This document describes various State-based approaches to addressing social isolation in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This vaccine toolkit was specifically designed for assisted living providers to assist in their efforts to access the vaccine booster. These materials include booster clinic guidance for assisted living providers and sample letters for family consent and staff consent.
This document highlights ways nursing home staff can help residents and families balance the need for social involvement with necessary infection prevention strategies.
This CDC webpage shares information on hand hygiene in healthcare settings.
This short video will teach you how to wear a face mask correctly.
This short video teaches correct PPE use for healthcare personnel.
This American Health Care Association (AHCA)/National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) blog summarizes updated testing guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
This video helps families understand the struggles, challenges, grief, and trauma associated with COVID-19 and why it is important that everyone do their part to prevent the spread.
This document provides ideas for keeping in touch with loved ones living in long-term care facilities when you are unable to visit them in-person.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides answers to a variety of frequently asked questions related to COVID-19 vaccine booster shots.
The COVID-19 County Check Tool provides a snapshot of county levels of community transmission over the past 7 days. The tool also displays guidance on masking based on how the virus is spreading.
This webpage provides some basic information regarding COVID-19 testing, including the different types of tests, their uses, and the types of samples needed.
Feeling down every once in a while is a normal part of life, but if these feelings last a few weeks or months, you may have depression. Read this article to find common signs and symptoms of depression, treatment options, and if you or your loved one may be at risk for depression.
This webpage provides information on the vaccines that are approved and authorized in the United States to prevent COVID-19.
This toolkit provides a checklist on how to improve emotional wellness in 6 areas of life. The cards can be printed separately or together as a collective.
This document answers questions related to nursing home visitation during COVID-19, including but not limited to the steps nursing homes should take before reopening to visitors, visitation for compassionate care situations, outside visits, communal visits, and visits from the ombudsman.
This flyer offers tips for identifying and managing stress.
The materials in this toolkit are intended to help providers communicate about the importance of vaccination.
This flyer provides instructions on how to use V-safe, a smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins after you receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
This website provides ideas and activities for staying connected to loved ones and the community.
These stories from long term care facilities focus on key takeaways from implementing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infection prevention guidelines.
This video explains key concepts in preventing the spread of COVID 19, including what healthcare staff, vendors, and consultants should do to protect residents.
This document describes the difference between compassionate care visits and general visits and covers when compassionate care visits should be permitted during COVID-19.
This one-pager serves as a reference for patients when discussing priorities for medical care and treatment options.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse. This is a free resource and offers services in over 200 languages.