Coronavirus Updates and Essential Resources for LTPAC
The American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) and its subsidiaries, the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination (AANAC) and the American Association of Directors of Nursing Services (AADNS), is providing the following resources and on-going updates to LTPAC providers. Please check back daily for the latest information specific to LTPAC facilities and providers.
How To Protect Your Residents and Staff
Updates and Resources for LTPAC
AAPACN Resources
AADNS and AANAC members have access to the following articles, tools, and nursing in-service education tools; however, during this health crisis, AAPACN has made these resources available to any LTPAC provider regardless of membership status.
AAPACN Tools
- May 19 – Survey Binder Checklist: COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes
- May 15 – Return to Work Criteria for Healthcare Personnel
- May 7 – COVID-19 Healthcare Personnel Screening Form UPDATED
- April 17 – Delegation of Resident Interviews During Isolation
- April 14 – Leadership Tips to Support Employees During a Crisis
- April 10 – CMS COVID-19 Flexibilities: Nurse Aide Competency Checklist
- April 9 – Hand Hygiene Competency Tool
- April 8 – COVID 19: Screening, Cohorting, and Transmission-Based Precautions Guidance
- April 7 – Isolation and MDS Coding in LTC
- April 6 – Healthcare Personnel Surveillance Record for COVID-19
- April 3 – Resident Surveillance Record for COVID-19
- April 3 – Individualized Care Plan Development Guide for Residents with COVID-19
- April 2 – COVID 19: Education for Nursing Home Healthcare Personnel
- Infection Preventionist Job Description
- §483.30 Infection Control Tool
AAPACN In-Service Education Tools
- Common Carriers of Infection Nursing In-Service Tool
- Common Infections in Nursing Facilities Nursing In-Service Tool
AAPACN Articles and Podcasts
- March 26 – Podcast – COVID-19 Update
- March 25 – COVID-19 Not in Your Building? 10 Keys to Limiting Spread and Impact
- Infection Surveillance: How to Beef Up Your Program
- Optimize the Infection Preventionist’s QAPI/QAA Role
- Infection Prevention and Control Audits: Start with Hand Hygiene
Infection Control and Emergency Preparedness
- May 26 – Contact Tracing for COVID-19
- May 23 – Serology Testing for COVID-19
- May 23 – Antibody Testing
- May 20 – COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Settings: Questions and Answers
- May 19 – Performing Facility-wide SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Nursing Homes
- May 19 – Testing for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes
- May 19 – Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and Other Long-Term Care Settings
- May 19 – Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19
- May 19 – Preparing for COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
- May 18 – Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
- May 13 – Symptoms of Coronavirus
- May 12 – Training for Healthcare Professionals
- May 12 – Guidance for U.S. Healthcare Facilities about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- May 12 – Information for Healthcare Professionals
- May 5 – Evaluating and Reporting Persons Under Investigation (PUI)
- May 4 – COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training Guidance and Resources
- May 3 – Clinical Care Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- April 30 – Responding to Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes
- April 28 – LTC Mini Webinar: Sparkling Surfaces: Stop COVID-19’s Spread
- April 27 – CDC COVID-19 Prevention Messages for Front Line Long-Term Care Staff: Keep COVID-19 Out!
- April 27 – CDC COVID-19 Prevention Messages for Front Line Long-Term Care Staff: Clean Hands – Combat COVID-19
- April 27 – Testing for COVID-19
- April 14 – Key Strategies to Prepare for COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities (LTCFs)
- April 8 – Medicaid State Plan Disaster Amendments
- April 3 – Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and Other Long-Term Care Settings
- April 1 – Presymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 — Singapore, January 23–March 16, 2020
- April 1 – Emergency Preparedness: Caring for persons living with dementia in a long-term or community-based care setting – Alzheimer’s Association
- March 30 – APIC Infection Prevention and Control free resources through Sept. 30 – from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
- March 30 – Modes of transmission of virus causing COVID-19: implications for IPC precaution recommendations
- March 27 – Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility
- March 27 – International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM); Announcement New ICD-10-CM for COVID-19
- March 16 – COVID-19 Symptomatic Line List Template Spreadsheet – from AMDA
- March 16 – Active Screening of Residents – from AMDA
- March 16 – COVID-19 Facility Exposure Management – After you have a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 – from AMDA
- March 13 – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and other Long-Term Care Settings
- Updated March 10 – Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) or Persons Under Investigation for 2019-nCoV in Healthcare Settings
- March 5 – Best Practices for Managing COVID-19 in SNFs – recorded webinar – from Washington PACLTC
- Prevent the Spread in LTC Facilities
- Handwashing Video Library
- (Developed with CMS) – Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course
- Clean Hands Count for Safe Healthcare
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Long Term Care (LTC) Infection Control Worksheet – LTC Facility Self-Assessment Tool
- Emergency Preparedness Webpage
- COVID-19 – Website
- Key OSHA standards for COVID-19
Regulations/Survey
- May 18 – Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations Frequently Asked Questions
- May 18 – Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Quality, Safety & Oversight Group
- May 15 – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) COVID-19 NHSN Reporting Requirements for Nursing Homes
- May 11 – COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
- May 6 – QSO-20-29-NH Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
- May 1 – Interim Final Rule with Comment Period
- April 29 – Long Term Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities and/or Nursing Facilities): CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19
- April 29 – LTCF COVID-19 Module
- April 24 – Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions
- April 19 – Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID-19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
- April 14 – Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – from OSHA
- April 13 – 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios
- April 2 – Trump Administration Issues Key Recommendations to Nursing Homes, State and Local Governments
- March 31 – Additional Background:Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Help U.S. Healthcare System Address COVID-19 Patient Surge
- March 27 – Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit
- March 27 – COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes
- March 27 – COVID-19 LTC-Surveyor Training
- March 27 – CMS Survey Resources File updated with COVID-19 tools
- March 23 – QSO-20-20-All – Prioritization of Survey Activities
- March 10 – CMS Sends More Detailed Guidance to Providers about COVID-19
Supplies/PPE
- May 18 – Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
- April 30 – Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Disposable Medical Gloves
- April 30 – Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators using Contingency and Crisis Capacity Strategies
- April 27 – CDC COVID-19 Prevention Messages for Front Line Long-Term Care Staff: PPE Lessons
- April 24 – Enforcement Guidance on Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
- April 14 – OSHA N95 Fit Testing Guidance
- April 1 – Sample universal mask policy and FAQs – from Nebraska Me
- March 30 – CDC Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
- March 23 – CDC COCA Call on March 25 – COVID-19 Update: Optimization Strategies for Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- March 23 – A Master List of All of the Booze Companies Making Hand Sanitizer – The Takeout
- March 17 – New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces – from National Institutes of Health
- March 13 – Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities
- March 6 – PPE for COVID-19 Infographic – from Nebraska Medicine and the University of Minnesota Medical Center
- Sequence for Putting on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Checklist for Healthcare Facilities: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators during the COVID-19 Response
Billing/MDS
- June 1 – COVID-19: Using the CR Modifier and DR Condition Code
- May 27 – Frequently Asked Questions to Assist Medicare Providers (PDF)
- April 10 – Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- April 6 – New Video Available on Medicare Coverage and Payment of Virtual Services (expanded under 1135 waiver authority and Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act)
- April 3 – ICD-10-CM Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020
- April 1 – FY 2020 PDPM ICD-10 Mappings (ZIP) (revision posted 03-31-2020)
- April 1 – RUG-IV DLL Package V1.04.1 FINAL (ZIP)
- March 31 – JRAVEN Free MDS Software (with new PDPM grouper) and MDS Validation Utility Tool (both updated)
- March 30 – Expansion Of The Accelerated And Advance Payments Program For Providers And Suppliers During COVID-19 Emergency
- March 27 – Guidance memo – Exceptions and Extensions for Quality Reporting and Value-based Purchasing Programs (PDF)
- March 27 – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Guidance on Payment and Grace Periods, Telehealth for Private Coverage, and Prescription Drugs
- March 23 – Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 Medicare
Resident Care
- May 27 – Clinical management of COVID-19
- May 19 – Considerations for Memory Care Units in Long-term Care Facilities
- May 15 – Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
- May 12 – Healthcare Professionals: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
- May 5 – What to Know About Liver Disease and COVID-19
- May 5 – Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- April 30 – Ten Clinical Tips on COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers Involved in Patient Care
- April 28 – Clinical Care Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- April 27 – CDC COVID-19 Prevention Messages for Front Line LTC Staff: Closely Monitor Residents for COVID-19
- April 27 – Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- April 14 – Managing Acute Respiratory Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Advance Care Plan Tool – from AMDA
- April 11 – Optimizing Medication Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implementation Guide for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care – University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
- April 10 – CPR Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic – from AMDA
- April 8 – Symptom Management Support for COVID-19 in the Nursing Home – from Probari
- April 2 – Frequently Asked Questions Regarding COVID-19 and PALTC – from AMDA
- April 1 – Emergency Preparedness: Caring for persons living with dementia in a long-term or community-based care setting – Alzheimer’s Association
- March 23 – Information for Clinicians on Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 Patients
Workforce Planning
- May 14 – COVID-19 Guidance for Nursing Home and Long Term Care Facility Workers
- May 11 – Worker Safety and Support
- May 5 – Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (Interim Guidance)
- May 2 – Staffing Resources
- April 30 – Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages
- Healthcare Workers and Employers
- Workers’ Rights and Employers’ Responsibilities
Crisis Communication
- April 30 – Communication Resources
- March 22 – Help Keep our Residents Safe from COVID-19 fillable letter
Staff Wellness
- May 21 – What Workers and Employers Can Do to Manage Workplace Fatigue during COVID-19
- May 15 – Worker Safety and Support
- May 5 – Healthcare Personnel and First Responders: How to Cope with Stress and Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- April 14 – Self-Care Resources from The Foundation for PALTC Medicine
- April 1 – ASPR TRACIE Disaster Behavioral Health Self Care for Healthcare Workers Modules – from HHS
- March 15 – Strategies for Mitigating the Emotional Impact of COVID-19 – from AMDA
- March 6 – Mental Health Considerations during COVID-19 Outbreak
- Mini Modules to Relieve Stress For Healthcare Workers Responding to COVID-19: Stress Management Exercise
Other COVID-19 Resources
- May 17 – CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and the President’s Plan for Opening America Up Again
- May 14 – Downloadable Videos
- May 14 – Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes
- May 6 – Frequently Asked Questions Regarding COVID-19 and PALTC
- April 22 – Trump Administration Launches New Toolkit to Help States Navigate COVID-19 Health Workforce Challenges
- April 9 – Recording of 4/8/20 CMS COVID-19 Call with Nursing Homes
- March 22 – CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19
- March 22 – Trump Administration Releases COVID-19 Checklists and Tools to Accelerate Relief for State Medicaid & CHIP Programs
- March 18 – FAQs on Catastrophic Plan Coverage and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- March 17 – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Resources for Healthcare Facilities [Updated March 16]