Table 2:

Adoption assessment

Service or outcomeValue
No. (%) of site(s) that received services
 MCAT only17 (53.1)
 CSS only4 (1.3)
 MCAT followed by CSS7 (21.9)
 CSS followed by MCAT4 (1.3)
Mobile testing provided by MCAT
 No. (%) of sites that underwent mobile testing28 (87.5)
 Swabs collected
  No. of swabs collected from clients or residents per site, median (range)33 (6–135)
  No. of swabs collected from staff per site, median (range)11 (0–41)
  No. (%) of sites with resident swabs that were positive for SARS-CoV-29 (32.1)
  No. of residents with positive results at positive sites, median (range)1 (1–26)
  No. (%) of sites with staff swabs that were positive for SARS-CoV-22 (7.1)
  No. of staff with positive results at positive sites, median (range)1.5 (1–2)
IPC support provided by CSS
 No. of sites that received IPC support15
 No. of sites that declined IPC support1
 No. (%) of sites interested in each CSS service
  Staff education on COVID-19 and IPC principles12 (80)
  Resident education on COVID-19 and prevention principles4 (27)
  CSS-curated documents and resources9 (60)
  Answers to questions on IPC and COVID-19 via email or phone8 (53)
  Links to other resources3 (20)
  Other*6 (40)
 No. (%) of sites that received CSS services
  Staff education presentation13 (87)
  Resident education presentation1 (7)
 No. of attendees at education sessions, median (range)
  Staff education9.5 (2–36)
  Resident education7 (NA)
 No. (%) of sites that received CSS-curated documents and resources, including Google Drive resources14 (93)
  Presentation9 (60)
  Other5 (33)
 No. of changes in IPC practice based on training or interaction with the CSS
  00
  10
  22
  > 212
  Unknown1
  • Note: CSS = Community Support Squad, IPC = infection prevention and control, MCAT = Mobile COVID-19 Assessment Team, NA = not applicable.

  • * Other CSS services that sites were interested in: IPC audits, tailored training sessions, external documents and resources, and training videos for staff.

  • Other CSS services that were provided: IPC audits, tailored training sessions, external documents and resources, and one-on-one support.