Protect your health and the health of those around you by getting vaccinated.
Check out our immunizations page for vaccine info and resources and look at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) adult immunization schedules.
Measles
Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads through the respiratory tract, especially in close-contact settings like healthcare facilities. To prevent outbreaks, it’s important for community members to be fully vaccinated.
Learn more with the Measles in Long-Term Care pamphlet and visit our Measles page for resources and reporting a case. Access our helpful measles infographic for your facility. It is available in multiple languages. Find more more resources:
Updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 and Flu vaccine recommendations
CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older, especially older people and those with weakened immune systems, get the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 and Flu vaccines for Fall/Winter virus season. New formulas of the vaccines should be available this fall.
Immunity against COVID-19 decreases over time, and new virus variants emerge. Getting the updated vaccine can help boost your immunity and protect you from severe illness and reduce the chance of suffering effects of Long COVID.
The updated flu vaccines will all be trivalent (three-component). You have many flu vaccine options to choose from. Talk to your doctor or health care professional if you have questions about which vaccine is best for you, your staff, and residents.
Vaccine partnerships
If you need help finding a vaccine partner, contact longtermcare@tpchd.org. We can connect you with an independent pharmacy providing on-site services at your facility and other pharmacy services.
COVID-19 testing
COVID-19 continues to spread. Get tested if you have symptoms.
Email Epitesting@tpchd.org if you need free COVID-19 test kits. Supplies are limited.
Our mobile testing services ended July 1, 2024. It is important to ensure you have a good stockpile of test kits and secure source supply. For more information check out our Testing page.
Check out our recent Health Care Provider Advisories
Prepare for summer weather
When outside temperatures are high, the danger for heat-related illness rises along with the risk for wildfires and exposure to harmful smoke.
Check out our Keep Cool webpage for ways to keep you and your residents safe. Know the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and find other resources.
Check out our Wildfire Smoke webpage, and these resources to stay up to date with wildfires, air quality, and prepare your facility/home:
Medical equipment and power outages
If you have medical equipment that uses electricity, prepare for power outages that can happen any time of year:
- Have a backup power plan. Speak with your healthcare provider about what to do when the power goes out.
Learn more about protecting your home during a power outage: tpchd.org/poweroutages
- If you are a Puget Sound Energy customer, call 1-888-225-5773 or visit pse.com/medical to learn how you can receive earlier notification of Public Safety Power Shutoffs, when possible.
Learn more at PSE wildfire preparedness.
Bookmark our LTC webpage or email longtermcare@tpchd.org for other resources and any questions.
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