GHCA COVID-19 Updates Archive
2021
- April 23 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- April 16 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- April 15 - COVID-19 Updates: CDC and FDA Pause Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
- April 12 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Announces Changes to 1135 Waivers
- April 9 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- April 8 - COVID-19 Updates: Updated DPH Administrative Order
- April 2 - COVID-19 Updates: Reporting to NHSN Vaccine Module
- April 2 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- March 31 - COVID-19 Updates: CDC Provides Updates on Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations
- March 29 - COVID-19 Updates: DCH Files Emergency SPA Providing a 5% Increase to the Medicaid Rate Growth Allowance
- March 26 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- March 22 - COVID-19 Updates: Updated Instructions for Reporting COVID-19 Data To DCH
- March 19 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- March 18 - COVID-19 Updates: DPH Revises Administrative Order to Allow for Additional Visitation
- March 12 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- March 11 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Revises Memo on Nursing Home Visitors
- March 5 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- March 1 - COVID-19 Updates: Governor Kemp Extends Public Health State of Emergency
- February 26 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- February 22 - COVID-19 Updates: Medicare AAP - How to Request an Extended Repayment Schedule
- February 19 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- February 12 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- February 10 - COVID-19 Updates: Third Clinic Vaccine Policy
- February 5 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- January 29 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- January 27 - COVID-19 Updates: GeorgiaCARES Grant Extension - Sign New Terms & Conditions Document
- January 25 - COVID-19 Updates: Provider Relief Fund Reporting Registration Updates
- January 22 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- January 20 - COVID-19 Updates: Updated CDC Guidance on Antigen Testing in Long Term Care Facilities
- January 19 - COVID-19 Updates: GHCA All Member Webinar Friday, Vaccine Ancillary Kit Issues
- January 18 - COVID-19 Updates: HHS Opens PRF Reporting Portal for Registration
- January 15 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- January 8 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- January 6 - COVID-19 Updates: Vaccine Safety - A Fireside Chat with CMS, CDC, and Front Line Staff and Providers TODAY
- January 5 - COVID-19 Updates: CORRECTED INFORMATION - CVS/Walgreens LTCF Pharmacy Partnership Program Contacts
- January 4 - COVID-19 Updates: Gov. Kemp Signs Executive Order Extending Public Health State of Emergency
2020
- December 30 - COVID-19 Updates: COVID-19 Vaccine Safety - A Fireside Chat with AHCA/NCAL, CMS, and CDC TODAY at 4 PM
- December 23 - COVID-19 Updates: Vaccine Pharmacy Partnership Clarification
- December 23 - COVID-19 Updates: Special Projects for Equitable and Efficient Distribution (SPEED) to Priority Populations
- December 22 - COVID-19 Updates: Congress Passes $900 Billion Stimulus Package
- December 21 - COVID-19 Updates: FDA Approves Emergency Use Authorization for Moderna Vaccine
- December 18 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- December 17 - COVID-19 Updates: Long Term Care to Receive $1.1 Billion in Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding Payments
- December 15 - COVID-19 Updates: Provider Relief Fund FAQs for Vaccine Distribution
- December 14 - COVID-19 Updates: FDA Approves Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccine
- December 11 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- December 9 - COVID-19 Updates: Important Reminders on the GeorgiaCARES Grant Process - Reimbursement Requests Must be Submitted no Later Than January 15, 2021
- December 8 - COVID-19 Updates: AHCA/NCAL Webinar on Preparing for Vaccine Clinics
- December 7 - COVID-19 Updates: CVS/Omnicare Vaccine Clinic Program Webinar TODAY, DPH Webinar Friday
- December 4 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- December 2 - COVID-19 Updates: LTC Residents Placed at Highest Priority for Vaccine by CDC, State Officials Make Efforts to Prioritize Residents & Staff in GA
- December 1 - COVID-19 Updates: Gov. Kemp Signs Executive Orders Extending Public Health State of Emergency and Allowing for Nurses to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine
- November 30 - COVID-19 Updates: Additional Options for Participating in the ECHO Nursing Home Initiative
- November 24 - COVID-19 Updates: CDC Updates Testing and Management Considerations and Reinfection Criteria
- November 23 - COVID-19 Updates: DPH Interim Recommendations for Visitation During the Holidays
