2020 Recap of COVID-19 Resources for Senior Care

Over the past several months, we've searched and summarized those resources that might be of most help to our friends in senior care. In case you missed them, here they are. And note, most of them have a colorful infographic, checklist or flyer for you to email/print/share with staff, residents and families. Just click the image at the top of each blog.

• 4 Common COVID-19 Myths Debunked
• 5 Leader Strategies to Increase Staff Engagement Despite Fatigue
• 5 Tech Tactics SNFs Are Using to Combat COVID-19
• 7 Focus Areas from the Coronavirus Commission on Nursing Homes
• 7 Steps to Prep Your Facility for the COVID-19 Vaccine
• 8 Tips to Help Staff Cope with Crisis
• 8 Ways to Mitigate COVID Costs in Senior Care
• 12 Low-Cost Ways to Reduce Pandemic Loneliness
• Best Practices for Mitigating COVID Costs in Senior Care
• CDC Interim Infection Prevention Recommendations
• CMS COVID-19 – Summary of Nursing Home Visitation Memo
• CMS COVID-19 Alert – Managing Residents' Safety Over Holidays
• CMS COVID-19 Toolkit – Highlights from Cohorting/Housing Section
• CMS COVID-19 Toolkit – Highlights from Comms and Visitors Section
• CMS COVID-19 Toolkit – Highlights from Infection Control Section
• CMS COVID-19 Toolkit – Highlights from Staffing Section

In addition, McKnight's Long-Term Care News did an excellent job highlight the 7 top long-term care stories of 2020. Included in this article are summaries of each of these:

• ‘Shocking’ therapy cuts slated for 2021
• Unprecedented federal action bans most nursing home visitors 
• CMS paves way for resuming visits at nursing homes
• Nurse aide training, certification requirements waived
• Readmission resident-screening rules changed
• Feds distribute point-of-care COVID-19 tests to all nursing homes
• COVID-centered, infection control training for nursing homes unveiled