We’ve added three new resources in our COVID-19 Tool Library that focus on what to do when a family member wants to move a loved one home, care for people with Alzheimer’s during COVID-19 and tips to improve infection control compliance. 

Moving a Loved One Home – Discussion Guide & Resources: There has been increased media coverage on the topic of whether families should move their loved one from a nursing home or assisted living setting during COVID-19. To help you prepare to have this conversation with families and residents, we have prepared a discussion guide you can use with families as well as resources you can share with them, including support materials on caring for someone with dementia from the Alzheimer’s Association.

• Download: Considerations for Moving a Loved One Toolkit. 

Caring for People with Alzheimer’s During COVID-19: The Alzheimer’s Association has developed new resources for long-term and community-based settings, as well as tips for dementia caregivers including those who work in assisted living.

• Download: Care for Persons Living with Dementia in a Long-Term or Community-Based Setting
• Download: COVID-19: Tips for Dementia Caregivers.

Note: LeadingAge MN is also developing a new toolkit on Caring for People with Dementia during COVID-19 that should be released this week.

Tips to Improve Hand Hygiene and PPE Compliance: This fact sheet provides key tips to improve your infection control compliance, including videos on How to Don and Doff PPE and posters you can use with your staff team. 

• Download the Hand Hygiene and PPE Improvement Tip Sheet 

COMING SOON: LeadingAge MN will soon release a Preparing for the Surge toolkit, and sample policies on related to COVID-19 measures such as staff screenng, confirmed case resposne, visitor restrictions, cohorting, and infection control related to the pandemic.