LeadingAge Minnesota

 

 

 

TOOLS & RESOURCES

 VISITATION TOOLS

• Quarantine Decision Guide for Residents & Staff (10/23/20)
• MDH Visitation Guidance-Nursing Homes (10/14/20)
• MDH Visitation Guidance - Assisted Living and HWS (10/12/20)
• MDH Visitation Guidance Summary (10/12/20)
• Toolkit for Visitation Implementation (10/12/20)
• MDH Chart: PPE - Contingency Standards of Care (9/25/20)
• MDH COVID-19 Testing Web Page
• Tents and Clear Divider MDH Guidance (9/30/20)
• HVAC COVID-19 Guidance from MDH (9/4/20)
• Summary of CMS QSO-20-39  (9/18/20)
• CMS Visitation Guidance: QSO-20-39 (9/17/20
• Elections and Voting Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (8/27/20)

ESSENTIAL CAREGIVER PROGRAM 

• Policy, Checklist & Messaging
• MDH FAQ - Essential Caregivers

TESTING TOOLS & RESOURCES

• MDH Instructions for Reporting Long-term Care COVID-19 Point-of-Care Antigen Testing Results (10/21/20)

• MDH COVID-19 Lab Results Reporting File Template QSA (Excel)
  for Quidel Sofia Antigen testing equipment

• MDH COVID-19 Lab Results Reporting File Template BVA (Excel)
  for BD Veritor Antigen testing equipment

• MDH COVID-19 Lab Results Reporting File Template ABN (Excel)
  for Abbott BinaxNow COVID-19 Ag Card

• Payment for COVID-19 Lab Tests in Minnesota Long-Term Care Settings (10/22/20)

• MDH Antigen Testing Guide (10/7/20)
• MDH Flowchart for Antigen Testing (10/7/20)
• COVID-19 Testing Basics Factsheet (9/25/20)
• Updated Testing Consent Form - Resident (9/15/20)
• Updated Testing Consent Form - Staff (9/15/20)
• RT-PCR Testing Vendor List (09/18/20)
• New CMS Nursing Home Testing Rule

  • MDH Guidance on CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Testing Rule (Serial Staff Testing) (9/18/20)

  • CMS Interim Final Rule (9/02/20)
  • Summary of New CMS COVID-19 Testing Rule (rev. 09/01/20)
  • CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Testing Rule - LeadingAge MN FAQ (rev. 09/10/20)
  • Nursing Home Testing Requirements Decision Guide (8/28/20)
• Testing Plan Toolkit w/MDH Template (8/21/20)
• Tip Sheet: Determining Covid-19 Positivity Rate In Your County (08/31/20)
• "Whole House" Testing Decision Guide (09/02/20)
• Staff Testing Resources
  • Handout if Staff Refuses Testing  (8/20/20)
  • MDH Poster for Staff Awareness on Testing
• CMS FAQ: Point of Care Testing in Nursing Homes (07/24/20)
• MDH COVID-19 Testing Web Page
• Questions for Potential Testing Vendors (06/03/20)
• Checklist - Preparing for Testing Day (05/29/20)
• Fact Sheet - PCR Viral Testing (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)

COVID-19 COPING & SUPPORT RESOURCES

• Staff Hotline Communications Toolkit ​(​​​​​​To access hotline, call 612-455-8656 or send an email to:covidsupport@acp-mn.com)
• NAMI-MN Online Tool: Minnesota Healthcare Heroes: Self Care for Senior Workers During COVID-19
• MDH Mental Health and Resiliency Tools for Health Care Workers: COVID-19
• Healthcare Workers Guide for Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue (from SAMSHA)
• One-pager on Staff Well-being During the Pandemic

RESOURCE TOOLKIT LIBRARY

• COVID-19 Compliance Obligations by Provider Type (8/17/20)
• External Communications Toolkit (8/19/20)
• 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

• COVID-19 Information for Long-Term Care Facilities (06/05/20)

Guidance

• MDH COVID-19 Guidance on HVAC (9/8/20)
• 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)
  • Ideas: Safe, Socially Distanced Activities
• 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 

• CMS COVID19 Focused Survey Tools - Updated August 27 2020
• 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 

 

PPE

• MDH Chart: PPE - Contingency Standards of Care (10/07/20)
• 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:
  • PPE Optimization Strategies 
  • CDC PPE Optimization Strategies 
• GUIDANCE
  • MDH Guidance on Masks as Source Control
  • MDH Guidance on Alternative Masks

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. 
• Recruitment Strategies During COVID-19
• 5 Successful Workforce Strategies
   
• Employment Law: 
  • Revised FFCRA Rules Summary (9-15-20
  • 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
  • CARES Act Provider Relief Fund 
  • FAQ: Provider Relief Fund 
• Small Business Funding 
  • Paycheck Protection Program
  • Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program 
• Nursing Homes - State Funding
  • Instructions for Expedited Payment 
  • Application for Expedited Payment  
• Assisted Living - State Funding
  • MDH Emergency Response Funds
  • Customized Living Rate Enhancement