This vaccine toolkit was specifically designed for assisted living providers to assist in their efforts to access the vaccine booster. These materials include booster clinic guidance for assisted living providers and sample letters for family consent and staff consent.
This document highlights ways nursing home staff can help residents and families balance the need for social involvement with necessary infection prevention strategies.
This American Health Care Association (AHCA)/National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) blog summarizes updated testing guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides answers to a variety of frequently asked questions related to COVID-19 vaccine booster shots.
The COVID-19 County Check Tool provides a snapshot of county levels of community transmission over the past 7 days. The tool also displays guidance on masking based on how the virus is spreading.
Feeling down every once in a while is a normal part of life, but if these feelings last a few weeks or months, you may have depression. Read this article to find common signs and symptoms of depression, treatment options, and if you or your loved one may be at risk for depression.
This webpage provides information on the vaccines that are approved and authorized in the United States to prevent COVID-19.
This toolkit provides a checklist on how to improve emotional wellness in 6 areas of life. The cards can be printed separately or together as a collective.
This flyer offers tips for identifying and managing stress.
The materials in this toolkit are intended to help providers communicate about the importance of vaccination.
This flyer provides instructions on how to use V-safe, a smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins after you receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
These stories from long term care facilities focus on key takeaways from implementing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infection prevention guidelines.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse. This is a free resource and offers services in over 200 languages.
This webpage offers brochures and factsheets to help older adults recognize the signs and symptoms of depression and identify treatment options.
This flyer highlights strategies long-term care staff and leadership to consider when interacting with residents to support positive outcomes for both staff and residents.
This webpage provides an overview of the causes and frequency of post-COVID conditions for healthcare providers.
This webpage provides an overview on the rights and protections for residents in a Medicare and/or a Medicaid-certified nursing home.
The SAMHSA helpline provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.
This Spanish-language template letter can be used by long-term care facilities to gain consent from residents' family members to vaccinate.
Information about the COVID-19 vaccines authorized or approved for use in the United States.
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
This fact sheet provides information on the possible symptoms of COVID-19.
This template letter can be used by long-term care facilities to gain consent from residents' family members to vaccinate.
This template newsletter article can be used to discuss your long-term care facility's experience with the COVID-19 vaccine.
This blog post by Sarah Peyton on The Fearless Heart website talks about the practice of mourning and how it is an essential part of humanity.