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COVID-19 Tools for LTCF

 

General Resources:
NETEC COVID-19 Webinar Series: Innovative Engineering Controls to Contain COVID. Recording can be accessed here.

COVID-19 Vaccination Resources

Where to Set up COVID – 19 Vaccination for Residents in the Building: Considerations for Long – Term Care Facilities

CDC Post Vaccine Considerations for Healthcare Personnel

CDC Post Vaccine Considerations for Residents

CDC COVID-19 Vaccination

Pregnancy COVID-19 Vaccine Decision Aid

Contact Tracing Tools

ICAP Guidance to Facilities on Contact Tracing

Staff Contact Tracing Document

Resident Contact Tracing Document

 

Resources for Screening: Residents, Staff and Visitors

STOP Sign for Visitors : “Help Protect Our Residents”

Visitor Screening for LTCF 3.16.2020

Visitor screening Log for COVID-19 LTCF 3.16.2020

AMDA Resident Screening Form

Guidance from DHHS and Other Regulatory Bodies

11.04.20 CMS Long Term Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities and/or Nursing Facilities): CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19

CDC’s Additional COVID-19 Guidance for Caregivers of People Living with Dementia in Community Settings

CMS Prioritization of Survey Activities Ref: QSO-20-20-All

Nebraska DHHS Long-Term Care COVID-19 Response Planning Tool

CMS COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance 4.2.20

Nebraska DHHS Guidance for Novel Coronavirus: Long-Term Care Facilities (Including Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, Independent Living, etc.)

OSHA Respiratory Protection Guidance

Long Term Care

COVID-19 in Post Acute and Long Term Care (PALTC) settings – from AMDA

Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes

04.17.20 Cohorting Plan for LTCF

04.16.20 PPE use when a LTCF has a COVID 19 infection – ICAP guidance

04.15.20 Key Strategies to Prepare for COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities (LTCFs)

03.20.20 Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities (Interim Guidance)

03.20.20 Guidance for Retirement Communities and Independent Living: Plan, prepare, and respond to coronavirus disease 2019

03.13.20 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and other Long-Term Care Settings

 

Tools for Isolation

07.23.20 Discontinuation of isolation for LTC residents

Actions needed to be taken upon identification of a COVID-19 Case

Testing

12.28.20 ICAP Adapted CDC POC Testing Algorithm

08.21.20 CDC Nursing Home Testing Algorithm

What to expect during COVID testing, in many languages

7.9.20 DHHS Packaging and Shipping Instructions for LTC COVID-19 Tests

7.9.20 Testing Instructions Long-term Care Facilities Abbreviated Registration – Test Nebraska

CDC Interim Guidance for Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2

08.26.20 Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency related to COVID-19 Focused Survey Tool

BD Veritor Plus:

Quidel Sophia FIA:

Abbott Binax NOW:

 

Plans for Reopening

05.18.20 CMS Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials

CMS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Nursing Home Visitation

LTCF Physical Environment References and Information

State Fire Marshall Temporary Isolation Barrier Requirement form

American Society for HealthCare Engineering (ASHE) COVID-19 FAQ

American Society for HealthCare Engineering (ASHE) Negative Pressure Patient Room Options

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Healthcare Guide to the COVID-19

CDC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities – Air

09.04.20 MN Department of Health, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Fan Considerations for LTC during COVID-19

Page last reviewed: December 31, 2020