Call 211 on your phone or search the 211 website to connect with supportive resources or learn about local emotional wellness options.
This website provides resources, including COVID-19 public health emergency response information, for nursing home staff and leadership.
This webpage provides CMS Quality Safety & Oversight memoranda, guidance, clarifications and instructions to State Survey Agencies and CMS Regional Offices.
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).
Information about employment nondiscrimination laws and COVID-19.
This page contains key resources for health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topic areas include latest COVID-19 News from FDA; Personal Protective Equipment; Emergency Use Authorizations and Guidances; Frequently Asked Questions; and FDA Response to COVID-19.
This statement provides an update on the status of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard related to COVID-19.
This interactive website includes data reported by nursing homes to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network. It includes a total of COVID-19 confirmed cases, suspected cases, and deaths.
This webpage provides some basic information regarding COVID-19 testing, including the different types of tests, their uses, and the types of samples needed.
This resource is intended for nursing home staff to put the latest information regarding infection control, COVID-19 preparedness, resident-centered care, vaccine distribution and other important topics into practice. The User Guide and Kudos Kit were designed to help nursing home teams access the free, on-demand trainings and celebrate the staff who complete them.
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.
The University of California, San Francisco Weill Institute for Neurosciences website offers resources to help you manage emotions and anxiety during the pandemic.
This webpage provides instructions on how to enroll as a provider to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed toolkits to aid nursing home teams with improving staff competency and employee satisfaction. There are three toolkits in this series.
This article features answers to common questions on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The COVID-19 Frontline Workers Screener from Mental Health America offers ideas to help if you are feeling overwhelmed. This site also offers free and anonymous online screenings to check for symptoms that may affect your emotional well-being.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) developed an online calculator aimed at expanding access to monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment for COVID-19. The calculator helps health administrators and clinicians determine and plan for resource needs to successfully ramp up treatment capacity or update existing practices.
This webpage offers brochures and factsheets to help older adults recognize the signs and symptoms of depression and identify treatment options.
This webpage provides additional information about Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 exposure standards and requirements, including requirements in states that operate their own OSHA-approved State plans; recordkeeping requirements and injury/illness recording criteria; and applications of standards related to sanitation and communication of risks related to hazardous chemicals that may be in common sanitizers and sterilizers.
This Administration for Community Living (ACL) webpage summarizes resources available to people experiencing long term symptoms of COVID-19.
This webpage provides an overview on the rights and protections for residents in a Medicare and/or a Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Safe Call Now is a confidential 24-hour crisis line and support service for healthcare workers and their family members.
The Emotional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Project is a directory that provides contact information of volunteer mental health practitioners to healthcare workers whose mental health has been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
This issue brief examines rates of COVID-19 infections and mortality among Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries to understand the impact of the pandemic on this population.