlling the spread of COVID-19
pandemic in a highly effective manner. Its use can be very important so that a control on the
spread of the diseases can be maintained. This can help a lot in ensuring that the prevention of
these diseases can be done effectively and efficiently by taking the right measures. For this
purpose, it is quite necessary to research on the Background and Context. The use of Strategy
can be made in the right manner so that the prevention of the disease can be done. The use of
Outcomes can be made so that the judgement of the level of performance can be made in a right
manner.
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