AMDA Update on COVID-19

• AMDA Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination | 02/01/2021
• Q & A Document for COVID-19 | 01/29/2021
• From AMDA and ASCP: Monoclonal Antibody Treatment in Senior Care Environments | 12/18/2020
• COVID-19 Vaccination Education Toolkit | 12/04/2020
• AMDA urges caution on monoclonal antibodies for nursing home residents | 11/06/2020
• November issue of JAMDA devoted to COVID-19 | 11/01/2020
• Statement on the Fair and Equitable Distribution of a Safe and Effective COVID-19 Vaccine to Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
  Staff and Residents | 10/26/2020
• CARES Act Provider Relief Fund: General Information | 09/28/2020
• AMDA Position Statement on Antigen Testing in Asymptomatic Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Healthcare Staff | 09/10/2020
• State Recommendations for Use of Antigen Testing | 08/24/2020
• JAMDA: Does Universal Testing for COVID-19 Work for Everyone? | 08/17/2020
• AMDA Video: The Other Side of the Stop Sign: How We’re Working to Keep Residents Safe and Healthy During COVID-19 | 07/16/2020
• JAMDA Special Issue on COVID-19 in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care | 07/14/2020
• AMDA Statement on Racial Inequities | 07/02/2020
• JAMDA collection of COVID-19 articles | 07/02/2020

• JAMDA: Crisis Standards of Care for the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Essential Resource for the PALTC Community

• COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatments: Using Evolving Evidence to Improve Care in the Pandemic
• Risk Assessment and Testing Considerations for Reducing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Congregate Care Facilities

AMDA Resources:

• AMDA Podcasts (including AMDA On-The-Go, AMDA On-The-Hill, and JAMDA On-The-Go)
• SHEA's COVID-19 Allies in Infection Prevention Podcast: Front Line Perspectives from a Nursing Home Director with AMDA
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues.(recording of December 3 episode: A look back, a look ahead, and a look at vaccines)
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues (recording of November 5 episode: Anticoagulation use for COVID-19 Patients in PALTC)
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues. (recording of October 1 episode: Testing, Testing, Testing)
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues.(recording of the September 3 episode: Influenza & COVID-19: Avoiding a Collision Catastrophe)
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues (recording of August 20 episode: The Impact of Race, Ethnicity & Social Determinants of Health on COVID-19 Outcomes in PALTC); the PowerPoint presentation can be found here
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues (recording of August 6 episode, Clinical Treatment of Patients with COVID-19 in Post-COVID in PALTC)
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues (recording from the July 23 episode: New Research and Its Possible Ramifications); the PowerPoint presentation can be found here
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues (recording from July 9 episode: What We Know, What We Might Know, and What We’re Worried About)
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues--Testing Your Patients, and Your Patience (recording from June 25 episode)
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues (recording from the June 18 episode)
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues: Addressing Healthcare Worker Burnout and Moral Injury (recording from the June 11 episode)
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues--Advance Care Planning (recording from the June 4 episode)
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues--Reopening (recording from the May 28 episode)
• AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls From Your Colleagues (recording from May 21 episode)

• Webinar recording: Self-Care and Leadership During a Crisis

Upcoming Events/Miscellaneous

• Nursing Home Practice Update: COVID-19 Infection Prevalence, Management, and Prevention Through Vaccination, Thursday, February 18, 6:00 PM ET
• Strategies for Assisted Living Communities during COVID-19

• Strategies for Senior Housing Communities during COVID-19

• Elevate Eldercare: Ageism, COVID-19, and Grassroots Opportunities

• How Do We Inject Confidence Into Vaccine Hesitant Americans?
• FMDA | Building Vaccine Confidence
• ECHO COVID-19 Global Conversations Webinar on Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
• Coronavirus Vaccine Update With Anthony Fauci
• COVID-19 Vaccination Video Update for Long-term Care Employees
• Nursing Home Series for Front Line Clinicians and Staff
• Prevention Course in Healthcare-Associated Infection Knowledge and Control (Prevention CHKC)
• ANA COVID-19 Disease Progression and Nursing Interventions Video Education

State Chapter Resources:

• Georgia Grand Rounds Webinar Series: The sessions are held the second Thursday of the month from 12:00 to 12:30 PM ET. To register for notification of all Grand Rounds sessions, just send your preferred email address to perrykemp@gamda.org. You will be sent a Zoom video invitation each month.