- November 20 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- November 18 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Urges Centers to Follow Established COVID Guidelines This Holiday Season
- November 18 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data with Urgent Call to Action
- November 17 - COVID-19 Updates: Update on HHS Quality Incentive Payment (QIP) for September
- November 13 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Important Announcements from CMS
- November 13 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- November 12 - COVID-19 Updates: Participate in ECHO Nursing Home Initiative, Registration Deadline Extended through November 18
- November 10 - COVID-19 Updates: DPH Issues Test Results Reporting Guidance, Updates Healthcare Personnel Return to Work Guidance
- November 6 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- November 5 - COVID-19 Updates: IMPORTANT - GeorgiaCARES Grant Terms and Conditions to be Emailed to Centers TODAY
- November 4 - COVID-19 Updates: Important Reminder - HHS Pharmacy Partnership for Long Term Care COVID-19 Vaccination Enrollment Period Concludes Friday
- November 3 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: GeorgiaCARES Grant Process - Vendor Form Completion Instructions
- November 3 - COVID-19 Updates: GHCA All Member Webinar Friday at 10 A.M., OPB to Present on GeorgiaCARES Grant Process
- October 30 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- October 27 - COVID-19 Updates: Important Reminder - HHS Pharmacy Partnership for Long Term Care COVID-19 Vaccination Enrollment Period Concludes Friday
- October 23 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- October 21 - COVID-19 Updates: Georgia Centers 100% Compliant with NHSN Report Requirements Last Week, Must Report POC Test Results to NHSN by November 30
- October 20 - COVID-19 Updates: Important Vaccination Updates
- October 16 - COVID-19 Updates: White House Announces Vaccination Distribution Program for LTC Residents
- October 16 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- October 12 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: CMS Releases Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Guidance
- October 12 - COVID-19 Updates: DPH Updates Reopening Guidance, Adds County Positivity Rates to LTC COVID-19 Webpage
- October 9 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- October 8 - COVID-19 Updates: Information on Georgia’s Coronavirus Relief Funds Nursing Home Grant
- October 7 - COVID-19 Updates: Non-Emergency Transport Personnel Testing
- October 6 - COVID-19 Updates: New DPH PPE Resupply Process Effective October 15
- October 6 - COVID-19 Updates: National Public Health Emergency Declaration Renewed
- October 2 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- October 1 - COVID-19 Updates: Updates to Visitation Guidance and Communal Dining Resource, Gov. Kemp Extends COVID-19 Executive Order
- September 29 - COVID-19 Updates: PRF Reporting Requirements - Additional Resources
- September 28 - COVID-19 Updates: Considerations When Testing Residents and Employees and Screening Employees
- September 25 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- September 24 - COVID-19 Updates: New GHCA Q&A Document, No All Member Webinar This Friday
- September 22 - COVID-19 Updates: DPH Revises Visitation Guidance
- September 21 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Updates Methodology for Determining County Positivity Rates, DPH to Revise Visitation Guidance
- September 18 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- September 17 - COVID-19 Updates: Update on Potential Counterfeit Makrite Masks
- September 16 - COVID-19 Updates: Gov. Kemp Extends COVID-19 Executive Order, Addresses Visitation in Long Term Care Communities
- September 15 - COVID-19 Updates: Assisted Living Funding Allocation Deadline Extended to September 21
- September 14 - COVID-19 Updates: AHCA/NCAL Investigates Reported False Positives in COVID-19 Testing - Survey and Resources
- September 14 - COVID-19 Updates: Update to Paid Leave of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- September 11 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- September 11 - COVID-19 Updates: Potential Counterfeit Masks
- September 10 - COVID-19 Updates: Navigating Resident Outings, Medical Appointments, and Everything in Between
- September 9 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Posts New County COVID-19 Positive Test Rates
- September 8 - COVID-19 Updates: TODAY - AHCA/NCAL Webinar on CMS COVID-19 Performance Payment Program & CMS National Nursing Home Call
- September 6 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Hosts COVID-19 National Nursing Home Call on Tuesday, September 8
- September 4 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Webinar on CMS COVID-19 Performance Payment Program Tuesday, September 8
- September 3 - COVID-19 Updates: AHCA Resources on CMS' New COVID-19 Testing Requirements, Batch Testing Webinar TODAY at 3 P.M.
