AMDA Update on COVID-19
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AMDA Guidance, Resources & Tools
- Sample Letter to State Regarding Supplemental Funds for Strike Teams | 11/23/2021
- Checklist for Preparation for Booster Immunizations in PALTC | 09/10/2021
- Statement in Support of the President’s Expansion of COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements | 09/09/2021
- AMDA Letter to ACIP re: Authorizing booster shots for nursing home residents | 09/07/2021
- AMDA Letter to CMS on Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination in Skilled Nursing Facilities | 09/03/2021
- Best Practices for Use of Monoclonal Antibodies to Treat COVID-19 In PALTC | 08/31/2021
- AMDA Letter on Nursing Home Strike Teams Funding | 06/11/2021
- AMDA recognizes that surviving COVID requires “Healing Together” | 05/27/2021
- Policy Brief: Implement Nursing Home Strike Teams | 05/04/2021
- Interim Recommendations for Communal Activities and Visitation in PostAcute and Long-Term Care Facilities | | 03/2/2021
- State Strategies for Ongoing Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Resident and Staff COVID-19 Vaccination | 02/25/2021
- AMDA Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination | 02/01/2021
- Q & A Document for COVID-19 | 01/29/2021
Journal Articles
Research Reports/White Papers
COVID-19 Podcasts & Webinars
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
- Healing Together: Recording of July 22 Meeting
- AMDA COVID-19 Grand Rounds: Pearls from Your Colleagues (recording of July 27, 2021, episode)
- 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)
Upcoming Events/Miscellaneous
- Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings, December 2, 2021, 3:00 PM ET; use code FREEWEBINAR
- Recording: “What Your CNAs Want You to Know: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Care in PALTC”
- Webinar Recording: COVID in PALTC Update
- COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody use in Post-acute, Long-term Care Settings
- CDC: MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Podcast
- Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities Welcoming Visitors Back
- CDC: Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia – Update for Clinicians on Early Detection and Treatment (recorded 4/15/2021)
- CDC: SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classifications and Definitions
- AMDA Podcast: Revisiting Vaccinations – Are We There Yet?
- Strategies for Assisted Living Communities during COVID-19
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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:
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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.
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Florida MDA Treating COVID-19 Patients in Place in PALTC w/ Swati Gaur / Facility Readiness
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MidatlanticMDA COVID-19 weekly Update Teleconferences. To register - mmdawebsite@gmail.com or 410-625-0022
Webinars from CALTCM
Miscellaneous
Webinar Slides: Monoclonal Antibodies: Updates from the Federal COVID Response
Webinar Recording: Monoclonal Antibodies: Updates from the Federal COVID Response
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
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)
AMDA’s PALTC Pulse/ COVID-19 Update Emails
- PALTC Pulse | November 17
- PALTC Pulse | November 10
- PALTC Pulse | November 3
- PALTC Pulse | October 27
- PALTC Pulse | October 20
- PALTC Pulse | October 13
- PALTC Pulse | October 6
- PALTC Pulse | September 29
- PALTC Pulse | September 22
- PALTC Pulse | September 15
- PALTC Pulse | September 8
- PALTC Pulse | September 1
AMDA COVID-19 Press Coverage
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, 2020: 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, 2020: Over 4,300 recovering COVID-19 patients sent to New York nursing homes
- New York nursing homes rank poorly on staffing | 11/16/2021
- LTC docs urge peers to rapidly increase use of COVID-19 antibody drugs | 11/03/2021
- Nursing Home Staff Shortages Linger as Vaccine Mandate Looms | 10/28/2021
- Nursing Home Regulatory Accountability Cannot Be ‘Carrot and Stick Systems’ Only | 10/13/2021
- Where is the Diversity in Long-Term Care Leadership? | 10/04/2021
- $10.5 million AMDA, CDC partnership aims to improve vaccination rates in senior living, other settings | 09/21/2021
- National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Newsletter | 06/17/2021
- A year of isolation was hard on older adults with dementia. Families and experts wonder how much damage can be undone. | 04/27/2021
- Not enough CNY nursing home workers get Covid-19 shots; ‘We are in race against time’ | 04/22/2021
- One Doctor's Account of Long-term Care in the COVID Era | 04/15/2021
- NY and NJ: The Enduring COVID-19 Questions Around Nursing Homes | 03/25/2021
- AMDA resolution seeks to expose more students to providing care in assisted living, skilled nursing | 03/17/2021
- Low-tech program helps assisted living residents socialize, med students learn during pandemic | 03/15/2021
- Pandemic highlights need for medical directors in assisted living communities: panel | 03/12/2021
- With new nursing home guidelines, card games with grandpa are back, regardless of your vaccination status | 03/12/2021
- Why ‘Cuomo’s death order’ didn’t really cause NY’s nursing home carnage. A reality check | 03/04/2021
- 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
CDC Updates
- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendations for Additional Primary and Booster Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines — United States, 2021
- Science Brief: SARS-CoV-2 Infection-induced and Vaccine-induced Immunity
- Nursing Home & Long Term Care Facility Strike Team and Infrastructure Project Guidance
- CDC Talking Points On Pfizer Booster Recommendations
- MMWR: Safety Monitoring of an Additional Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, August 12–September 19, 2021
