LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES
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Temporary Nurse Aide Resources
KDADS recently provided guidance to providers on EO 20-23 which allows for a Temporary Nurse Aide to be employed during this crisis. To be temporarily certified as a Temporary Nurse Aide, an individual must complete the free to anyone 8-hour online course as well as an associated skills competency checklist signed off by a licensed nurse. This course is hosted by ACHA, but you do not have to be a member or affiliated with a member to take the course. Individuals can take it before applying for a position.
This is a great opportunity to temporarily skill up other employees in your building who do not have their CNA during the pandemic. Its also an opportunity to hire displaced workers. We have created a couple of tools to help through this:
- Here is a customizable Temporary Nurse Aide Job Description that can be updated with your facility’s policies.
- Here is a customizable Job Ad for Temporary Nurse Aide to hire individuals who are temporarily looking for work.
- Post your ads on Kansasworks.com as that is a central location for all displaced workers to use. It will be picked up by Indeed and other major job boards. The best part? It’s free.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact us. dana@leadingagekansas.org
KANSAS UPDATES
- There are 3,738 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.
FEDERAL UPDATES
- CMS Adds New Coverage Requirements to MA Plans Under COVID-19.
- HUD issues framework for COVID-19 oversight.
- New FAQ Clarifies Some Provider Relief Fund Questions.
CDC Issues New/Updated COVID-19 Resources for Frontline Staff CDC sent a communication today to LeadingAge about new federal resources for frontline staff. The CDC resources include webinars published on the Key Strategies to Prepare for COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities (LTCFs) web page at the bottom under a “Webinar Series” section. CDC reports that “These new webinars are intended to be a training tool/resource for frontline long-term care staff members.”
Here are the direct links to each webinar:
- Sparkling Surfaces – https://youtu.be/t7OH8ORr5Ig
- Clean Hands – https://youtu.be/xmYMUly7qiE
- Closely Monitor Residents – https://youtu.be/1ZbT1Njv6xA
- Keep COVID-19 Out! https://youtu.be/7srwrF9MGdw
- PPE Lessons – https://youtu.be/YYTATw9yav4
LEADINGAGE NATIONAL UPDATES
- LeadingAge’s Daily Need to Know for 4-29-2020.
- Coronavirus Daily Member Update Recording for 4-28-2020. 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
- Serious Illness Communication and Advanced Care Planning Curated Resources.
- Death in the Time of the Coronavirus: What it means to lose and mourn a loved one during the pandemic.
- Hot Topics for Life Plan Communities: Life Plan Communities are dealing with unique challenges and changes during the pandemic. We’ve added four new pieces to our series of COVID-19 Hot Topics in Independent Living:
- Hot Topic: How to Incentivize Staff to Work During a Pandemic?
- Hot Topic: How to Help People Living with Dementia in IL Navigate Coronavirus?
- Hot Topic: Who Should be Wearing Masks in IL?
- Hot Topic: What Happens When We Have a Confirmed COVID 19 Case?
- Find these and the entire series on the Life Plan Communities COVID-19 landing page.
