Tools to Help You Fight COVID-19

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The CDC offers robust resources as the Nation’s leading science-based, data-driven service organization that protects the public’s health. Find critical information throughout their site and via these direct links.

• Information for Healthcare Professionals
• Information for Long-Term Care Facilities
• Information for Healthcare Facilities
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
• Preparing for Community Transmission of COVID-19
• Respirator Fit Testing
• Proper N95 Respirator Use
• Symptoms Associated with COVID-19
• Infection Prevention Considerations for Memory Care Units

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• Face Masks, Including Surgical Masks, and Respirators for COVID-19
• FDA limits N95 respirator reuse to four times with PPE decontamination systems

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
• Guidance for Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering (COVID-19 Crisis)
• Guidance for Respiratory Protection and the N95 Shortage (COVID-19 Crisis)
• Guidance for Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment Certified under Standards of Other Countries or Jurisdictions (COVID-19 Crisis)
• Decontamination Methods for N95 Respirators
• COVID-19 Guidance for Long-Term Care Facility Workers

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

As part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), CMS is constantly updating information and recommendations to Long-Term Care providers. Here’s the latest.

• Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities
• Blanket Waivers, Enrollment Flexibilities & Other Emergency Information
• Coronavirus Partner Toolkit – Get the Latest CMS & HHS Resources
• Medicare Telemedicine Fact Sheet
• April 24 Memo: Five-Star Quality Ratings, Staff Counts and FAQs
• New COVID-19 Reporting Requirements for Nursing Homes
• Letter from CMS Administrator Seema Verma (5/11/20)
• Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations
• Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate Covid-19

AMDA

• COVID-19 Guidance, Resources and Tools

AHCA/NCAL

• COVID-19 Webinar and Training Resources
• Four Steps to Minimize the Spread of COVID-19
• Free Temporary Nurse Aide Training
• Guidance and Resources for Long Term Care Providers
• Summary of Additional Blanket Regulatory Waivers from CMS (4/25/20)
• Summary of New Requirements for Reporting COVID-19 Cases
• Infection Preventionist Specialized Training
• Support Tool for HHS COVID-19 Performance Payment Program
• Online training: Basics of Infection Prevention and Control in the Post-COVID-19 World
• Online Training: Infection Prevention and Control in the Post-COVID-19 World
• Action Briefs Package:Infection Prevention and Control Core Practices for Managing COVID-19
• Infection Preventionist Specialized Training – IPCO Version 2
• How to prevent and manage outbreaks

ASCP

• Disaster Resources for Pharmacy Professionals Serving Seniors

Argentum

• Coronavirus Preparation and Response Toolkit

Leading Age

• Coronavirus Resources

AARP

• Coronavirus Guidance for Older Adults

Alzheimer's Association

• Tips for Dementia Caregivers in Long-Term Settings

Alzheimer's Association

• COVID-19 Guide from the National Alliance on Mental Illness