Long-Term Care. Issue 2020-79 01/05/2021. A bi-monthly publication for long-term care facilities. This news comes as the CDC reports over 7 million doses given to those in long-term care facilities across the nation. The ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Saving Lives, Protecting People, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). ... Delhi Long Term Care; FAQs; Newsletters and Calendars; Newsletter. “We … CMS first stopped visitation on … With this leadership comes responsibility to keep AHCA/NCAL members, the press, and the public informed on important issues that impact long term care. Box said they will investigate complaints if facilities are not following the visitation guidelines. Credit: Adobe In some states, the toll is higher. LTC Facility COVID-19 Data Submission Guidelines Of the 688 long-term care facilities DHEC regulates, there are active outbreaks at 145 of them, defined as at least one resident or staffer testing positive in the last 14 days. According to the Associated Press, people living in long-term care facilities have borne a cruel toll from the pandemic. Newsletter. AHCA/NCAL is at the forefront of the long term care profession, helping to shape the future of care for our nation’s seniors and individuals with disabilities. ® Long-Term Care AdviseERR is a digital bulletin, published bi-monthly for practitioners who work in a long-term care facility or with long-term care patients.. Who reads this newsletter? Long-term care facilities have been disproportionately burdened by COVID-19, accounting for about 60% of COVID-19 deaths nationwide, 70% if retirement homes are included. Adult Condominiums. December. Consumer. Keep up with the all the news from GlenFields Living with Care – resident birthdays, special events, facility updates, with a little staff and resident wisdom thrown in. The Florida Division of Emergency Management press secretary gave the example of doses hours away from spoiling being delivered to long-term care facilities or to another site in the area. Nurses; Pharmacists; Physicians; Long-term care facility staff Participants will have time to ask questions. According to the Agency for Health Care Administration, which oversees long-term care facilities, though the vaccine rollout is happening, there has … Newsletter Long-Term Care. CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website. If you need assistance in determining whether a long-term care setting is right for you, consider a Long-Term Care Consultation through your area agency on aging. This section deals mainly with older people who need long-term care. Our Christ centered community is sponsored by Sisters of Mary of the Presentation. The following are items that are regularly included in the newsletters: Emergency information; Nursing home staff, healthcare leaders, state surveyors, and others interested in healthcare in nursing homes are invited to attend. The ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Calendar. As its name suggests, a skilled nursing facility (SNF) provides medical care … But when you're done reading it, click the close button in the corner to dismiss this alert. LTC Newsletter 2021-12 March 1, 2021 LTC Updates: • Visitation Guidelines for Long-term Care Facilities – UPDATE Visitation Guidelines for Long-term Care Facilities – UPDATE On February 25, 2021, the Indiana Department of Health updated the visitation The topic will be Severe Mental Illness in Long Term Care. Long-term care facilities reported 1,447 deaths in December, or 48% of the state’s total. The purpose of the Long Term Care Newsletter is to provide program updates related to licensing and healthcare quality information for long term care facilities. The administrative staff will be attending the annual Iowa Health Care Convention and Trade Shoe in Des Moines this month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. CDC twenty four seven. 2020 Long Term Care Newsletters. UPDATED – Quarantine Guidelines for Long-term Care Staff, Civil Money Penalty Projects Applications, LTC Facility COVID-19 Data Submission Guidelines, QSO 21-06-NH – Updates to the Nursing Home Compare website and Five Star Quality Rating System, Notice to Nursing Facilities & Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Providers, Long-term Care Facility COVID-19 Data Submission Guidelines, State Health Commissioner’s Order #CO-20-04, Antigen Testing in Long Term Care Facilities and Visiting Update, Reissuing as New Orders Waivers for Comprehensive Care Facilities & Residential Care Facilities, Indiana Department of Health Infection Prevention (IP) Teams, CMP – COVID-19 Communicative Technology Application Approvals, CMS - QSO-20-33-NH – Posting of Nursing Home Inspection, LTC Update – Outdoor Family visitation at Long-term