The purpose of this resource is to provide guidance to long-term care facilities when making decisions about accepting hospital discharges.
This document provides guidance to long-term care facilities for making decisions about accepting hospital discharges.
This resource, designed by AHRQ, supports the use of observational audits which assist in identification of staff compliance with infection prevention practices.
This resource, designed by AHRQ, will help nursing homes get started with observational auditing, so you have useful data to guide improvement.
This resource site provides information, recommendations, best practice strategies templates, national guidance and research for Nursing Home Medical Directors and clinicians on COVID-19.
This study provides important preliminary results on the level of population risk and COVID-19 antibody response in older adult residents at assisted living, personal care, and independent living communities to inform reopening strategies.
This webpage contains information about the formula for calculating SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test percent positivity used by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This toolkit has resources and strategies designed to support leaders as they deliver training sessions and help to build a culture of providing safer, higher quality of care.
The CDC provides information, recommendations, and national guidance for health care providers on strategies to mitigate staffing shortages.
This CAPC resource hub has tools, technical assistance, clinical training, and convening opportunities to help your organization in the middle of a COVID-19 surge or planning ahead.
This website provides resources, including COVID-19 public health emergency response information, for nursing home staff and leadership.
These self-paced, scenario based modules are intended to provide administrative staff members with best practices for containing and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes.
This webpage provides updated information from the CDC on a range of COVID-19 clinical care topics.
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 document provides guidance on cohorting in order to reduce the exposure of residents without COVID-19.
This document guides the interpretation of results when antigen tests are used in the following circumstances: testing of symptomatic residents and healthcare professionals, testing of asymptomatic residents and healthcare professionals in facilities as part of an COVID-19 outbreak response, and testing of asymptomatic healthcare professionals in facilities without a COVID-19 outbreak as required by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recommendations.
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 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 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 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.
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 statement provides an update on the status of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard related to COVID-19.
This podcast describes the chronic symptoms experienced by many COVID-19 survivors.
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 document provides a list of COVID-19 testing vendors for long term care. The list contains the vendor's name, company details, testing process description, turnaround time, test and billing information, service area and contact information.