How To Care For Someone With Covid In Your Home. Watch for a fever cough shortness of breath or other COVID-19 symptoms. Only one healthy person should provide care.
Help with getting groceries prescriptions and other necessities. Keep at least 6 feet away from other household members unless they are also quarantining for. At the same time caring for yourself is incredibly important.
If you cant avoid close contact with the person in your home who is sick the CDC recommends that you also stay home while they isolate and for 14 days afterward.
Only one healthy person should provide care. What Else Should I Know. Caring for someone in your home who is suffering from COVID-19 requires strict hygiene measures and you should contact the health services immediately if the person has trouble breathing. Go to the emergency room or call 911 if the person has trouble breathing is confused or is very drowsy.