Care Facilities, Updated Information – APIC Indiana Long Term Care (LTC) COVID-19 Networking & Open Forum Session – May 8, 2020, CDC COVID-19 Prevention Messages: Mini Webinar Series for Long-Term Care Staff, QUICKINAR – “Best Practices for Transition of Care Between Nursing Homes and Dialysis Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic, IMPORTANT – REDCAP INSTRUCTIONS – INVALID RETURN CODES, Third Emergency Order Concerning Temporary Personal Care Attendants for Residential Care Facilities, Third Emergency Order Concerning Temporary Personal Care Attendants for Nursing Homes, Preparing Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Facilities for COVID-19, Alzheimer's Association - COVID-19 Resource, Fourth Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers for Comprehensive Care Facilities, Social Isolation During COVID-19 Pandemic, Personal Care Attendant (PCA) - Registry Spreadsheet, Third Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waiver for Comprehensive Care Facilities, Local Health Department Outreach Division, Chronic Disease, Primary Care and Rural Health, Consumer Services & Health Care Regulation, Indiana Health Care Quality Resource Center, Division of Weights, Measures and Metrology, Public Health Protection & Laboratory Services, Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education, COVID-19 Vaccine Resident/Representative Fact Sheet, COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes Tool & Toolkit Update, Infection Prevention FAQs for Long-term Care – Update, 2021 Civil Money Penalty Educational Programs, Nursing Home COVID Action Network (ECHO) Program, University of Southern Indiana Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness — Positive Approach to Care Virtual Training, PPE Shipment for Assisted Living/Residential Facilities – Update, REMINDER – Essential Family Caregiver Program, Visitation Guidelines for Long-term Care Facilities- Update, PPE Shipment for Assisted Living/Residential Facilities, Updated - Infection Prevention FAQs for LTC, Abbreviated CNA Training in Banned Facilities, Guidance for Recent Orders Concerning CNAs, CNA Training in Facilities Banned from NATCEP, Order to Facilitate Nurse Aide Training During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Order to Expedite Certified Nurse Aide Training for Personal Care Attendants and Temporary Nurse Aides During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Nurse Aide Training Programs Online Classroom Approvals, Toolkit Information – Signage & Screening Tools, In-Person Visitation Aids Application & Instructions Update, QSO-21-02-NH – Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirement related to Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote, Life Safety Code Information: Heaters for Outdoor Tents, Building an Infection Prevention Savvy Workforce – November 2020, QSO-20-41-ALL - Guidance related to the Emergency Preparedness Testing Exercise Requirements- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), QSO-20-40-LSC Categorical Waiver – Corrugated Medical Tubing, QSO-20-39-NH Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19, Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Reinvestment Application – In-Person Visitation Aids, Infection Prevention (IP) Long-Term Care Webinar – Sept. 23, Abbott BinaxNOW Test – Distribution to Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Facilities, Use of face shields or protective eyewear / goggles, CMP – Communicative Technology Project Request, New Reporting Mechanism for Lab Results Next Week, Indiana Person Directed Care Coalition Workshop, Updates to NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module Resident Impact and Facility Capacity Pathway, QSO-20-37 CLIA, NH – Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Updating Requirements for Reporting of SARS-CoV-2 Test Results by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment of 1988 (CLIA) Laboratories, and Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, QSO-20-38-NH – Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements and Revised COVID – 19 Focused Survey Tool, NHSN LTC, Public Health Investigator – Melissa Meador, QSOG-20-03 NH/HHA/CLIA – Notice of Final Rule Adjusting Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) for Inflation, QSO-20-35-ALL Enforcement Cases Held during the Prioritization Period and Revised Survey Prioritization, CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management - Webinar Series, Long Term Care (LTC) Facility Employee COVID-19 Testing Initiative – August 2020, CDC â€“ Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions & Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19, ISDH – COVID-19 Information for Long Term Care Facilities, Visitation Guidelines Clarification