Rural Healthcare Surge Readiness for Long-Term Care: Resources

Curated critical resources for long-term care settings such as nursing homes, home health care facilities, and correctional facilities. Reference materials and targeted tools for COVID-19 planning and use in variety of rural healthcare settings.

Key Resources

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
Date: 08/2022
Sponsoring Organization: COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force

Additional Resources

CDC Contact Tracing
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CMS: Current Emergencies: Coronavirus Disease 2019
Date: 07/2022
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Contact Tracing Training
Training
Date: 2022
Sponsoring Organization: TRAIN Learning Network
COVID-19 Behavioral Health Resources
Date: 08/2022
Sponsoring Organization: ASPR TRACIE
COVID-19 Clinical Rounds for Long-term Care Facilities
Webinar
Date: 05/2020
Sponsoring Organization: Project ECHO
COVID-19 Fatality Management Resources
Date: 08/2022
Sponsoring Organization: ASPR TRACIE
COVID-19 Rural Response
Webinars
Date: 08/2022
Sponsoring Organization: Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub)
COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Toolkit
Date: 05/2022
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
COVID-19 Training
Training
Date: 2022
Sponsoring Organization: TRAIN Learning Network
Emergency Preparedness for Farmers, Ranchers and other Rural Residents with Disabilities
Webinar
Date: 01/2015
Sponsoring Organization: National AgrAbility
National Nursing Home Training Series
Training
Date: 2022
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) Preservation Planning Tool Guide
Date: 04/2021
Sponsoring Organization: COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force
Supply Chain Disaster Preparedness Manual
Date: 2017
Sponsoring Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Telehealth for Patients and Providers
Date: 2022
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
Date: 2020
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
Date: 2022
Sponsoring Organization: TRAIN Learning Network
VA COVID-19 Guidance for Community Providers
Training
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs