Living in or visiting retirement communities or independent living facilities

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated Dec. 14, 2020
  
  Retirement communities and independent living facilities are residential or shared housing communities that are usually age-restricted (e.g., aged 55 and older) with residents who are partially or fully retired and can generally care for themselves without regular nursing or other routine medical assistance.
  
  Many people living in retirement communities and independent living facilities are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 because:
  
  • Risk increased with age, and/or
  
  • They may have underlying health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, or lung disease.
  
  They also may be at higher risk of getting and spreading the virus that causes COVID-19 because of retirement community and independent living facility characteristics, such as frequent social activities, dining facilities and communal spaces, community activities, and shared transportation.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  What residents can do -- What volunteers and visitors can do.
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control Coronavirus Infections/transmission COVID-19 Pandmics Residential Facilities
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5113edd12352762ec9c6aefc268e2d975c4cad62f063e836ea0efd092b15b0b9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/98785/cdc_98785_DS1.pdf
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