VACCINE NEWS
Pharmacy Update
Here’s the list of LTC pharmacies that have contracted with the federal government to acquire and deliver vaccines and vaccine services in nursing homes, assisted living and other congregate environments.
STATE NEWS
Potter Electric Recalls Addressable Pull Stations Single/Dual Action Due to Failure to Alert to Fire
The Fire Marshal has asked us to alert our members of a recall for Potter Electric Pull Stations. Notification of recall.
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
Recording to Our Weekly Webinar
If you missed last week’s update webinar, you can listen here. And here are the handouts. Make sure you join us this week to hear from Travis Bennett with Thomas McGee about the new OSHA rules and what they mean for aging services.
When? Fridays at 10 AM. Register here.
LEADINGAGE NATIONAL NEWS
Today’s Coronavirus Update Call at 2:30 Central.
Primary topic: Vaccinated visitors? Does that change things? How? Plus, other COVID-19 updates.Register here.
March 4th, 6-7:30 PM Central Vaccine Town Hall for Staff
The agenda will feature senior leadership from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a variety of nationally recognized experts. This town hall is open to care providers from all levels and backgrounds. We hope your staff will join the conversation! Email Joe Franco asap for connection details.
Pandemic Playbook Workforce Chapter Updated
Did you know that the Pandemic Playbook is updated regularly? Check out Chapter 7 for new information on workforce management and support, along with Chapter 9 on psychological wellness of staff and residents.
LeadingAge paper on Essential Caregiver Programs and their letter to CMS/CDC/DPC on visitation.)
New Insights and Tools from LeadingAge
LeadingAge staff experts are developing essential advocacy, guidance and tools, and curating the most relevant resources for aging services providers on COVID-19 and beyond, including:
- Eviction Moratorium Continues Despite Ruling
- FCC Adopts Guidelines for Emergency Broadband Program
- Hospice and Home Health Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
- Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
- Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
RESOURCES
AMDA Releases Recommendations for Visitation, Group Activities
Review the recommendations here. Recommendations include a measured, strategic approach to resuming visitation and group activities aligned with many of the recommendations made by CMS in May 2020 and September 2020. Of note, the AMDA guidance takes a decidedly more conservative approach to some aspects. For example, the group recommends starting out with limiting activities to individual units or wings. They also recommend testing of all visitors, and they recommend that the post-acute LTC setting provide visitors with a medical-grade face mask for visitation, rather than allowing cloth masks for visitors and conserving medical-grade masks for staff and ill residents as CMS recommends. The group emphasizes the importance of continued efforts to vaccinate all residents and staff against COVID-19 and other communicable diseases, and encourages the introduction of essential caregivers into visitation policies and procedures to allow visitation beyond compassionate care when visitation is otherwise restricted.
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