- September 2 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS' New COVID-19 Testing Requirements Effective TODAY, Reporting Point of Care Antigen Test Results to DPH
- September 1 - COVID-19 Updates: Gov. Kemp Extends Public Health State of Emergency, Centers Should Continue to Restrict Visitation Through October 10
- August 31 - COVID-19 Updates: HHS Posts Infection Control Allocation Terms and Conditions
- August 27 - COVID-19 Updates: HHS Releases $2.5B in CARES Act Provider Relief Funds to Nursing Centers
- August 27 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Issues Additional Guidance on Staff Testing and Reporting Requirements
- August 26 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Issues New Reporting and Testing Requirements for Nursing Homes
- August 25 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS to Make Announcement on Stakeholder Call TODAY at 4:30 P.M.
- August 24 - COVID-19 Updates: TIME SENSITIVE - National Webinars on Nursing Home Best Practices This Week
- August 18 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS to Return to Normal Survey Proces
- August 17 - COVID-19 Updates: DCH Updates Rules and Regulations for Disaster Preparedness Plans to include COVID-19 Requirements, Public Hearing/Comment Period
- August 13 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Special Call for Nursing Homes Today
- August 11 - COVID-19 Updates: HHS Opens CHOW Portal, CMP Due and Payable Notices
- August 5 - COVID-19 Updates: NHSN Coding of Suspected COVID-19
- August 4 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS COVID-19 Pandemic Feedback Survey
- August 3 - COVID-19 Updates: HHS Provider Relief Fund Announcements
- July 28 - COVID-19 Updates: Updated DPH Interim Guidance for Admitting Residents from a Hospital
- July 27 - COVID-19 Updates: REMINDER - GEMA Infection Control Supplies Being Shipped to Long Term Care Communities
- July 24 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- July 23 - COVID-19 Updates: GEMA Infection Control Supplies Being Shipped to Long Term Care Communities
- July 22 - COVID-19 Updates: CDC Updates Transmission Based Precautions, Duration of Isolation, and Return to Work Criteria
- July 20 - COVID-19 Updates: Deadline Extended - Medicaid Application for Provider Relief Fund
- July 17 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- July 16 - COVID-19 Updates: Gov. Kemp Extends Shelter in Place Order, Centers Should Continue to Restrict Visitation Through August 11
- July 15 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Call for Nursing Homes TODAY at 5:30 P.M
- July 10 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- July 8 - COVID-19 Updates: Upcoming NETEC COVID-19 Webinar Series, PPE Optimization Strategies
- July 7 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Webcast on the Medicaid Distribution from the Provider Relief Fund This Wednesday, Updates to CDC Website
- July 7 - COVID-19 Updates: Data Collection Reminder, CDC Health Advisory Related to Methanol-Based Hand Sanitizers
- July 6 - URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED - COVID-19 Updates: Data Collection Changes Effective TODAY
- July 3 - COVID-19 Update: Effective July 6 Data Collection Changes Implemented
- July 2 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- June 30 - COVID-19 Updates: Gov. Kemp Extends Public Health State of Emergency, Shelter in Place Order
- June 26 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- June 23 - COVID-19 Updates: Shelter In Place and Outdoor Visitation, GEMA to Provide Infection Control Supplies for LTC
- June 19 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- June 18 - COVID-19 Updates: HHS Provider Relief Fund Medicaid Application Process
- June 17 - COVID-19 Updates: Outdoor Visitation in Long Term Care Centers
- June 15 - COVID-19 Updates: Update on NHSN Reporting and Related Citations & Fines, National Guard Resumes Testing Support
- June 12 - Updates in Weekly Newsfront
- June 11 - COVID-19 Updates: Relief Fund Portal for Medicaid Providers Launches, All Member Webinar Tomorrow
