New national nursing home training series – Infection Prevention and Surveillance

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CMS is conducting a weekly NH training series focused on infection prevention in the nursing home setting. The first session is tomorrow – Thursday, May 28, 2020 from 4pm to 5pm (ET). Here’s the link to REGISTER. Want to keep up with the changing COVID-19 situation in skilled nursing? Subscribe to … Read More

CDC releases recommendations for communities of faith

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Friday afternoon, May 22, 2020, the CDC released Interim Guidance for Communities of Faith.  This online interim guidance was also reviewed again the following day.  This was posted about 1 week after the original guidance which did not include religious organizations/communities.  I’m posting this as our LTC/Senior Living communities are part of the … Read More

[SimpleCFS™ update] Temporary change to PL1 form due to COVID-19

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Due to the current COVID-19 public health emergency, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is asking all Nursing Facilities (NFs) to submit PASRR Positive PL1s a little differently than under normal circumstances.  What changed For the duration of the public health emergency, any new PL1 for a PASRR … Read More

[On-demand webinar] COVID-19: The latest updates from the front lines

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Our previous webinar with Dr. Buslovich and Dr. Wasserman was one of our highest attended webinars ever.  In this follow-up live event, you’ll hear the latest COVID-19 updates based on the front-line experience of two well-known physicians from both coasts. Don’t miss this live webinar, covering a wide range of … Read More

AMDA considerations to consider before implementing universal testing

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×UPDATE: New link for AMDA’s Policy Statement on Universal TestingThe document’s web address has been changed. The new URL can be located below.AMDA posted this document on May 18, 2020.  Here is the issue that the document addresses: “There is a clear understanding that protecting our vulnerable post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) … Read More