This guide provides ideas and lessons learned to improve the well-being of the healthcare workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
These mini-modules are designed to help healthcare workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic relieve stress.
These emotional wellness resources for nursing home staff list programs nursing home staff can access to help cope with the stress and emotions they may be experiencing from working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This resource discusses ways nursing home staff can identify residents at high risk for deconditioning and work with them to prevent decline and improve functioning.
This resource discusses resident well-being and describes the mental impacts of social isolation and includes signs of depression and anxiety. It also discusses safe visitation strategies as a component of resident emotional well-being.
This resource focuses on emotional well-being of nursing home staff, including information about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, how to enhance well-being in nursing home culture, and compassionate communication techniques.
This document highlights ways nursing home staff can help residents and families balance the need for social involvement with necessary infection prevention strategies.
This document provides ideas for communicating with family members of residents during COVID-19.
This resource provides guidance on compassionate care during COVID-19.
This guide—which builds on the IHI Framework for Improving Joy in Work—includes actionable ideas that leaders can quickly test during the coronavirus response and which can build the longer term foundation to sustain joy in work for the healthcare workforce.
This worksheet supplements the Primary Care Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Screening (PC-PTSD-5) instrument.
This flyer offers tips for identifying and managing stress.
The partnership survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and The Washington Post examines the experiences and attitudes of frontline healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic. This report highlights findings from the survey related to vaccine intentions among frontline healthcare workers and the toll of the coronavirus pandemic on healthcare workers.
This guide shares ideas and strategies for acknowledging grief in long-term care settings.
This flyer highlights strategies long-term care staff and leadership to consider when interacting with residents to support positive outcomes for both staff and residents.
This resource is a Stress First Aid toolkit for long-term care staff.
In the event of an infectious disease outbreak, local officials may require the public to take measures to limit and control the spread of the disease. This tip sheet provides information about social distancing, quarantine, and isolation.
This comprehensive resource assists in creating a trauma-informed organization and workforce.
The wallet card provides stress reduction tips and techniques as well as lists sources for additional assistance.
This document provides ideas to help healthcare workers prevent burnout and ensure staff feel supported.