- June 10 - COVID-19 Updates: HHS Releases $15 Billion for Medicaid Provider Relief
- June 9 - COVID-19 Updates: Important Note about Contacting the CDC With NHSN Concerns
- June 5 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Correcting NHSN Data Errors
- June 5 - Updates in GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- June 4 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Nursing Home COVID-19 Data and Inspections Results Available on Nursing Home Compare
- June 4 - COVID-19 Updates: Implementation Strategies for COVID-19 Surveillance and Early Detection Webinar TODAY at 4 P.M., GHCA All Member Webinar Tomorrow
- June 3 - COVID-19 Updates: HHS Releases Guidance on Important CARES Fund Questions
- June 2 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: June 3 Attestation Deadline Applies Only to Medicare FFS Provider Relief Payment
- June 2 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Announcement on NHSN Data and Guidance on COVID-19-Related Survey Activity
- May 29 - Updates in GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- May 28 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Testing & Cohorting, Innovative Methods to Keeping Residents Connected
- May 28 - COVID-19 Updates: GHCA All Member Webinar Tomorrow, Updated DCH Interim Guidance for Admitting Residents from a Hospital
- May 27 - COVID-19 Updates: CDC Webinar on 2020 Hurricane Season During COVID-19 TODAY at 1 P.M., New FEMA Hurricane Preparedness Guide
- May 26 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: NHSN Update and FAQs
- May 26 - COVID-19 Updates: Important Clarification on ReadyOps Tests, DHHS Extends Attestation Window
- May 22 - Updates in GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- May 21 - COVID-19 Updates: GHCA All Member Webinar Tomorrow, CARES Act Provider Relief Fund CHOW FAQs
- May 20 - COVID-19 Updates: N95 Mask Shortages Expected, Enroll in Battelle Decontamination System
- May 20 - COVID-19 Updates: Widespread Testing in SNFs, Reimbursement & Legal Issues
- May 19 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Issues Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials
- May 18 - COVID-19 Updates: Important Information Related to Widespread Testing in SNFs
- May 15 - Updates in GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- May 14 - COVID-19 Updates: Electronic Reporting to NHSN, First Set of Data Must Be Submitted by Sunday
- May 13 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Issues Nursing Centers Best Practices Toolkit to Combat COVID-19, GHCA All Member Webinar Friday
- May 12 - COVID-19 Updates: White House Tells States to Test All Nursing Home Residents & Staff
- May 11 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: NHSN COVID-19 Reporting - Accurately Reporting Staffing & PPE Shortages
- May 11 - COVID-19 Updates: NHSN Enrollment Delays & Tips
- May 8 - Updates in GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- May 7 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: GHCA All Member Webinar Tomorrow
- May 7 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Releases Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Reporting and Notification COVID-19 Cases
- May 6 - COVID-19 Updates: Still Waiting for NHSN to Complete Your Registration? Start Data Collection Now
- May 5 - COVID-19 Updates: Updated CDC Guidance Released on Return to Work and Clinical Care
- May 4 - COVID-19 Updates: FEMA Coronavirus Pandemic Response - PPE Packages for Nursing Centers
- May 3 - COVID-19 Updates: Correction - New Reporting Requirements for Nursing Homes Effective May 1
- May 2 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Issues Interim Final Rule with New Requirements for COVID-19 Reporting for Nursing Homes
- May 1 - Updates in GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- April 30 - COVID-19 Updates: GHCA All Member Webinar Tomorrow, Getting Started with NHSN Reporting on COVID-19
- April 29 - COVID-19 Updates: CDC Webinar Trainings for LTCF COVID-19 Module - New Mandatory Reporting
- April 28 - COVID-19 Updates: Requesting Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Reinvestment Funds for Communicative Technologies
