COVID-19 Resources
- PPE
- Workforce
- Reporting
- Testing
- GeorgiaCARES Testing Grant
- Visitation Guidance
- Vaccination
- Finance & Reimbursement
- Education
- GHCA
- CMS
- CDC
- DPH
- OSHA
- Additional Resources
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- FDA Resource Webpage on Face Masks, Including Surgical Masks, and Respirators for COVID-19
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks
- COVID-19 Updates: New DPH PPE Resupply Process Effective October 15
- CDC: Implementation of PPE in Nursing Homes
- PPE Vendor Listing/Testing Solutions - Please note that this is not an endorsement of test/service efficacy or accuracy.
- National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center PPE Resources
- GEMA PPE Vendor Listing
- Beware of scams when working with vendors offering PPE supplies
- CDC Guidance on Use of Masks, Gowns, and Eye Protection to Conserve Supplies
- Summary Sent to Membership 3.18
- These documents can be printed and posted in your center to ensure your staff are aware of how to appropriately don and doff PPE:
- Demonstration of Donning (Putting On) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - CDC YouTube Video
- Demonstration of Doffing (Taking Off) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - CDC YouTube Video
- Updated Guidance for use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel
- PPE Use and Conservation
- PPE Burn Rate Calculator
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators
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Workforce
- Temporary Nurse Aide Program and CNA Bridge Program Information
- Alliant Health Solutions Nurse Aide Training Program (NATP) Application
- Temporary Nurse Aide Bridge Program for Full Certification
- COVID-19 Temporary Nurse Aide Facility Application
- Skills Competency Checklist
- DCH TNA Memo
- Template Informational Document for Center to Use to Recruit Temporary Nurse Aides or Graduate Nurses
- TNA to CNA: Let’s Make it Official! - Webinar Presentation
- TNA to CNA Transition - Acedemic Platforms Webinar
- While DPH has indicated that centers should first utilize your local staffing agencies, resources, volunteers, and partnerships with schools, providers can also submit requests for staffing supports through your local EMA. If you are in need of critical staffing, please include in your resource request the following information:
- Title the resource request “Staffing support”
- Type of facility (hospital, skilled nursing, assisted living)
- Name of contact person at the facility who understands the request with a verified telephone number and e-mail
- Date staffing is requested and length of time the assistance is needed.
- Total number of positive COVID cases of patients/residents
- Total number of staff that are confirmed COVID positive
- Total number of staff leave callouts due to COVID concerns
- Describe the type of assistance needed including any specific requests.
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Reporting
- DCH COVID-19 Database Reporting Instructions - UPDATED March 22
- NHSN Module: Surveillance for HCP & Resident COVID-19 Vaccination
- LTCF COVID-19 Reporting Module
- CMS Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
- Summary of CMS Reporting Requirements of Confirmed or Suspected Cases
- Notification Guidelines for Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Assisted Living
- Template Letter to Residents and Families
- Communication Strategies for Keeping Families Up to Date
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Testing
- Summary of CMS Testing Requirements
- CMS Nursing Home COVID-19 Testing FAQs
- Guidance: How to Get Started with the CMS Testing Mandate
- FAQs: Testing Requirements
- AHCA/NCAL Webinar: CMS’s New Testing Requirements for Staff & Residents
- Summary of Point-of-Care Antigen Tests
- CDC Guidance: Antigen Tests in Nursing Homes
- CDC: Testing in Nursing Homes FAQs
- HHS: Laboratory Reporting Guidance
- CLIA Information
- CMS Releases New Tools to Streamline Certification for Labs Testing for COVID-19
- CMS CLIA Quick Start Guide
- CMS CLIA Program website
- CLIA Certificate Fee Schedule
- COVID-19 Updates: Considerations When Testing Residents and Employees and Screening Employees
- NEJM Procedure: Collection of Nasopharyngeal Specimens with the Swab Technique Youtube Video
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GeorgiaCARES Testing Grant
- Gov. Kemp Announces $113 Million in CARES Act Funding to Support Georgia Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Grant Award List
- Billing Template
- Supplier (Vendor) Management Form
- Vendor Form Completion Instructions
- GeorgiaCARES Nursing Home Portal User Guide
- COVID-19 Updates: Information on Georgia’s Coronavirus Relief Funds Nursing Home Grant
- COVID-19 Afternoon Updates: GeorgiaCARES Grant Process - Vendor Form Completion Instructions
- COVID-19 Updates: IMPORTANT - GeorgiaCARES Grant Terms and Conditions to be Emailed to Centers TODAY
Visitation Guidance
- CMS Guidance
- DPH Administrative Order - Updated 4/7/21
- CMS Holiday Visitation Guidance
- DPH Holiday Visitation Guidance
Vaccination
- Federal Vaccine Mandate Resources:
- CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Direct Care Workers Recording November 17, 2021
- AGG Vaccine Mandate Documentation Resource
- Template Religious Exemption Form
- Template Medical Exemption Form
- CMS National Stakeholder Call on Vaccine Mandate
- To view the slides, click here.
- To view the video, click here.
- CMS has also prepared a frequently asked questions document and infographic.
- AHCA Template Policies and Procedures
- Phase 2: Accessing COVID-19 Vaccines for Long Term Care
- COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage and Billing Guidance
- CDC: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccine in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Staffing Considerations Post-Vaccines
- EUA Fact Sheet
- Dry Ice Safety Guidance
- Walgreens Vaccine Resource Page
- CVS Vaccine Resource Webpage
- Recording of AHCA Webinar on Preparing for Vaccine Clinics
- Recording of DPH Vaccine Webinar for Long Term Care Centers (Password: wTJmPP33)
- AHCA/NCAL Overview of Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care (LTC) Program
- CDC Overview of Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program for COVID-19 Vaccination
- CDC Resource - Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination for Residents of Long-term Care Facilities
- Template Vaccine Clinic Checklist
- #GetVaccinated - AHCA Communications Toolkit
- CDC Vaccines Resource Page
- CDC Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines Webpage
- CDC Webpage - Benefits of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
- AHCA/NCAL "Office Hours"
- DPH Mass Vaccination Site Enrollment Letter
- Mass Vaccination FAQ
- CDC Toolkit: Influenza Vaccination Among Healthcare Personnel
- Provider Relief Fund FAQs for Vaccine Distribution
- NAHCA/AMDA COVID Vaccine Webinar Recording
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Finance & Reimbursement
- ARPA COVID-19 Mitigation Grant for Nursing Centers Webinar
- AHCA Grant & Loan Management Primer (members only tool)
- AHCA COVID-19 Related Loss and Cost Calculator (members only tool)
- HHS: CARES Act Provider Relief Fund
- HHS COVID-19 Performance Payment Program - AHCA Support Tool
- Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements Office Hours - 10.2.2020
- All Member Call with Mark Parkinson: HHS Provider Relief Funds
- HHS Provider Relief Funds Webinar
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Education
- ECHO Nursing Home Initiative
- Inside Infection Control - CDC Video Series
- Grief, Trauma, & the Impact of COVID-19 on Residents and Staff
- Infection Preventionist Specialized Training
- Infection Prevention & Control in the Post-COVID-19 World
- Basics of Infection Prevention & Control in the Post-COVID-19 World
- Infection Prevention and Control Core Practices for Managing COVID-19
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GHCA
- GHCA COVID-19 Updates Archive
- September 24 Q&A Resource
- GHCA Interim Long-Term Care Setting Guidance for Residents with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Their Caregivers
- Template Infection Control Transfer Form
- GHCA April 3 Webinar Q&A Document
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CMS
- Testing and Management Considerations for Nursing Home Residents with Acute Respiratory Illness Symptoms when SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Viruses are Co-circulating
- Common Investigation Protocol for Investigating Suspected SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection
- Investigative Criteria for Suspected Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection (ICR)
- Reinfection with COVID-19 (consumer website companion)
- CMS Targeted COVID-19 Training for Frontline Nursing Home Staff & Management
- Nursing Home Resource Center.
- LTC Facility Testing Requirements and Revised COVID19 Focused Survey Tool
- Updating Requirements for Reporting of SARS-CoV-2 Test Results by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Laboratories
- Requirements for Notification of COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes
- Prioritization of Survey Activities
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): FAQs and Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement and Hospital Discharge
- COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes
- Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit
- CMS Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes
- CMS QSO-20-28 NH Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions
- CMS Long Term Care Facility Guidance
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CDC
- COVID-19 Webpage
- FAQs Webpage
- Strategies to Prevent COVID-19 Spread in Long Term Care Facilities
- Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
- LTCF COVID-19 Module
- Health Care Infection Control Guidelines
- Clinical Care Guidance
- Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls & Webinars
- Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions and Disposition of Patients with COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Interim Guidance)
- Duration of Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19
- Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel
- CDC's Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)
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DPH
- Reopening Guidance
- Interim Guidance for Admitting a Resident from the Hospital
- COVID-19 Notifiable Disease Reporting and Test Reporting Guidance
- Healthcare Personnel Return to Work Guidance After COVID-19 Illness or Exposure
- DPH Presentation During GHCA COVID-19 Updates Webinar - August 21, 2020
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OSHA
- Respiratory Protection Guidance for the Employers of Those Working in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Other Long Term Care Facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- New OSHA Guidance for COVID-19 and AHCA/NCAL OSHA Resources
- Reporting Staff Cases to OSHA
- Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Tutorial on OSHA forms 300, 300A and 301
- Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Note Sample Template Letters
- OSHA Form 301
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Additional Resources
- NRC Health Guide to Delivering Empathic Virtual Visits
- AMDA Resource Pages
- Handwash the FROG Way - Badges
- Handwash the FROG Way - Printable Poster
- CMS Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit
- TELEMEDICINE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FACT SHEET
- Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- DPH Waiving Certain Telehealth Policies
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