Objective To investigate the current situation in corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19) epidemic prevention and control in elderly care institutions in Anhui province, and provide reference for strengthening emergency management of elderly care institutions.

Methods One thousand two hundred and eighty two pension service institutions in Anhui province were selected by the convenience sampling method.The status quo of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control in pension service institutions were investigated using self-compiled questionnaires through the "Questionnaire Star" platform.

Results The 1 282 elderly care institutions were closely managed, and no suspected or confirmed cases hed been found.The managers of pension institutions had a good understanding on "Novel Coronavirus Epidemic Prevention and Control Guide(second edition) for Pension Institutions" (referred to as "Guide") by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and there were differences among different regions and levels of education(P < 0.01).The managers of pension institutions had strong confidence in overcoming the epidemic, and there were differences among different regions and ages(P < 0.01).The material supply/reserve and prevention and control behaviors of pension institutions were affected by the understanding level of managers on the Guide and confidence in overcoming the epidemic(P < 0.01).

Conclusions The overall effects of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control in elderly care institutions is good, but the problems and deficiencies are also relatively obvious, which should cause the relevant department and manager of endowment institution to take seriously.