- April 27 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: PPE Vendors & Testing Solutions, Reminder on National Guard Testing Process, Empowering Staff to Maintain Social Distancing
- April 27 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program and Suspends Advance Payment Program
- April 26 - COVID-19 Updates: EMS Transfer Recommendations
- April 24 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Enroll in Battelle Decontamination System for N95 Respirators, Updated FAQs on Provider Relief Fund
- April 24 - Updates in GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- April 23 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Friday Webinar Reminder, Preparing for Widespread Testing
- April 23 - COVID-19 Updates: All Member Webinar Friday, Additional Distribution of Provider Relief Funds
- April 22 - COVID-19 Updates: CDC Return to Work Guidance - Contingency & Crisis Strategies
- April 21 - COVID-19 Updates: GA Shelter in Place Order Will Expire After April 30, Gov. Kemp Executive Order to Restrict Visitation Remains in Place
- April 20 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: New CMS Requirements for Reporting Confirmed Cases, SNFs and ALFs Should Continue Daily Reporting to HFRD
- April 20 - COVID-19 Updates: Potential National Guard Support for COVID-19 Testing, New CMS Requirements for Reporting Cases
- April 17 - Updates in GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- April 16 - COVID-19 Updates: GHCA COVID-19 Updates All Member Webinar Tomorrow
- April 15 - COVID-19 Updates: Gov. Kemp Designates Health Care Workers as Auxiliary Emergency Management Workers
- April 14 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Employing Nursing Students, Allied Health Students and Nurse Graduates
- April 14 - COVID-19 Updates: DPH Announces Enhanced Testing Capabilities, Care’s Act Stimulus Grant Update
- April 13 - COVID-19 Updates: Battelle Decontamination System for N95 Respirators, HFRD Data Collection Update
- April 12 - COVID-19 Updates: Notification Guidelines for Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, Guidance on Collaborating with Hospice
- April 10 - Updates in GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- April 9 - COVID-19 Updates: All Member Webinar Tomorrow, Department of Public Health Infection Control Review
- April 8 - COVID-19 Updates: Nursing Students Serving as Temporary Nurse Aides
- April 7 - COVID-19 Updates: GHCA Issues Guidance Document for Centers with Suspected or Confirmed Cases of the Virus
- April 6 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Further Clarification on HFRD Infection Control Desk Audit Process, Medicare Accelerated Payment Program
- April 6 - COVID-19 Updates: Clarification on HFRD's Infection Control Desk Audit Process, GHCA Associate Members Offering COVID-19 Testing Solutions
- April 5 - COVID-19 Updates: HFRD Infection Control Desk Audit Process Begins Tomorrow, When COVID-19 Gets into Your Center
- April 3 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Assisted Living Center Infection Control Desk Audits, Proactive Care Planning
- April 3 - Updates in GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- April 2 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Temporary Nurse Aide Training Program Authorization, CMS Approves Georgia’s Section 1135 Waiver Request
- April 2 - Additional Information Regarding the SBA Paycheck Protection Program
- April 2 - COVID-19 Updates: GHCA All Member Webinar Tomorrow
- April 1 - COVID-19 Updates: Waiver of State CON and Licensing Requirements, Additional Information Related to National Guard Support
- April 1 - COVID-19 Updates: Complete Survey to Indicate Bed Availability to Assist with Hospital Surge, CMS Call Later Today
- March 31 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Governor Kemp, Georgia National Guard Deploys Guardsmen to Assist Centers
- March 31 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Issues Blanket Regulatory Waivers
- March 30 - COVID-19 Updates: GHCA Pandemic Response Webinar Series Starts Today, Communicating with DPH/Other Providers Regarding COVID-19 Activity