• Florida MDA Treating COVID-19 Patients in Place in PALTC w/ Swati Gaur / Facility Readiness

• MidatlanticMDA COVID-19 weekly Update Teleconferences. To register - mmdawebsite@gmail.com or 410-625-0022

• Washington Society for PALTC Medicine

Webinars from CALTCM

• COVID-19: CALTCM Weekly Rounds  
• Recorded CALTCM Webinar: CALTCM Triple Aim: PPE, Testing & Training

• Advance Care Planning in PALTC: Even More Vital Now

Miscellaneous

Recording of House Hearing on COVID-19 Vaccinations, February 2, 2021

Seniors Straight Talk: Who are Nursing Home Medical Directors and Why You Need to Know

A Shot in the Arm For Long-Term Care Facilities? Early Lessons from the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout to High Priority Populations

Blood Types & Covid-19 (recording)

The Intersection Between Flu and COVID-19

Public Policy and Eldercare-A Discussion with Dr. David Grabowski

Hydroxychloroquine RCTs: 'Ethically, the Choice Is Clear'

CDC COCA: COVID-19 & Telehealth Implementation: Stories from the Field

Coronavirus Q&A: Update From the CDC: Anne Schuchat

New webinar on COVID-19 staff trauma and resilience-oriented healing strategies

Coronavirus Q&A: The Next COVID-19 Phase

Audio Interview: The Challenges of Safe Reopening

Leading Age Daily Coronavirus Update

AXIOS: Nursing Homes on the Frontline. Thursday, May 28, 2020 (recording)

Disinfectants and COVID-19; Transmitting Without Symptoms (recording)

• Some Nursing Home Staff Shunning Vaccine as Many Get 2nd Dose

• Update | February 23
• Update | February 19
• Update | February 16
• Update | February 12
• Update | February 9
• Update | February 5
• Update | February 3
• Update | February 1
• Update | January 29
• Update | January 27
• Update | January 25
• Update | January 22
• Update | January 20
• Update | January 15
• Update | January 13
• Update | January 11
• Update | January 8
• Update | January 6
• Update | January 4

If you’re a member of the press and would like to get in touch with AMDA, contact Ellen Mullally at emullally@paltc.org or call 410-992-3124.

Television

• CNN – May 28: Grieving families say Gov. Cuomo order on nursing homes may have resulted in deaths of their loved ones; featuring Dr. Jeffrey Nichols, Treasurer, AMDA
• Fox News - May 22: Over 4,300 recovering COVID-19 patients sent to New York nursing homes

Print

• Some Nursing Home Staff Shunning Vaccine as Many Get 2nd Dose | 02/01/2021
• Undercounted New York Nursing Home Deaths Revive Debate on Controversial Andrew Cuomo Order | 01/28/2021
• AMDA’s new COVID vaccine PowerPoint can help answer resident, staff concerns | 12/09/2020
• ‘Unconscionable’ CMS services cuts may hamstring providers, LTC advocates say | 12/03/2020
• From blame to education: Rethinking the nursing home survey process | 11/17/2020
• New Medicare coverage for COVID-19 antibody treatment can be ‘really helpful’ for nursing homes | 11/12/2020
• AMDA to feds: Delay antibody treatment in nursing homes, engage LTC medical directors | 11/09/2020
• UPMC Doctor Says A Widely Available Coronavirus Vaccine Before End Of Year Is ‘Not Going To Happen’ | 09/29/2020
• UPMC doctor: Nursing homes need more federal help for COVID-19 testing, PPE | 09/28/2020
• Provider group ‘disappointed’ in CMS’ response following release of nursing home commission report | 09/21/2020
• View From the Trenches: Interview with Dr. Arif Nazir | 09/20/2020
• View from the Trenches: Interview with Dr. Karl Steinberg, President-Elect of AMDA | 09/08/2020

• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older — United States, 2021
• CDC: Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the United States
• CDC Tracker: US COVID-19 Cases Caused by Variants
• What to Expect for Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program Third Clinics: Frequently Asked Questions for Long-Term Care Facilities and Jurisdictions
• Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccine in Long-Term Care Facilities
• CDC launches a new COVID-19 Data Tracker module
• Allergic Reactions Including Anaphylaxis After Receipt of the First Dose of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, December 21, 2020–January 10, 2021
• MMWR: Evaluation of Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test for SARS-CoV-2 Infection at Two Community-Based Testing Sites — Pima County, Arizona, November 3–17, 2020
• MMWR: Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Lineage — United States, December 29, 2020–January 12, 2021
• CDC COVID-19 Tracker Adds Vaccination Data
• CDC: Social Media Toolkit: COVID-19 Vaccinations
• CDC: Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination in Long-Term Care Facilities
• MMWR: Performance of an Antigen-Based Test for Asymptomatic and Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Testing at Two University Campuses — Wisconsin, September–October 2020
• MMWR: Rates of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff Members in Nursing Homes — United States, May 25–November 22, 2020
• CDC: Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the United States
• CDC: Allergic Reactions Including Anaphylaxis After Receipt of the First Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, December 14–23, 2020
• CDC: Long-Term Care Facility Toolkit: Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccination at Your Facility
• COVID Data Tracker: Maps, charts, and data provided by the CDC
• CDC: Vaccination Considerations for Persons with Underlying Medical Conditions
• CDC: Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants
• CDC: Interim considerations: preparing for the potential management of anaphylaxis after COVID-19 vaccination
• Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the United States

• CDC Data Tracker: Demographic Characteristics of People Receiving COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States
• CMS: Revised COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control deficiencies, and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes
• CMS Alert: Recommendations on Thanksgiving Celebrations
• CMS’ New One-Stop Nursing Home Resource Center Assists Providers, Caregivers, Residents
• CMS COVID-19 Preparedness Training for Nursing Homes
• Updated HHS NHSN Reporting Requirements
• UPDATED: COVID-19 Pandemic Response, Laboratory Data Reporting
• Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirement related to Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote
• Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Viral Testing: Skilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Facility
• Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements
• Final Report of the Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
• CMS: Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19
• New COVID 19 Testing and Reporting Requirements
• Guidance for Licensed Pharmacists and Pharmacy Interns Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines and Immunity under the PREP Act
• Trump Administration Announces $2 Billion Provider Relief Fund Nursing Home Incentive Payment Plans
• Proposed Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (CMS-3372-P)
• Guidance for PREP Act Coverage for COVID-19 Screening Tests at Nursing Homes, Assisted-Living Facilities, Long-Term-Care Facilities, and other Congregate Facilities
• CMS: 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
• CMS: Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Updating Requirements for Reporting of SARS-CoV-2 Test Results by (CLIA) of 1988 Laboratories, and Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

• SIGN UP NOW: AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
• FDA Authorizes Lilly Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail for Treatment of COVID-19
• National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness
• The COVID-19 “Vaccination Line”: An Update on State Prioritization Plans
• WHO: Infection prevention and control guidance for long-term care facilities in the context of COVID-19
• FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn Discusses Coronavirus Response
• Washington Journal: Dr. William Schaffner on COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccines
• FDA Issues Alert Regarding SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutation to Health Care Providers and Clinical Laboratory Staff
• What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
• AHCA, NCAL Launch Campaign to Encourage LTC Residents to Get Vaccinated for COVID
• An EUA for Bamlanivimab—A Monoclonal Antibody for COVID-19
• HHS: Bamlanivimab Allocation and Distribution Process
• LeadingAge Pandemic Playbook
• CDC and State Guidance on Thanksgiving: Travel and Gatherings
• FDA: Potential for False Positive Results with Antigen Tests for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers
• U.S. Department of Labor Issues Respiratory Protection Guidance For Long-Term Care Facilities During the Coronavirus Pandemic
• Clinical Assessment Tracking Form
• Employee Assessment Tracking Form
• New from LeadingAge: COVID-19 & Aging Services Situation Report
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Planning for Equitable Distribution and Access
• 3-Day Stay and Benefit-Period Waivers for Medicare Part A SNF PPS
• FDA: Guidance to Industry on Emergency Use Authorization for a COVID-19 Vaccine
• Trump Administration Announces $20 Billion in New Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding
• COVID-19: Considerations, Strategies, and Resources for Crisis Standards of Care in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Facilities
• Colorado Dementia Partnership develops tools to support PA/LTC staff during COVID-19 #1: Supporting You, Supporting Us
• Colorado Dementia Partnership develops tools to support PA/LTC staff during COVID-19 #2: Have You Changed?
• Development of a deprescribing intervention for older patients with complex multimorbidity taking 15 or more regular medicines, September 22, 2020, 2:00 PM ET
• HHS: COVID-19 Testing Plans by State and Jurisdiction
• End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) COVID-19 resources
• JHU: Impact of Opening and Closing Decisions By State
• Office of Inspector General COVID-19 Portal (updated August 4)
• Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services: Policy brief, 24 July 2020
• State Actions Addressing COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities
• COVID-19 Testing in Long-Term Care Facilities
• AIA: Strategies for Safer Senior Living Communities
• IHME Models COVID-19 Projections, Scenarios
• GAO Science & Tech Spotlight: Herd Immunity for COVID-19
• MA plans ordered to cover COVID-19 lab tests
• Ariadne Labs’ Serious Illness Care Program developed a COVID-19 Response Toolkit to help patients have important conversations with people they trust within their support networks
• FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization for Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
• Poster: Putting PPE On (#1 of 2)
• Poster: Putting PPE On (#2 of 2)
• FDA: Certain Filtering Facepiece Respirators from China May Not Provide Adequate Respiratory Protection
• AHCA/NCAL: Keeping People Connected: Innovative Methods Using an Infection Prevention & Control Mindset
• AHCA/NCAL: Algorithm for Testing and Cohorting Nursing Home Residents
• International “Pop-Up Coalition” Advocates for Preserving Family Presence in Hospitals and Long-Term Care Communities
• Position Statement from the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and the Chapter of Infectious Disease Physicians, Academy of Medicine, Singapore – 23 May 2020
• Findings from investigation and analysis of re-positive cases
• Phased Approach for Supporting the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers and Others Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
• BGS: End of Life Care in Frailty

