COVID-19
COVID-19 TOOLS, RESOURCES & GUIDANCE
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RESOURCES AND FREQUENTLY REFERENCED GUIDANCE
- Updated CMS Survey Tools (Jan. 2022):
- MDH COVID-19 Guidance: Long-term Care Indoor Visitation for Nursing Facilities and Assisted Living Settings (12/29/21)
- Visitor Info Sheet about Omicron Variant (12/20/21)
- Factsheet about Visiting During an Outbreak (12/20/21)
- MDH PPE and Source Control Grids by transmission level (12/7/21)
- CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Frequently-Asked Questions (CMS Update 2/3/22)
- Exemptions Implementation Resources for Federal Mandate (11/15/21)
- MDH COVID-19 Recommendations for Healthcare Workers (9/29/21)
- CDC Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination (9/10/21)
- MDH Quarantinine Guidance (8/13/21)
- CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff: QSO-21-19-NH (5/11/21)
- MDH Toolkit: COVID-19 Information for Long-Term Care Facilities (3/08/21)
- Adult Day: See ADS COVID-19 Page
VISITATION & ACTIVITIES
Guidance Documents
- CMS Updated Visitation Guidance: QSO-20-39-NH (Revised 11/21/21)
- MDH Long-Term Care Guidance for Nursing Homes and Assisted Living-type Settings (3/17/21)
- CDC Visitation & Quarantine Updated Guidance (2/2/22)
Tools & Resources
- COVID-19 Description of Outbreak Testing Options & Visitation Implications (10/25/21)
- Decision Guide: Quarantine for Residents & Staff (11/24/20)
- Managing Staff Screening (03/18/20)
COVID-19 VACCINATION AND TREATMENT RESOURCES
- Staff COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Toolkit (2/22/21)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Facts Video for staff (from MAGIC,Minnesota Association for Geriatrics Inspired Clinicians) (2/9/21)
- Staff FAQ on COVID-19 Vaccination (12/1/20)
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Communications Toolkit (12/11/20)
Vaccine Clinic Tools & Resources
- COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Template (1/8/21)
- Vaccine Clinic Checklist (1/8/21)
- Vaccine Clinic Practical Tips (1/8/21)
Guidance Documents
- MDH Vaccine Reporting Instructions (1/19/21)
- MDH Vaccine Reporting FAQ (1/19/21)
- DH Vaccine Tracker Spreadsheet (12/30/20)
- CDC LTC COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit (1/21/22)
- CDC FAQ about COVID-19 Vaccination in Long-term Care (8/9/21)
COVID-19 Treatments
- Monoclonal Antibody (mAbs) Resources Summary (1/14/21)
- AMDA/ASCP Monoclonal Antibody Treatments in Senior Care Environments
COMMUNICATIONS
- Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Site – Resident & Family Letter Template (11/2/20)
- Loss of Life Due to COVID-19 - Resident & Family Letter Template (11/2/20)
- Top 10 COVID-19 Communications Tips
- External Communications Toolkit
TESTING
- MDH COVID-19 Testing Web Page
- Decision Guide: "Whole House" Testing (09/02/20)
- Updated Testing Consent Form - Resident (9/15/20)
- Updated Testing Consent Form - Staff (9/15/20)
- COVID-19 Testing Basics Factsheet (9/25/20)
- MDH Poster for Staff Awareness on Testing
Antigen Testing
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MDH Flowchart for Antigen Testing (10/7/20)
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MDH Instructions for Reporting Long-term Care COVID-19 Point-of-Care Antigen Testing Results (10/21/20)
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MDH COVID-19 Lab Results Reporting File Template QSA (Excel) for Quidel Sofia Antigen testing equipment
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MDH COVID-19 Lab Results Reporting File Template BVA (Excel) for BD Veritor Antigen testing equipment
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MDH COVID-19 Lab Results Reporting File Template ABN (Excel) for Abbott BinaxNow COVID-19 Ag Card
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Test Planning
- Testing Plan Toolkit w/MDH Template (8/21/20)
- 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)
- Medicaid Coverage for Testing for Non-Insured Individuals (05/01/20)
- CDC Guidance on Collecting Clinical Specimens
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
- MDH Chart: PPE - Contingency Standards of Care (12/21/21)
- Respiratory Protection Program (11/3/20)
- Purchasing PPE - Manfacturers and Products
- COVID-19 Video Brief - Facemasks
- PPE: How to Don and Doff (video)
- Facemask: How to Don and Doff (MDH-Video)
- CDC PPE Optimization Strategies
- Policy Template: PPE Sourcing & Optmization (05/08/20)
INFECTION CONTROL
- COVID-19 Actions, Prevention, and Mitigation Measures (10/25/2021)
- Policy Template: Resident & Staff Screening-Suspected/Confirmed Cases (05/08/20)
- Managing Acute Symptoms in COVID-19 Cases (04/20/20) Source: Minnesota Hospice & Palliative Care and Minnesota Association of Geriatric Inspired Clinicians.
- Cohorting Positive COVID-19 Individuals (04/10/20
- Confirmed COVID-19 Case Response (04/10/20)
SURVEY PREPARATION
- 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)
- Survey Readiness (05/08/20)
DECISION TREES & DECISION-MAKING GRIDS
- Responding to a Confirmed COVID-19 Case (03/26/20)
- Considerations for Positive Cases of COVID-19 in Residents with Dementia (4/08/20)
- Monitoring Residents for COVID-19 (03/15/20)
- Prevention Assessment (03/09/20)
GUIDANCE
- MDH Aerosol Generating Procedures (06/18/20)
- MDH Assistant Residents Requesting Camera Placement (06/05/20)
- MDH Case Management Process (05/22/20)
- Compassionate Care Visits (05/18/20)
- Advance Care Planning (05/28/20)
- Resident Transfers During COVID-19 (05/08/20)
DEMENTIA CARE BEST PRACTICES
- 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
Staffing Resources
- Reporting Employee COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths to OSHA (2/12/21)
- COVID-19 Crisis Staffing Checklist (10/27/20)
- MDH: Defining Crisis Staffing Shortage
- Policy Template: Emergency Staffing (05/04/20)
- Recruitment Strategies During COVID-19
- 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
Mental Health Tools and Resources
- 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
FUNDING
- Federal Funding Provider Relief
- Small Business Funding
