This guide provides ideas and lessons learned to improve the well-being of the healthcare workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
This document describes various State-based approaches to addressing social isolation in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 resource focuses on emotional well-being of nursing home staff, including information about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, how to enhance well-being in nursing home culture, and compassionate communication techniques.
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 document provides ideas for communicating with family members of residents during COVID-19.
This resource provides guidance on compassionate care during COVID-19.
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.
This "QuickCast" explains why a comprehensive systems approach to supporting the emotional wellbeing of all members of an organization is so important.
This article discusses psychologists’ research showing how to boost leaders’ communication in times of crisis.
This training is intended to prepare facilities to develop, manage, and maintain a surge plan.
These stories from long term care facilities focus on key takeaways from implementing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infection prevention guidelines.
Schwartz Center Chief Medical Officer Beth Lown, MD, joins Patricia Watson, PhD, of the National Center for PTSD, and Richard Westphal, PhD, RN, of the UVA School of Nursing, for a conversation about what healthcare leaders can do to support their teams during the COVID-19 crisis.
This session for administrators provides tips to effectively manage stress and suggestions for coping with grief.
This session for direct care staff offers tips to manage stress and cope with grief.
The COVID-19 Frontline Workers Screener from Mental Health America offers ideas to help if you are feeling overwhelmed. This site also offers free and anonymous online screenings to check for symptoms that may affect your emotional well-being.
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 on the rights and protections for residents in a Medicare and/or a Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Safe Call Now is a confidential 24-hour crisis line and support service for healthcare workers and their family members.