 Do you have an issue or story you'd like to share with AMDA about post-acute and long-term care (PALTC)? Submit Now

• CMS Ombudsman letter to residents re: exercising their right to vote
• Voting Resources for Older Americans and People with Disabilities
• Caring for Someone With COVID-19
• Texas Medical Association Ranks Activities According to COVID-19 Risk
• AMDA video for families of nursing home residents: "The Other Side of the Stop Sign: How We're Working to Keep Residents Safe and Healthy During COVID-19"
• AMDA video for families of assisted living facilities: "The Other Side of the Stop Sign: How We're Working to Keep Residents Safe and Healthy During COVID-19"
• COVID-19 in LTC Facilities: Information for Advocates (Consumer Voice)
• How to Find a Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (Consumer Voice)

Click here for State Legislation Watchlist.

• AMDA Statement on State Orders Responding to COVID-19 in PALTC | 05/28/2020

• Guidance on Anticoagulation with COVID-19 in PALTC | 05/28/2020
• Letter from members of Congress to CMS Administrator Seema Verma about the importance of creating a medical director registry due to the COVID-19 pandemic  | 05/26/2020
• AMDA Policy Statement: COVID-19 Testing Strategies Should Be Tailored to the Clinical Situation | 05/18/2020
• Letter to NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo on May 10 Executive Order | 05/15/2020
• Letter for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell from AMDA and other organizations  | 05/11/2020
• From JAMDA: Loneliness and Isolation in Long-term Care and the Covid-19 pandemic | 05/2020
• Statement on the Reopening of Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Facilities | 05/06/2020
• Q & As Regarding Infection Prevention & Control in PALTC During COVID-19 | 05/06//2020
• Active Screening of Residents | 04/27/20
• MMWR: Implications of Shortened Quarantine Among Household Contacts of Index Patients with Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Tennessee and Wisconsin, April–September 2020
• MMWR: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation for Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, December 2020
• The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, 2020
• CDC: COVID-19 Vaccination Implementation and the Vaccinate with Confidence Strategy; Thursday, December 3, 2020, 1:00 PM ET
• MMWR: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Ethical Principles for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, 2020
• Testing and Management Considerations for Nursing Home Residents with Acute Respiratory Illness Symptoms when SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Viruses are Co-circulating
• MMWR: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Ethical Principles for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, 2020
• 'MMWR: Characterization of COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities — 39 States, October 2020
• Project Firstline: CDC’s National Training Collaborative for Infection Prevention & Control in Nursing Homes
• MMWR: SARS-CoV-2 Exposure and Infection Among Health Care Personnel — Minnesota, March 6–July 11, 2020
• New CDC Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing
• MMWR: Transmission Dynamics by Age Group in COVID-19 Hotspot Counties — United States, April–September 2020
• CDC: Updated Guidance on How COVID-19 Spreads
• MMWR: Preventing COVID-19 Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities Through Preemptive Testing of Residents and Staff Members — Fulton County, Georgia, March–May 2020
• MMWR: Association Between CMS Quality Ratings and COVID-19 Outbreaks in Nursing Homes — West Virginia, March 17–June 11, 2020
• MMWR: Serial Testing for SARS-CoV-2 and Virus Whole Genome Sequencing Inform Infection Risk at Two Skilled Nursing Facilities with COVID-19 Outbreaks — Minnesota, April–June 2020
• Managing Acute Respiratory Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Advance Care Plan Tool | 04/14/2020
• CPR Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic | 04/09/2020
• Statement on the Current Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Persons with COVID-19 | 04/08/2020
• COVID-19 FAQs for nursing home staff | 04/07/2020
• AMDA Issue Brief: Transfer of Hospital Patients to PALTC Setting | 04/02/2020
• Guidance & Resources for Assisted Living Facilities and  Continuing Care Retirement Communities During COVID-19 | 04/01/2020
• Frequently Asked Questions Regarding COVID-19 and PALTC | 03/31/2020
• Joint AMDA/AHCA Statement Urging States Not to Push Hospital Patients With COVID-19 into Nursing Homes and Assisted Living as the Solution to Hospital Overcrowding. | 03/29/2020\
• COVID-19 Guidance Updated March 27 | 03/27/2020
• Activities That Older Adults Can Do From Home | 03/24/2020
• AMDA Resolution on COVID-19 | 03/19/20
• COVID-19 Symptomatic Line List Template | 03/18/20
• Caring for PALTC Residents with Dementia During the COVID-19 Outbreak | 03/17/2020
• Strategies for Mitigating the Emotional Impact of COVID-19 | 03/15/2020

