This document describes various State-based approaches to addressing social isolation in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This overview video webinar helps all long-term care staff prepare for and respond to COVID-19 by applying infection prevention and control guidance.
This flyer highlights key Psychological First Aid concepts and resources disaster responders and outreach workers may use when assisting individuals affected by the pandemic. It also provides resources for further assistance.
These mini-modules are designed to help healthcare workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic relieve stress.
This resource discusses ways nursing home staff can identify residents at high risk for deconditioning and work with them to prevent decline and improve functioning.
This resource discusses resident well-being and describes the mental impacts of social isolation and includes signs of depression and anxiety. It also discusses safe visitation strategies as a component of resident emotional well-being.
This document highlights ways nursing home staff can help residents and families balance the need for social involvement with necessary infection prevention strategies.
This Caring for Caregivers Institute for Healthcare Improvement Virtual Learning Hour special series, presented in partnership with Well Being Trust, featured topics related to the prevention, prediction, and mitigation of poor caregiver mental health and well-being, and was guided by experts in the field.
In this video, Patricia Watson, PhD, of the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder discusses ways that healthcare workers can manage stress — theirs and others’ — as they face the ever-changing circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This website provides resources, including COVID-19 public health emergency response information, for nursing home staff and leadership.
This brief document describes steps to clean and disinfect a nursing home or other healthcare facility, what to do when someone is sick, and additional considerations for employers.
This infographic includes tips for clinicians to encourage taking care of themselves one small way each day.
This presentation discusses the importance of recognizing new or worsening infections quickly in long-term care facilities and nursing homes.
This infographic demonstrates how to safely put on (don) and take off (doff) COVID-19 personal protective equipment for contact and droplet precautions.
This video helps families understand the struggles, challenges, grief, and trauma associated with COVID-19 and why it is important that everyone do their part to prevent the spread.
This document adapts the CDC Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship into practical ways to initiate or expand antibiotic stewardship activities in nursing homes.
This is a guide for health care workers involved in patient care activities in a health care setting. It aims to show the type of personal protective equipment needed to correctly protect oneself from COVID-19.
This series of three learning modules focuses on identifying the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, knowing when and how to report signs and symptoms of COVID-19, and remembering to maintain infection prevention processes.
This webpage provides some basic information regarding COVID-19 testing, including the different types of tests, their uses, and the types of samples needed.
This resource is intended for nursing home staff to put the latest information regarding infection control, COVID-19 preparedness, resident-centered care, vaccine distribution and other important topics into practice. The User Guide and Kudos Kit were designed to help nursing home teams access the free, on-demand trainings and celebrate the staff who complete them.
The University of California, San Francisco Weill Institute for Neurosciences website offers resources to help you manage emotions and anxiety during the pandemic.
In this video, environmental product consultant Karl Seagren covers best practices for cleaning and disinfecting hard surfaces and high touch areas to keep residents, staff, and guests healthy.
This visual and print poster details facemask "Do's and Don'ts" for healthcare personnel.
This document answers questions related to nursing home visitation during COVID-19, including but not limited to the steps nursing homes should take before reopening to visitors, visitation for compassionate care situations, outside visits, communal visits, and visits from the ombudsman.
This "QuickCast" explains why a comprehensive systems approach to supporting the emotional wellbeing of all members of an organization is so important.