Rural Healthcare Surge Readiness for Long-Term Care
Curated critical resources for long-term care settings such as nursing homes, home health care facilities, and correctional facilities.
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Key Resources
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Alternate Care Site (ACS) Toolkit (Third Edition)
Date: 06/2020
Sponsoring Organization: COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force -
Healthcare Facility Onboarding Checklist
Date: 08/2020
Sponsoring Organization: COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force -
Workforce Virtual Toolkit
Training
Sponsoring Organization: COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force
Additional Resources
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Applying COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Nursing Homes
Webinar
Date: 06/2020
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
CARES Act Provider Relief Fund
Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -
CDC Contact Tracing
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -
CMS: Current Emergencies: Coronavirus Disease 2019
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -
Contact Tracing Training
Training
Sponsoring Organization: TRAIN Learning Network -
COVID-19 Behavioral Health Resources
Sponsoring Organization: ASPR TRACIE -
COVID-19 Clinical Rounds for Long-term Care Facilities
Webinar
Date: 05/2020
Sponsoring Organization: Project ECHO -
COVID-19 Emergency Declaration CMS Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
Date: 10/2022
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -
COVID-19 Fatality Management Resources
Sponsoring Organization: ASPR TRACIE -
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Billing
Date: 04/2023
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -
COVID-19 PPE Training
Training
Sponsoring Organization: HEROES (Healthcare and Emergency Responder Organization Education through Simulation) -
COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Toolkit
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -
COVID-19 Training
Training
Sponsoring Organization: TRAIN Learning Network -
Emergency Preparedness for Farmers, Ranchers and other Rural Residents with Disabilities
Webinar
Date: 01/2015
Sponsoring Organization: National AgrAbility -
Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Nursing Homes
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
Just In Time (JIT) Skills Training Videos for COVID-19
Training
Sponsoring Organization: National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center (NETEC) -
Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit
Date: 03/2020
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -
Managing Healthcare Workers' Stress Associated with COVID-19
Date: 03/2020
Sponsoring Organization: National Center for PTSD, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs -
Medicare Learning Network: COVID-19 Fee-for-Service (FFS) Waivers and Flexibilities
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -
National Nursing Home Training Series
Training
Sponsoring Organization: QIO Program, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -
Nursing Home Incident Command System
Date: 2017
Sponsoring Organization: California Department of Public Health, California Association of Health Facilities -
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Preservation Planning Tool Guide
Date: 04/2021
Sponsoring Organization: COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force -
Personal Protective Equipment for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Training
Date: 2020
Sponsoring Organization: National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center (NETEC) -
Rural Crosswalk: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19
Date: 05/2021
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -
Sequence for Putting on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Date: 2014
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
Strategies for Managing a Surge in Healthcare Provider Demand
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring Organization: COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force -
Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
Stress Management in Mortuary and Death Care Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date: 04/2020
Sponsoring Organization: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University -
Supply Chain Disaster Preparedness Manual
Date: 2017
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
Telehealth for Patients and Providers
Sponsoring Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) -
Telehealth Resources for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
Sponsoring Organization: AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine -
Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -
Training: Infection Control in Long-Term Care Facilities
Training
Sponsoring Organization: TRAIN Learning Network -
VA COVID-19 Guidance for Community Providers
Training
Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs