Coronavirus Disease 2019
TOOLS & RESOURCES
Decision Trees
- 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)
- Accepting Admissions from Hospitals (03/31/20)
- Managing Staff Screening (03/18/20)
- Managing/Screening People Who Enter Building (3/18/20)
- Monitoring Residents for COVID-19 (03/15/20)
Checklists
- Confirmed COVID-19 Case Response (03/26/20)
- Daily Wellness Calls - Adult Day (03/30/20)
- Prevention Assessment (03/09/20)
Communication Tools
- Confirmed Case Resources (03/23/20)
- Visitation Guidance Resources (03/19/20)
- Adult Day Temporary Closure (03/30/20)
- General Information Resources (03/16/20)
Funding
- Nursing Homes - State Funding
- COVID-19 Brief: How does a nursing home secure funding for cost associated with COVID-19 response? (03/23/20)
- Instructions for Expedited Payment (03/23/20)
- Application for Expedited Payment (03/23/20)
- Nursing Homes - Federal Funding
OTHER RESOURCES
Preparation & Prevention
- Steps Healthcare Facilities Can Take Now to Prepare for COVID-19 (CDC)
- Strategies to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care (CDC)
- Interim Guidance for Adult Day and Senior Day Center Settings to Plan, Prepare and Respond to COVID-19 (MDH)
- Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Posters, Videos (MDH)
- COVID-19 Videos, Fact Sheets, Posters (CDC)
Monitoring, Evaluating & Testing
- Employee Illness Tracking Tool and Employee Illness Tracking Tool Instructions (MDH)
- Monitor Residents for Illness on a Daily Basis using MDH Appendix L if No Current Tracking Tool is Available (MDH)
- Inter-Facility Infection Control Tracking Form (MDH)
Suspected or Confirmed Cases
- Infection Prevention and Control Manual Interim Policy for Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Thank you to Pathway Health for sharing this resource.
Regulatory Guidance and Updates
- CMS Announces Revised Guidance for Visitation and Answers Questions on Transfers and Admissions (QSO-20-14-NH; 03/13/20)
- Interim Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with COVID-19 (CDC)
