Resource Round-Up: Essential Family Caregivers

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Jodi Boyne

In this week’s COVID-19 Resource Round-Up, we feature new tools and resources to help you understand, design and implement the new Essential Caregiver designation in your community. 

The Minnesota Department of Health took steps last week to reconnect residents nursing homes and assisted living with essential caregivers who provided them with care and support prior to the pandemic. New guidance allows the designation of an Essential Caregiver for residents of nursing homes and assisted living. Here are some initial resources to use as you design, implement and communicate this designation in your setting:

• Key Messages
• Sample Letter
• Initial Planning Checklist