Coronavirus Disease 2019
TOOLS & RESOURCES
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- ESSENTIAL CAREGIVER PROGRAM
- RESOURCE TOOLKIT LIBRARY
- Modifying Visitation Toolkit: Policy, Checklists, Communication Resources (08/11/20)
- Adult Day Services Re-Opening (07/29/20)
- Outdoor Visitation (06/18/20)
- Resident Transfer & Cohorting (05/13/20)
- Notification Guidance & Best Practices (05/05/20)
- Communicating During a Surge (04/24/20)
- Loss of Life from COVID-19 (04/08/20)
- Confirmed/Positive Case Resources (04/24/20)
- Independent Living & Housing with Services (06/30/20)
- Family Members Who Want to Move a Loved One Home (04/03/20)
- Visitation Guidance Resources (03/19/20)
- Adult Day Temporary Closure (03/30/20)
- General Information Resources (03/16/20)
- Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Posters, Videos (MDH)
- COVID-19 Videos, Fact Sheets, Posters (CDC)
Adult Day: See ADS COVID-19 Page
Decision Trees & Decision-Making Grid
- Visitation Decision-Making Grid & Considerations (07/17/20)
- Responding to a Confirmed COVID-19 Case (03/26/20)
- COVID-19 Brief: How do I response to a COVID-19 case in my setting? (03/26/20)
- Considerations for Positive Cases of COVID-19 in Residents with Dementia (4/08/20)
- Accepting Admissions from Hospitals (06/01/20)
- Managing Staff Screening (03/18/20)
- Managing/Screening People Who Enter Building (3/18/20)
- Monitoring Residents for COVID-19 (03/15/20)
Checklists
- Survey Readiness (05/08/20)
- Surge Assessment Tool (05/08/20)
- Cohorting Positive COVID-19 Individuals (04/10/20)
- Confirmed COVID-19 Case Response (04/10/20)
- Daily Wellness Calls - Adult Day (03/30/20)
- Prevention Assessment (03/09/20)
MDH Toolkits
Guidance
- MDH COVID-19 Recommendations for Health Care Workers (07/29/20)
- MDH Essential Caregivers (07/10/20)
- FAQ: Essential Caregiver Guidance (07/17/20)
- CMS Guidance on Visitation & Group Activities (06/23/20)
- MDH Aerosol Generating Procedures (06/18/2)
- MDH Outdoor Visitation (06/17/20)
- MDH Window Visits (06/12/20)
- MDH Beauty Shop Guidance (06/12/20)
- MDH Assistant Residents Requesting Camera Placement (06/05/20)
- MDH Case Management Process (05/22/20)
- Master Roster and Call Schedule (05/27/20)
- Compassionate Care Visits (05/18/20)
- Advance Care Planning (05/28/20)
- Resident Transfers During COVID-19 (05/08/20)
- MDH Interim Guidance for Hospital Discharge (05/02/20)
Policy Templates
- Emergency Staffing (05/04/20)
- PPE Sourcing & Optmization (05/08/20)
- Resident & Staff Screening-Suspected/Confirmed Cases (05/08/20)
- Visitor and Vendor Restrictions & Screening (05/08/20)
Infection Control
- Focused Infection Control Surveys in Nursing Homes: Deficient Practices Commonly Cited by MN Department of Health (July 2020)
- Safe Care in the Age of COVID: Focused Infection Control Surveys - Overall Themes (June 2020)
- Focused Infection Control Surveys - Assisted Living & Housing with Services (04/24/20)
- Focused Survey Preparation - Nursing Homes (04/17/20)
- Improving Hand Hygiene & PPE Compliance
Testing
- CMS FAQ: Point of Care Testing in Nursing Homes (07/24/20)
- MDH COVID-19 Testing Web Page
- "Whole House" Testing Decision Guide (07/02/20)
- RT-PCR Testing Vendor List (06/23/20)
- Qustions for Potential Testing Vendors (06/03/20)
- Checklist - Preparing for Testing Day (05/29/20)
- Fact Sheet - PCR Viral Testing (05/29/20)
- Sample Consent Form - Resident (06/02/20)
- Sample Consent Form - Staff (05/29/20)
- Specimen Collection Training Video (05/26/20)
- Employment Law: Testing FAQ (06/29/30)
- Employee Letter that Indicates Health Care Staff are Prioritized for Testing
- Medicaid Coverage for Testing for Non-Insured Individuals (05/01/20)
- CDC Guidance on Collecting Clinical Specimens
- Considerations to Prepare for Expanded Testing (05/11/20)
PPE
- MDH Chart: PPE - Contingency Standards of Care (06/02/20)
- MDH Chart: PPE Use - Standards of Care (04/24/20)
- Request/Acquire PPE from State-Managed Caches (04/22/20)
- Purchasing PPE - Manfacturers and Products
- VIDEOS
- COVID-19 Video Brief - Facemasks
- PPE: How to Don and Doff (video)
- Facemask: How to Don and Doff (MDH-Video)
- OPTIMIZATION:
- GUIDANCE
Clinical Guidance - Acute Symptoms
- Managing Acute Symptoms in COVID-19 Cases (04/20/20) Source: Minnesota Hospice & Palliative Care and Minnesota Association of Geriatric Inspired Clinicians.
Best Practices - Dementia Care
- Considerations for Positive Cases of COVID-19 in Residents with Dementia (4/08/20)
- Dementia Care Strategies & Tips During COVID-19
- Tips for Dementia Caregivers in Long-Term or Communty-Based Settings (Alzheimer's Association)
- Emergency Preparedness: Caring for persons living with dementia in a long-term or community-based setting (Alzheimer's Association)
Employment and Staffing
- MDH: Defining Crisis Staffing Shortage
- NEW POSITION: Basic Care Aide
- Maximize Staffing with a New Position
- Basic Care Aide Overview
- Basic Care Aide Curriculum
- Register:
- EduCare Users: Find the Basic Care Aide curriculum pre-loaded in your EduCare library. Contact EduCare with any questions.
- Non-EduCare Users: Students may access the same training for free on LeadingAge National's Learning Hub. Course syllabus and competency resources are included on the website for staff educators/RN trainers.
- NEW TRAINING: Paid Feeding Assistant (expedited - 2.5 hrs)
- Register
- EduCare Users: FInd the Paid Feeding Assistant curriculum in your EduCare library. Contact EduCare with questions.
- Non-EduCare Users: Organizations may access the same traning for free here. Course syllabus and competency resources will be provided to staff educators/RN trainers.
- Register
- Recruitment Strategies During COVID-19
- 5 Successful Workforce Strategies
- Employment Law:
- PPE, Workplace Safety and Workplace Accommodations (05/18/20)
- Flow Chart: Navigating Emergency FMLA & Paid Sick Leave
- FAQ: Unemployment Benefits (05/06/20)
- FFCRA: Emergency FMLA & Sick Leave FAQ (04/07/20)
- DHS Suspends Fingerprinting Requirement: Steps, Guidelines and Frequent Asked Questions (04/03/20)
Funding
- Federal Funding Provider Relief
- Small Business Funding
- Nursing Homes - State Funding
- Assisted Living - State Funding
