COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 4-21-2020

April 21, 2020

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KANSAS UPDATES

Governor addresses workers compensation for frontline responders.
There 2,025 cases of COVID-19 in Kansas today. These numbers represent ONLY individuals that have had a positive COVID-19 test. | Map of COVID-19 in KS.
Fit testing- We have heard from a handful of LeadingAge Kansas members that have/are connecting with their local health department to come into a non-care room in their building to do N95 fit testing on a small group of staff. Have you made a connection like this? If not it is worth considering contacting your local health department or county emergency manager to see if they will help you get this accomplished.

It’s National Careers in Aging Week and we are celebrating through social media. Check out this toolkit from LeadingAge National and tag us in your posts so we can share with everyone. Share pictures of the Heroes working in your building and tag them with #CareersInAging.
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CMS New Reporting Requirements: Nursing homes will be required to duplicate reporting to 2 government entities through 2 separate reporting processes. Providers should visit the CDC’s NHSN page to familiarize themselves with this system and process and work out any issues ahead of the impending requirement.
LeadingAge’s Daily Need to Know for 4-21-2020.
4-20-2020 Daily Update Call Recording.
COVID-19 Member Community – The Member Community is an online discussion forum between LeadingAge members about all things COVID-19. Join the COVID-19 group to ask questions, access resources, and share best practices for dealing with the coronavirus.
Email COVID-19 Questions to: covid19@leadingage.org.

New! LeadingAge’s Daily Need to Know for 4-21-2020.
New! 4-20-2020 Daily Update Call Recording.
LeadingAge Members Eligible to Apply for FEMA Support for Expenses COVID-19
The Career Center is Gaining Momentum: As you know, LeadingAge national is partnering with major national employers to connect displaced workers from fields such as dining, retail, and hospitality with available jobs in aging services. As of this week, there are over 1,320 job opportunities posted on the LeadingAge Aging Services Career Center. Add your openings to the list! Learn more about how to post your jobs for FREE.
Negative Narratives in the Media: In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, we all are forced to continue to fight long-standing, negative narratives. When it comes to the media, it’s critical to provide grounding and context that frames the realities of your organization and our field. LeadingAge national has developed a set of talking points that you can use to provide the valuable, and often underrepresented, provider point of view. In addition, LeadingAge is speaking out in the media to give decision makers and the public accurate information on the novel coronavirus’ impact on our field. Here’s how we are responding to negative views on aging services during the pandemic.

Groundbreaking Coalition of Industry Leaders Bring Telehealth to Wound Care at No Cost During Coronavirus Pandemic
COVID-19 Learning Tool Is $5 for Two Weeks | NextStep’s informal COVID-Ready Caregiver online course is designed to improve the safety of caregivers of all kinds working with COVID-19 patients in all settings. Through May 2, staff at LeadingAge members can use code LEADINGAGE5 at check-out to access the program for just $5.
Telehealth, Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring |In this 16-minute QuickCast, Majd Alwan offers an overview of the recent CMS payment policies and regulatory flexibilities for Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring during COVID-19.
Great summary of COVID-19 Benefits and Programs from our partner, Stinson.

Make plans to join us next Friday at 10 AM for our next weekly update webinar.

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Here are our other upcoming timely webinars focused on COVID-19: