Topic: Managing Staffing Challenges Date: Thursday, July 9, 2020 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM ET Advance Registration Required: Register Here. Open to nursing home leaders, clinical and administrative staff members and others interested in nursing home infection prevention in the era of COVID-19. Note: Once you register, you will receive … Read More
[On-demand webinar] Facing the aftermath of COVID-19: How to manage the trauma and rebuild a team
The coronavirus pandemic has caused emotional distress in nearly all who are impacted by it, but especially in front line staff. In this enlightening webinar, you’ll learn how to identify trauma, best practices for team building, and strategies to implement a trauma-informed care approach. Dr. Figlerski with TeamHealth will address … Read More
Transparency: Resident and family notification – 6th in national NH training series
This next session is entitled Transparency: Resident and Family Notification. The session is on Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 4-5pm EDT. During this webinar, the latest federal guidance regarding the importance of transparency during the COVID-19 public health emergency will be reviewed. Participants will learn best practices to implement a comprehensive … Read More
Latest COVID-19 nursing home data release – week ending June 14, 2020
The latest data can be found at https://data.cms.gov/stories/s/bkwz-xpvg. For comparison, these were the counts for the week ending June 7, 2020: Scroll down this webpage to view individual facilities and states for COVID-19 data. More information on viewing/using the NH Data set is found here. Want to keep up with the changing … Read More
Recent updated COVID-19 guidance
The CDC updated the Preparing for COVID-19 in Nursing Homes website on June 25, 2020 The CDC also updated Clinical Questions about COVID-19 (Health Care Workers) on June 28, 2020. This website does not provide a summary of what’s new so please check it out and bookmark for future reference. In Case You Missed … Read More