â€“ Excursions, Funerals, Weddings, Reporting of 2nd Positive COVID-19 Results – Red Cap Report, Indiana Long Term Care Dashboard – Updated Guidance, QSO-20-28-NH – Revised 07/09/2020 – Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, Nursing Home Staff Count, Frequently Asked Questions, and, Indiana Back on Track Plan for Long Term Care Facilities, Guidance for Personal Services in Long Term Care, NHSN Reporting Problems, Tags, and Penalties, QSO 20-34-NH Changes to Staffing Information and Quality Measures Posted on the Nursing Home Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Mandatory Employee Testing – Make Up Locations, Long Term Care Frontline Staff Training Webinar Series, MAIA- Mid-America Institute on Aging and Wellness Virtual Webinars, Environmental Steps to Reduce Indoor COVID-19 Transmission Guidance, ISDH Coronavirus Website for Long-Term Care, Extension of Existing Emergency Orders - Comprehensive Care Facilities, Extension of Existing Emergency Orders - Residential Care Facilities, Outdoor Family Visitation FAQ – June 15, 2020, Informal Dispute Resolution – Video Meeting, IMPORTANT - Mandatory COVID-19 Testing of All Nursing Home Staff, COVID-19 Active Infection Survey of Indiana Nursing Facility Staff, CMS - QSO-20-32-NH – Release of COVID-19 Nursing Home Data, CMS – QSO-20-31-All – COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control deficiencies, and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes, Leading Age – Social Connectedness and Engagement Technology Tool, Division of Aging Survey -- Availability of Technology to Promote Social Connectivity for Residential and Assisted Living Facilities, CMS Update – QSO-20-30-NH – Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials, Mandatory Testing of All Long Term Care Staff Survey – Complete & Submit by 05/20/2020 (COB), Aerosolizing Respiratory Treatments in LTC Guidance, Facility Emergency Transfer Form - Updated, COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers, CMS Update – QSO-20-29-NH Interim final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes, Life Safety Code - COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers, CMS Update – COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers, CMS – QSO-20-28-NH Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System Updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions, Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center, Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Reinvestment Application for Communicative Technology, CMS – COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers, Fifth Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers for Residential Care Facilities, Sixth Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers for Comprehensive Care Facilities, Revised New RedCap Survey for Reporting COVID-19, State Health Commissioner Issues Order Authorizing Transfers of Long-Term Care Residents, QSO-20-25-NH – 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios, Submission of Reporting COVID-19 Positive Cases and/or Deaths in Facilities, State Health Commissioner Orders Enhanced Reporting of COVID-19 Test Results and Deaths, UPDATED - COVID-19 Toolkit for Long Term Care, CANCELED - COVID-19 Infection Control Webinar, Amendment of Emergency Order â€“ Temporary Personal Care Attendant, Fourth Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers for Residential Care Facilities, Fifth Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers for Comprehensive Care Facilities, COVID-19 Guidance for Hospital Discharge to LTC Facilities, CMS Issues New COVID-19 Pandemic Waivers 03/30/2020, CDC Update – Management of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19, Repeat - COVID-19 Webinar – Friday, April 3 at 1:00PM EST, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Update, Update Indiana Family & Social Services Administration - Chief Medical Officer, Emergency Order Authorizing Temporary Personal Care Attendant Position and Training for Residential Care Facilities, Third Emergency Order Granting Temporary Dining Assistant Training and Transportation to Community-Based Activities for Residential Care Facilities, Direct Care Providers Use of Mask - Dr. Kristina Box, Voluntary Resident Leaves of Absence (VLOA) for Nursing Homes & Residential Care Facilities, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and Other Long-Term Care Settings, Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers, Emergency Order Authorizing Temporary Personal Care Attendant Position and Training for Nursing Homes, Temporary COVID-19 Personal Care Attendant - Eight (8) Hour Course, COVID-19 Guidance for out-of-hospital mitigation strategies, CMS - 1135 authority - Immediate jeopardy duties only and LTC Strike Teams.