VACCINATION NEWS
Webinar with CVS for LeadingAge Members at Noon Tomorrow, December 22nd
CVS/Omnicare will discuss the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program for COVID-19 Vaccinations. They will provide the most up to date information on how CVS is managing the vaccination process and will answer questions from LeadingAge members. They will also provide the latest set of resources for providers to help educate staff and residents as well as elements of distribution of the COVID-19 Vaccine. Register here.
LeadingAge is working hard to get Walgreen’s to schedule a similar program.
Walgreens
- Updated new landing page
- Consent guidance with instructions saying they will accept verbal or email consent
- Walgreens FAQs that are a bit confusing but still say you can accept verbal consent. What they are saying is the facility staff will have to sign to say they confirm verbal or email consent.
CVS
- CVS Link to vaccine clinic website
- Updated instructions on consent
- New PDF form to use to obtain consent
- New responsible party PDF to complete for consent
FEDERAL NEWS
Must-See Webinar: Provider Relief Funds Reporting Requirements
Did you miss the sold-out webinar on PRF reporting earlier this month? The recording is now available for you to learn how to maximize use of payments received from the Provider Relief Fund while complying with current reporting requirements. Access the recording now.
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
Next Weekly Webinar Will Be on January 8, 2021
Due to Christmas and New Years Day, we will not be having our normal weekly webinars for a few weeks. Join us in 2021 as we get back into the swing of things with new speakers and information.
If you are already registered, your registration is good through February 2021. If you haven’t registered yet, Here is the link to register.
Don’t Forget About Our COVID-19 Resources Developed for LeadingAge Kansas Members
- Pre/During/Post Outbreak Checklist
- Emergency Staffing Checklist
- Pulmonary Assessment Skills for Nurses (video and competency checklist)
Coping with COVID Group Meeting – Mondays at Noon
We are gaining momentum with our Coping with COVID group meetings. Any member’s employees can participate each Monday at Noon by registering here. Drop in if you get a chance.
Outbreak?
Let Dana dana@leadingagekansas.org know if you are experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak and we have not reached out to you, yet. We want to be here for you.
LEADINGAGE NEWS
Member Ideas and Inspiration Stories—Holiday Edition
LeadingAge members are helping to bring fun and feeling to the holidays for residents, their families, and staff. Learn how painted umbrellas and a drone-mounted camera helped one community’s residents and staff create immersive and beautiful art to instill hope. Other members are putting touch back into family visits with a “hugging wall”; creating a gift registry for residents; offering drive-through winter wonderlands on their campuses; making PSAs on healthy infection control practices; and creating fun new takes on old Christmas movies. See these and more stories at Making the Most of the Holidays Despite the Pandemic, part of our Member Ideas and Inspiration series.
Other Important Information From National
- LeadingAge Need to Know for 12-21-2020
- Online Coronavirus Policy Update for 12-16-2020
- Tune in to the Monday and Wednesday (2:30 PM) LeadingAge National COVID-19 update calls
- Pandemic Playbook: An Interactive Guide to a Pandemic
- LeadingAge Vaccine Resources Page
- View the Latest Info, News, and Tools from LeadingAge
RESOURCES
PPE
Project N95 is a nonprofit PPE clearinghouse. Reminder: Visit the state PPE portal this week to make sure you have spent the dollars the state has allocated your organization to spend on the portal.