- MMWR: Comparative Effectiveness of Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Adults Without Immunocompromising Conditions — United States, March–August 2021
- CDC to Invest $2.1 Billion to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 and Future Infectious Diseases
- CDC: Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in Persons Aged ≥16 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, September 2021
- CDC: Residential Care Community Resident Characteristics: United States, 2018
- CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
- CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Nursing Homes
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2
- MMWR: Interim Estimates of COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against COVID-19–Associated Emergency Department or Urgent Care Clinic Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance — Nine States, June–August 2021
- CDC: Framework for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines
- Coadministration of COVID-19 vaccines with other vaccines
- MMWR: Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2021–22 Influenza Season
- Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Frontline Workers Before and During B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–August 2021
- Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the United States
- MMWR: Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing Hospitalization Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — COVID-NET, 13 States, February–April 2021
- CDC: Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
- CDC: Vaccination to Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks with Current and Emergent Variants — United States, 2021
- CDC County Vaccination Coverage and COVID-19 Case Rates
- CDC: Guidance for Implementing COVID-19 Prevention Strategies in the Context of Varying Community Transmission Levels and Vaccination Coverage
CMS Updates
- Revised Guidance on Nursing Home Visitation
- CMS Changes to COVID-19 Survey Activities and Increased Oversight in Nursing Homes
- COVID-19 Omnibus Vaccine Rule (IFC-6) video
- COVID-19 Omnibus Vaccine Rule (IFC-6) presentation slides
- Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Settings
- CMS: Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to COVID-19 related to Long-Term Care Facility Testing Requirements
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes
- Preliminary Medicare COVID-19 Data Snapshot
- Interim Final Rule - COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff
- CMS Increases Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Infusions
- Updates to Long-Term Care (LTC) Emergency Regulatory Waivers issued in response to COVID-19
- CMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations
- 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
Other Resources
- Behavioral Health Implementation Guide for the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care
- Promoting COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: recommendations from the Lancet Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the USA
- HHS: Monoclonal Antibodies For High-Risk COVID-19 Positive Patients
- HHS: Monoclonal Antibodies For High-Risk COVID-19 Positive Patients (in Spanish)
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Updated: Assisted Living COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinic Toolkit
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Workforce Displacement and Re-Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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HHS Announces the Availability of $25.5 Billion in COVID-19 Provider Funding
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HHS Announces State/territory-coordinated Distribution System for Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics
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FMDA's SNF Staff Vaccine Confidence Initiative | Protecting Each Other
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NIH: Therapeutic Management of Nonhospitalized Adults With COVID-19
- Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates Among CNAs
- HHS Advisory: Confronting health misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
- NIH: General Management and Therapeutic Management of Nonhospitalized COVID-19 Patients
- States’ Actions to Expand Telemedicine Access During COVID-19 and Future Policy Considerations
- HHS launches calculator tool to help health administrators, clinicians improve capacity to treat COVID-19 patients with monoclonal antibodies
- HHS OIG: COVID-19 Had a Devastating Impact on Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes During 2020
- Data visualization: Vaccine hesitancy by county
- The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel’s Statement on the Updated Emergency Use Authorization of the Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibody Combination Casirivimab Plus Imdevimab for the Treatment of COVID-19
- US Department of Labor's OSHA issues emergency temporary standard to protect health care workers from the coronavirus
- The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel’s Statement on the Emergency Use Authorizations of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of COVID-19
- WHO: Naming SARS-CoV-2 variants
- ASTHO: Increasing Access to Vaccination Opportunities: COVID-19 Vaccination upon Discharge from Hospitals, Emergency Departments, and Urgent Care Facilities
- IDSA Re-examines Role of Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2 at This Point in Pandemic
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of COVID-19
- NIH: The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel’s Statement on Baricitinib for the Treatment of Adults with COVID-19
- EEOC: What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
- AHRQ: Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates Among CNAsAHRQ: Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates Among CNAs
Resources for Families & Residents
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)
State Bills Related to COVID-19
Click here for State Legislation Watchlist.
Archived Resources
- PALTC Pulse | August 25
- Breaking News: PALTC Pulse | August 18
- PALTC Pulse | August 18
- PALTC Pulse | August 11
- PALTC Pulse | August 4
- Update | July 27
- Update | July 23
- Update | July 20
- Update | July 16
- Update | July 13
- Update | July 9
- Update | July 6
- Update | July 2
- Update | June 29
- Update | June 25
- Update | June 22
- Update | June 18
- Update | June 15
- Update | June 11
- Update | June 8
- Update | June 4
- Update | June 1
- Update | May 28
- Update | May 25
- Update | May 21
- Update | May 18
- Update | May 14
- Update | May 11
- Update | May 7
- Update | May 4
- COVID-19 Vaccination Education Toolkit | 12/04/2020
- 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
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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
- From AMDA and ASCP: Monoclonal Antibody Treatment in Senior Care Environments | 12/18/2020
- FDA: Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers: Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Bamlanivimab and Etesevimab
- FDA Authorizes Longer Time for Refrigerator Storage of Thawed Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Prior to Dilution, Making Vaccine More Widely Available
- FDA Advises Against Use of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test Results to Evaluate Immunity or Protection From COVID-19, Including After Vaccination
- GAO: Most Homes Had Multiple Outbreaks and Weeks of Sustained Transmission from May 2020 through January 2021
- We Can Do This: COVID-19 Public Education Campaign
- COVID-19: Make It the Last Pandemic
- COVID-19 Vaccine Comparison Chart from The Medical Letter®
- Treatments Considered for COVID-19 from The Medical Letter®
- FDA: Bamlanivimab/etesevimab not effective against P.1 variant
- From Concern to Confidence: How Physicians Can Build Trust in COVID-19 Vaccines
- Large clinical trial to study repurposed drugs to treat COVID-19 symptoms
- NIH: Outpatient Management of Acute COVID-19
- Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
- NIH: The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel’s Statement on the Emergency Use Authorization of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of COVID-19
- #GetVaccinated Campaign
- FEMA to Help Pay Funeral Costs for COVID-19-Related Deaths
- FDA authorizes revisions to fact sheets to address SARS-CoV-2 variants for monoclonal antibody products under emergency use authorization
- SAVE LIVES Act allows VA to soon provide COVID-19 vaccinations to all Veterans, their spouses and caregivers
- Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC)
- NASEM: Critical Findings on COVID-19
- MMWR: First Identified Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.1.7 in Minnesota — December 2020–January 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues Policies to Guide Medical Product Developers Addressing Virus Variants
- The Long-Term-Care Infusion Support Activity (LISA)
- 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
- 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
- AMDA urges caution on monoclonal antibodies for nursing home residents | 11/06/2020
- 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
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Florida MDA Stakeholders Meeting Recording (from April 2, 2020): Preparing for the COVID-19 Surge in Florida | April 4, 2020
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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
- 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
- MMWR: Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel Working in Long-Term Care Facilities, by Job Category, National Healthcare Safety Network — United States, March 2021
- CDC Update on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Delta Variant
- CDC Project Firstline: Infection Control Resources
- CDC Introduces COVID-19 Viral Testing Online Tool
- ACIP: Overview of data to inform recommendations for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines (slide deck)
- CDC: Evaluating and Caring for Patients with Post-COVID Conditions: Interim Guidance
- CDC: COVID-19 Vaccination Upon Discharge from Hospitals, Emergency Departments, and Urgent Care Facilities
- CDC: SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classifications and Definitions
- Science Brief: COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination
- CDC: Scientific Brief: SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
- Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination
- Updated: CDC - Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccine in Long-Term Care Facilities
- CDC: (Updated) Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Nursing Homes
- CDC: SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classifications and Definitions
- CDC COVID Tracker: US COVID-19 Cases Caused by Variants
- CDC: Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination
- CDC: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccine in Long-Term Care Facilities
- 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: 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
- 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
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Archived AMDA Press Coverage
- 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