LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES
- Summary of Executive Order No. 20-26: Providing temporary relief from certain restrictions and requirements governing the provision of medical services
- PPE Kansas Manufacturing Solutions is partnering with BioKansas to maintain a list of Kansas-based PPE suppliers. Please note, as with any supplier during this response, the information in the link could change at any point in time. Therefore, I recommend referring to the link rather than printing the information from the link as the linked webpage is updated regularly.
KANSAS UPDATES
- There are 5,245 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.
- Kansas Board of Nursing weekly update – This update includes information on finger printing, controlled substance verification and more.
FEDERAL UPDATES
- CMS Releases Rule Including New Nursing Home Reporting Requirements
- OSHA Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- CDC Webinar Training for LTCF COVID-19 Module
Webinar training for the new LTCF COVID-19 Module for CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is posted under the Training tab on their web page. This week’s training schedule is below:- COVID-19 Module for Long-term Care Facilities Enrollment Guidance on May 4 at 2 p.m. ET. Click to join the webinar: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1615094052?pwd=MS9CTFFPNEVDUThqWXJ6NFlKTFpRUT09 Password: 385978
- COVID-19 Module Overview for Long-term Care Facilities on May 5 at 3 p.m. ET Click the link to join: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1602548824?pwd=ZjNVcEJib0tvZzB4UlpOZjQva0t0UT09 Password: 339263
LEADINGAGE NATIONAL UPDATES
- LeadingAge’s Daily Need to Know for 5-4-2020.
- Coronavirus Daily Member Update Recording for 5-1-2020. Please register for live online updates here.Miss a call? Check out the call archives.
- 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: covid@leadingage.org.
- A complete timeline of insights, tools, and useful links is available here.
RESOURCES
- If you could use little bit of stress relief or are looking for ways to support others (of all ages) in relieving stress, check out the Mindful Monday Mornings a weekly Facebook series by K-State Research and Extension.
EDUCATION
Webinar: Caring Through COVID-19 – Navigating the Pandemic
May 14, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM
We are implementing many strategies to sufficiently address safety, health and comfort of our residents and staff during the current pandemic. Some of these strategies include updating our facility’s Infection Prevention and Control Policies and Procedures; and Emergency Preparedness and Operations. We have established processes to continually observe and ensure that staff are compliant with appropriate practices in hand hygiene, PPE, environmental sanitation, and symptom identification. A solid system has been implemented to restrict all non-essential individuals from visiting the facility; and have a consistent process for the screening and assessment of all persons who are entering the building (including staff, medical directors, attending physicians, and medically essential vendors). The pharmacist consultant has a process of prioritizing and implementing evidence-based recommendations in order to reduce medication burden and staff-to-resident contact.
Presented by Betsy Reynolds, PharmD, BCGP and Rodney Whittington