• Florida MDA Stakeholders Meeting Recording (from April 2, 2020): Preparing for the COVID-19 Surge in Florida | April 4, 2020

• Florida MDA COVID-19 Update: The Opportunities and Challenges of Treating COVID-19 Positive PALTC Residents in Place | April 1, 2020 12pm ET

• NEJM Procedure: Collection of Nasopharyngeal Specimens with the Swab Technique
• Statement on the March 25, 2020 New York State Department of Health Advisory: Hospital Discharges and Admissions to Nursing Homes | 03/26/2020
• COVID-19 FACILITY EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT After you have a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 | 03/16/2020
• Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility — King County, Washington, March 2020
• COVID-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility — King County, Washington, February 27–March 9, 2020
• AHFS Drug Information® (Username: ahfs@ashp.org   Password: covid-19-   |  open access for 60 Days Effective March 16, 2020)
• FAQ: When COVID-19 Is Not Currently In Your Regional Community
• FAQ: When COVID-19 Is Currently In Your Regional Community | updated: 03/15/2020
• Sample letter from administrator to families (with NO community spread)
• Sample letter from administrator to families, (with NO community spread, longer)
• Sample letter from administrator to families (with community spread)
• Sample letter from administrator to families (with confirmed case)
• AMA Guideline: Serological Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies
• University of Liverpool Drug Interaction Checker
• IDSA COVID-19 Antibody Testing Primer
• New Guidelines on Use and Reuse of PPE for COVID-19 | 05/02/2020
• Making hospital transitions safer during the pandemic | 04/30/2020
• HHS Frequently Asked Questions regarding the second tranche of disbursement of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund  | 04/25/20
• Masking Video: Protecting Seniors: We are in this Together | 04/22/20
• COVID-19 Workforce Virtual Toolkit: Resources for Healthcare Decision-Makers Responding to COVID-19 Workforce Concerns
• The Need to Include Assisted Living in Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
• FDA: FAQs on Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2
• NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
• Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19
• Optimizing Medication Management During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Implementation Guide For Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
• Community health watch study to enhance the COVID-19 pandemic response
• Respecting Choices COVID-19 tools and resources
• How to Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen | 04/17/2020
• Practical Steps to Improve Air Flow in Long-Term Care Resident Rooms to Reduce COVID-19 Infection Risk
• A statement in response to the COVID-19 crisis by the Steering Group of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP): The human rights of older persons must be fully protected in the COVID-19 response. | 04/08/2020
• National Governors Association: Strategies for COVID-19 Response for Older Adults and People with Disabilities | 04/07/2020
• Symptom Management Support for COVID-19 in the Nursing Home (from Probari) | 04/07/2020
• COVID-19 Healthcare Personnel Screening Form from AAPAC | 04/03/2020 
• British Geriatrics Society - Coronavirus: Managing delirium in confirmed and suspected cases | 04/03/2020
• Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) Statement on Personal Protective Equipment | 04/03/2020
• Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Outbreak at Canterbury Rehab | 03/29/2020

• Establishing, Billing, and Coding Telehealth Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic, April 22, 7:00-8:00 PM ET  

• State Chapter COVID-19 Call 03/30/2020

• State Chapter COVID-19 Call 03/27/2020

• Critical Care for the Non-ICU Clinician
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Tips for Dementia Caregivers in Long-Term or Community-Based Settings
• CAPC COVID-19 Response Resources
• COVID-19 Resources | AAHPM
• This infection tracking log was developed by the Brown University Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation as part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contract to improve antibiotic stewardship in skilled nursing centers. http://brown.edu/go/infectionlog
• ASHP Assessment of Evidence for COVID-19-Related Treatments: Updated Regularly
• Pioneer Network’s ABCs of Combating Isolation
• How to perform a throat swab on a patient
• AMA COVID-19 Resources Center
• A Physician's Guide to COVID-19
• CMS State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit | 04/24/2020
• CMS: COVID-19 Emergency Declaration - Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers | 04/24/2020
• COVID-19 Emergency Declaration BlanketWaivers for Health Care Providers | 04/09/2020
• CMS: COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance, April 2, 2020 | 04/02/2020
• New CMS Waivers Eliminate ‘All Barriers’ to Telehealth in Skilled Nursing Facilities | 04/01/2020
• CMS to Provide Financial Relief for Medicare Providers | 03/31/2020
• Medicare FFS Response to COVID-19
• Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19
• COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitor Guidance
• COVID-19 Emergency Declaration-Health Care Providers fact sheet (including SNF 3-day stay wavier)
• CMS Issues Guidance to help Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans Respond to COVID-19 | 3/10/2020
• CMS Issues Key Protective Mask Guidance for Healthcare Workers | 3/10/2020
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes (REVISED) 3/4/2020
• CMS Develops Additional Code for Coronavirus Lab Tests
• CMS Announces Actions to Address Spread of Coronavirus
• Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) | WHO, interim guidance, 02/27/2020
• LTCF COVID-19 Module
• Considerations for Interpreting Antigen Test Results in Nursing Homes
• Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19
• Interim Guidance for Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2
• MMWR: Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 24–30, 2020
• CDC: Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Interim Guidance)
• MMWR: Facility-Wide Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Nursing Homes — Seven U.S. Jurisdictions, March–June 2020
• MMWR: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Involving Residents Receiving Dialysis in a Nursing Home — Maryland, April 2020
• CDC: Interim Guidelines for COVID-19 Antibody Testing (Updated)
• MMWR: Estimated County-Level Prevalence of Selected Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness — United States, 2018
• CDC: Symptom Duration and Risk Factors for Delayed Return to Usual Health Among Outpatients with COVID-19 in a Multistate Health Care Systems Network — United States, March–June 2020
• Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19
• Key Considerations for Transferring Patients to Relief Healthcare Facilities when Responding to Community Transmission of COVID-19 in the United States
• Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions and Disposition of Patients with COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Interim Guidance)
• Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19
• CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
• MMWR: Initial and Repeated Point Prevalence Surveys to Inform SARS-CoV-2 Infection Prevention in 26 Skilled Nursing Facilities — Detroit, Michigan, March–May 2020
• CDC: Preparing for COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
• CDC Telebriefing Update on COVID-19
• CDC FAQ: Nursing Home COVID-19 Data Quality
• MMWR: Coronavirus Disease 2019 Case Surveillance — United States, January 22–May 30, 2020
• MMWR: Public Attitudes, Behaviors, and Beliefs Related to COVID-19, Stay-at-Home Orders, Nonessential Business Closures, and Public Health Guidance — United States, New York City, and Los Angeles, May 5–12, 2020
• CDC releases consolidated COVID-19 testing recommendations
• Using Telehealth to Expand Access to Essential Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• CDC: Considerations for Preventing Spread of COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities
• CDC LTC Visitation Guidelines
• CDC: Interim Guidelines for COVID-19 Antibody Testing UPDATED
• CDC updated infection prevention guidance for long-term care settings
• CDC guidance on implementing facility-wide testing in nursing homes
• CDC updated interim testing guidance
• Video: Certifying Deaths Due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
• Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions and Disposition of Patients with COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Interim Guidance)
• Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (Interim Guidance)
• Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
• Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• CDC: Symptom-Based Strategy to Discontinue Isolation for Persons with COVID-19
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator Now Available as a Mobile App
• CDC: NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Reporting Module now available
• CDC Issues New Guidance on Return-to-Work Criteria for Health Care Workers
• CDC Health Advisory-Severe Illness Associated with Using Non-Pharmaceutical Chloroquine Phosphate to Prevent and Treat Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Theraputic Options for COVID-19
• Recording of March 17 webinar: COVID-19 Update and Information for Long-Term Care Facilities
• Strategies to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF)
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and Other Long-Term Care Settings
• Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators | 02/19/2020
• CDC COVID-19 Factsheet
• Trump Administration Strengthens COVID-19 Surveillance with New Reporting and Testing Requirements for Nursing Homes, Other Providers
• Nursing Home Strategies for COVID-19 Only Isolation of COVID-19
• CMS Issues Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes
• HHS Announces Allocations of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund for Nursing Homes
• Proposed Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions Changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2021
• Fiscal Year 2021 Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities
• CMS SNF QRP COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Tip Sheet
• Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• CMS - Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 Testing at Skilled Nursing Facilities/ Nursing Homes
• CMS - Nursing Home Data - Point of Care Device Allocation
• Trump Administration Announces New Resources to Protect Nursing Home Residents Against COVID-19
• CMS Bulletin: Civil Rights Protections Prohibiting Race, Color and National Origin Discrimination During COVID‐19
• How to obtain a CLIA Certificate of Waiver
• Trump Administration Announces Initiative for More and Faster COVID-19 Testing in Nursing Homes
• CMS Directs Additional Resources to Nursing Homes in COVID-19 Hotspot Areas
• CMS: Providing Access to Ombudsmen is Required
• CMS Extends Waiver of 3-Day Hospital Stay and Extension of SNF Benefits
• Changes to Staffing Information and Quality Measures Posted on the Nursing Home Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System due to the COVID19 Public Health Emergency
• Quality Payment Program Update – COVID-19 Response
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Nursing Home Visitation
• Trump Administration Issues Call to Action Based on New Data Detailing COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries
• Re-Opening America: What Patients Should Know About Seeking Healthcare
• CMS COVID=19 Nursing Home Data as of May 31
• CMS: COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control deficiencies, and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes
• CMS Training: Establishing an Infection Prevention Program, and conducting ongoing Infection Surveillance in the Nursing Home, Thursday, May 28, 2020 4:00 PM EDT
• Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations Frequently Asked Questions
• Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) COVID-19 Test Pricing
• CMS: Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials
• Trump Administration Announces Call for Nominations for Nursing Home Commission
• Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes
• Letter From CMS Administrator Seema Verman to Nursing Home Workers
• Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
• 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility (LTC) Transfer Scenarios
• CMS Clinical Latorabory Improvement Amendments (CLIA): Testing Requirments for SARS-CoV-2
• CMS Issues Interim Final Rule for SNFs and COVID-19 Reporting
• Trump Administration Issues Key Recommendations to Nursing Homes, State and Local Governments 
• CMS Announces Independent Commission to Address Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes 
• CMS: Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions
• Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID-19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
• CMS State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit
• CMS: COVID-19 Emergency Declaration - Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers

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• PA Rep. Wendi Thomas Introduces Bill to Create Registry of Medical Directors | 08/26/2020
• CMS Rule Requires Nursing Home Staff to be Tested for COVID-19 | 08/26/2020
• Flu Shot Mandates for Nursing Home Staff Urged as Covid Persists | 08/25/2020
• Shortages threaten Trump’s plan for rapid coronavirus tests | 08/09/2020
• Error Rates on Rapid Covid-19 Tests Put Nursing Homes on Edge | 07/27/2020
• Coronavirus: How bad is the crisis in US care homes? | 07/10/2020
• COVID-19 Infection Prevention and the Medical Director | 07/09/2020
• AMDA endorses a national medical order to honor frail residents’ wishes | 07/06/2020
• COVID-19 can spread without people showing symptoms. How do we prepare for that? | 06/30/2020
• Pittsburgh doctor joins federal commission to protect nursing homes from future outbreaks | 06/29/2020
• To Stay Ahead of Shifting Science and Regulations, Signature’s COVID-19 Testing Strategy Goes Digital | 06/24/2020
• Nursing homes increase capacity to care for residents after COVID-19 hospitalization | 06/23/2020
• Nursing Homes Need to Be a Top Priority for PPE | 06/22/2020
• 25 experts named to independent coronavirus commission for safety and quality in nursing homes | 06/19/2020
• Cuomo silent on who approved coronavirus nursing home policy | 06/16/2020
• CDC releases updated consolidated testing guidelines for nursing homes | 06/16/2020
• Gov. Cuomo is still failing New York’s nursing homes | 06/09/2020
• Nursing Homes Face Fines, Lawsuits Unless They Test for COVID-19 — But Access Often Out of Their Hands | 06/08/2020
• Senior living and care industry leaders speak out against racial inequity in COVID-19 pandemic, society | 06/05/2020
• How One Nursing Home Stopped a COVID-19 Outbreak | 06/02/2020
• How New York, Florida and other states handled COVID-19 threat to nursing homes differently | 05/29/2020
• Nursing home testing a massive challenge for Pennsylvania | 05/21/2020
• AMDA: Address key questions to reap benefits of universal COVID-19 testing | 05/20/2020
• Without Funding and Resources, CMS’s New Nursing Home Testing Rule a ‘Hollow Requirement’
• Providers facing ‘financial turmoil’ from coronavirus; universal testing requires funding, organization says
• U.S. Offers Guide for Reopening Nursing Homes
• Covid-19 Testing Mandates For Assisted Living Raise Questions About Access, Cost
• Assisted living communities left out of state COVID-19 testing, data initiatives
• 'It's impossible': New York nursing homes fret about testing order
• New York Sent Recovering Coronavirus Patients to Nursing Homes: ‘It Was a Fatal Error’
• When will it be safe to visit your mom in a nursing home after coronavirus lockdowns?
• Care of nursing home residents a major concern if workers go on strike amid COVID-19 pandemic
• AMDA urges clinicians to ensure eldercare facilities are “the last to open”
• LTC Providers Require More Funding, PPE, Tests as States Weigh Reopening Moves
• USA Today: 'It makes no sense': Feds consider relaxing infection control in US nursing homes
• Making hospital transitions safer during the pandemic
• CMS Is About to Change Nursing Facilities’ Reporting Requirements Regarding COVID-19
• Eldercare Workforce Alliance letter on the immediate and future workforce crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• As coronavirus death count rises, Florida nursing homes still face testing challenges
• Provider groups develop heat map to aid coronavirus response; FEMA to deliver PPE
• New COVID-19 ‘heat map’ will arm providers in fight for PPE and testing, AMDA says
• AMDA/ASCP Press Release on COVID Heat Map in PALTC Settings
• Nursing Homes Struggling to Get a Handle on COVID-19
• 'Heartbreaking' report shows virus ravaging NY nursing homes
• Feds Under Pressure to Publicly Track Nursing Home Outbreaks
• 3 Syracuse nursing homes ready for coronavirus patients; some others don’t want them
• With Hospitals Running Out of Beds, Recovering COVID-19 Patients Are Being Sent to Nursing Homes
• LTC coalition ramps up fight against sending COVID-19 patients to nursing homes; coronavirus deals blow to facilities
• New CMS Waivers Eliminate ‘All Barriers’ to Telehealth in Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes rise sharply in L.A. County
• AHCA / NCAL, AMDA blast ‘short-sighted’ plans to discharge people with COVID-19 from hospitals to long-term care facilities
• This too shall pass! PALTC is united
• Coronavirus Patients Caught In Conflict Between Hospital And Nursing Homes
• Needing Room for Coronavirus Patients, Massachusetts Seeks to Clear Out Some Nursing Homes
• FDA Approves Test That Can Detect Coronavirus in Minutes - Medscape - Mar 28, 2020.
• Health care group: 4 employees at long-term care facilities, 1 resident test positive for coronavirus in Iowa
• Coronavirus limbo: Seniors need to leave hospitals, but their nursing homes won’t let them return.
• Coronavirus limbo: Seniors need to leave hospitals, but their nursing homes won’t let them return
• Coronavirus Patients Caught In Conflict Between Hospital And Nursing Homes / Gilmore Mirror | 03/30/2020
• AHCA / NCAL, AMDA blast ‘short-sighted’ plans to discharge people with COVID-19 from hospitals to long-term care facilities / McKnights Senior Living | 3/30/2020
• Signature’s Chief Medical Officer: COVID-19 Crisis Will Usher in ‘New Era’ of Skilled Nursing, Post-Acute Care | 3/24/2020
• COVID-19 Guidance for SNFs (brought to you by WA Society for PA-LTC)
• Senior Facilities Taking Extra Precautions Against Coronavirus
• US nursing home COVID-19 outbreak highlights close-quarter spread
• New COVID-19 guidance stresses diligence, common sense
• Older adults may bear most of the burden if coronavirus spreads
• Nursing Home Outbreak Spotlights Coronavirus Risk In Elder Care Facilities
• States impose coronavirus rules for long-term care; AMDA, ACHCA conferences affected by COVID-19
• Coronavirus exposes gaps in infection controls for senior-care homes
• UPMC Doctors Give Advice On How To Stay Healthy As Coronavirus Spreads
• Worried about coronavirus? If your loved one is over 60, read this
• Coronavirus Scare Likely to Boost Telehealth Adoption Among Home-Based Care Providers