- March 29 - Important New DPH Guidance for COVID-19
- March 29 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit, Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Now Available
- March 27 - Updates in the GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- March 26 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Provide Status Clarification to Local EMAs, Allowing Visitation for End-of-Life Situations
- March 26 - COVID-19 Updates: Implement PPE Optimization Strategies, Upcoming Webinars
- March 25 - COVID-19 Updates: CDC COCA Call TODAY, GHCA Member Webinar Friday, PPE Request Process Reminder
- March 24 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: HFRD Extends Grace Period for Fingerprint Criminal Background Checks, CDC COCA Call Tomorrow on Optimization Strategies for PPE
- March 24 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Prioritization of Survey Activities, Information for Clinicians on Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 Patients
- March 23 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: DPH Issues Guidance to Restrict Visitation in Centers, SNF QRP and VBP Relief
- March 23 - COVID-19 Updates: Relief for Clinicians, Providers, and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs, HCP Return to Work Guidance
- March 22 - COVID-19 Updates: DPH Revises PPE Resource Request Process, YMCA of Metro Atlanta Childcare Program, Communicating After a Confirmed Case
- March 21 - COVID-19 Updates: Working with State Officials, Beware of PPE Scams, Laundry Guidance
- March 20 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Interim Guidance on SNFs Accepting Patients from Hospitals, Transfers from SNFs to the Hospital
- March 20 - Updates in the GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- March 19 - COVID-19 Updates: Gov. Kemp, DPH & GEMA Prioritize Testing for Most Vulnerable, First Responders, Health Workers
- March 18 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: NEW CDC Guidance on Use of Masks, Gowns, and Eye Protection to Conserve Supplies
- March 18 - COVID-19 Updates: Testing Priorities, New Information Regarding Stability of Virus, Expanded Telehealth Benefits, Fingerprint Screen Guidance
- March 17 - COVID-19 Updates: Important Note About Today’s CDC Call, HCP Guidance, DPH PPE Webinar, Spreading Cheer
- March 16 - COVID-19 Updates: CDC Call, Communal Dining Guidance, PPE Supply Shortages
- March 15 - COVID-19 Updates: Gov. Kemp Declares Public Health Emergency, New CMS Guidance Overview, CMS Issues Waivers of 3-Day Stay and Spell of Illness
- March 14 - COVID-19 Updates: Updated CMS Guidance, Testing Guidance, Update Bed Counts Daily, New Resources
- March 13 - Updates in the GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- March 12 - COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: Hospice Visits, Updating Care Plans, Employee Support, Communication Strategies
- March 12 - COVID-19 Updates: Virus Now A Pandemic, GHCA Webinar Recording Now Available, New Resources
- March 11 - COVID-19 Updates: GHCA Will Host All Member Webinar TODAY, PPE Needs Assessment, CMS Issues Key Protective Mask Guidance
- March 10 - COVID-19 Afternoon Update: GHCA to Host an All Member Webinar TOMORROW
- March 10 - COVID-19 Updates: AHCA/NCAL Issues Guidance to Restrict Visitors to Prevent COVID-19 from Entering Your Center
- March 9 - COVID-19 Updates: New Cases Identified in GA, PPE Guidance, DPH Lab Testing Request Processes, New Resources
- March 6 - Updates in the GHCA Weekly Newsfront
- March 5 - COVID-19 Updates: CMS Announces Actions to Address Spread of Virus
- March 4 - COVID-19 Updates: AHCA Webinar Recording Now Available, Updated Guidance for Clinicians
- March 3 - COVID-19 Updates: Gov. Kemp, Officials Confirm Two Cases in Georgia, AHCA Webinar Today at 4 P.M.
- March 2 - COVID-19 Updates: AHCA to Host a Webinar for all LTC Providers Tomorrow at 4 P.M.
- February 27 - DPH Preparations for Potential Spread of COVID-19
- February 12 - DPH Update on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)