This document summarizes 3-Day Stay and Benefit-Period Waivers during the COVID-19 public health emergency for the Medicare Part A skilled nursing facility prospective payment system.
This document describes various State-based approaches to addressing social isolation in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This flyer highlights key Psychological First Aid concepts and resources disaster responders and outreach workers may use when assisting individuals affected by the pandemic. It also provides resources for further assistance.
This self-assessment tool can be used by nursing homes on a culture change journey to become aware of concrete changes that leading homes have made to their policies, practices, and environment due to their commitment to the principles of culture change.
These mini-modules are designed to help healthcare workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic relieve stress.
This document includes examples of caring communication in a variety of situations.
This document provides guidance to clinicians caring for COVID-19 patients during all phases of their disease (i.e. screening to discharge).
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 tip sheet offers ways to implement and sustain consistent assignment of point-of-care staff.
The Continuity of Essential Health Services Facility Assessment Tool can be used to rapidly assess the capacity of health facilities to maintain the provision of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 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.
This toolkit is a compilation of considerations for long-term care facilities based on lessons learned during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic accompanied by resources to inform planning and response efforts.
This guide assists healthcare professionals in having conversations about values and care preferences with patients and caregivers.
This communication toolkit contains a series of simplified messages and reminders based on the World Health Organization's technical guidance on infection prevention and control in the context of COVID-19.
This document contains a list of immunization training and educational materials, including basic and COVID-19-vaccine-specific information.
This document provides key information for employing several waivers of requirements that would normally be in place for providers to receive reimbursement under Medicare or Medicaid.
This resource includes instructions for starter exercises for huddle facilitators.
This document provides guidance on utilizing hospice services in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this communications guide, Ann Christiano and Jack Barry from the Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida share 8 Principles of COVID-19 Vaccine Communications.
This guide consolidates COVID-19 guidance for human resources for health managers and policy-makers at national, subnational and facility levels to design, manage and preserve the workforce necessary to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and maintain essential health services.
This information is for hospital staff to use when discharging a patient to a nursing home.
This form is to be used by nursing home staff prior to patient transfer to the hospital.
This tip sheet discusses the purpose, importance, and foundational practices of the huddle.