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2020 Long Term Care Newsletters
- Issue 2020-64 10/17/2020
- QSO-21-02-NH – Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirement related to Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote
- Life Safety Code Information: Heaters for Outdoor Tents
- Building an Infection Prevention Savvy Workforce – November 2020
- Issue 2020-63 10/01/2020
- QSO-20-41-ALL - Guidance related to the Emergency Preparedness Testing Exercise Requirements- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Issue 2020-62 09/25/2020
- Antigen Testing in Long Term Care Facilities and Visiting Update
- Reissuing as New Orders Waivers for Comprehensive Care Facilities & Residential Care Facilities
- QSO-20-40-LSC Categorical Waiver – Corrugated Medical Tubing
- Issue 2020-61 09/22/2020
- QSO-20-39-NH Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19
- Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Reinvestment Application – In-Person Visitation Aids
- Indiana Department of Health Infection Prevention (IP) Teams
- Infection Prevention (IP) Long-Term Care Webinar – Sept. 23
- Issue 2020-60 09/17/2020
- Abbott BinaxNOW Test – Distribution to Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Facilities
- Issue 2020-59 09/09/2020
- Facility Lab Testing Opportunities
- Issue 2020-58 09/04/2020
- Use of face shields or protective eyewear / goggles
- CMP – Communicative Technology Project Request
- New Reporting Mechanism for Lab Results Next Week
- Indiana Person Directed Care Coalition Workshop
- Important Information on Antigen Testing
- Issue 2020-57 09/02/2020
- Updates to NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module Resident Impact and Facility Capacity Pathway
- Flu Immunization for LTCF Staff
- LTCF Lab & EHR Vendor Survey
- Lilly Clinical Study Deployment Teams
- QSO-20-37 CLIA, NH – Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Updating Requirements for Reporting of SARS-CoV-2 Test Results by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment of 1988 (CLIA) Laboratories, and Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- QSO-20-38-NH – Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements and Revised COVID – 19 Focused Survey Tool
- Issue 2020-56 08/24/2020
- ISDH – COVID-19 Information Updates
- NHSN LTC, Public Health Investigator – Melissa Meador
- QSOG-20-03 NH/HHA/CLIA – Notice of Final Rule Adjusting Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) for Inflation
- QSO-20-35-ALL Enforcement Cases Held during the Prioritization Period and Revised Survey Prioritization
- CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management - Webinar Series
- Issue 2020-55 08/07/2020
- Long Term Care (LTC) Facility Employee COVID-19 Testing Initiative – August 2020
- Mandatory Surveyor COVID-19 Testing
- MDS Training for 2020
- Issue 2020-54 07/24/2020
- CDC – Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions & Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
- ISDH – COVID-19 Information for Long Term Care Facilities
- Issue 2020-53 07/22/2020
- Visitation Guidelines Clarification – Excursions, Funerals, Weddings
- CMP – COVID-19 Communicative Technology Application Approvals
- Reporting of 2nd Positive COVID-19 Results – Red Cap Report
- Issue 2020-52 07/16/2020
- Visitation Guidance Update
- Issue 2020-51 07/11/2020
- Indiana Long Term Care Dashboard – Updated Guidance
- Issue 2020-50 07/10/2020
- QSO-20-28-NH – Revised 07/09/2020 – Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, Nursing Home Staff Count, Frequently Asked Questions, and Access to Ombudsman
- Issue 2020-49 07/02/2020
- Indiana Long Term Care Dashboard
- Issue 2020-48 06/30/2020
- Indiana Back on Track Plan for Long Term Care Facilities
- Guidance for Personal Services in Long Term Care
- NHSN Reporting Problems, Tags, and Penalties
- Issue 2020-47 06/27/2020
- QSO 20-34-NH Changes to Staffing Information and Quality Measures Posted on the Nursing Home Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- Mandatory Employee Testing – Make Up Locations
- COVID-19 Probari Information
- Long Term Care Frontline Staff Training Webinar Series
- MAIA- Mid-America Institute on Aging and Wellness Virtual Webinars
- Issue 2020-46 06/19/2020
- Environmental Steps to Reduce Indoor COVID-19 Transmission Guidance
- ISDH Coronavirus Website for Long-Term Care
- Issue 2020-45 06/18/2020
- Extension of Existing Emergency Orders - Comprehensive Care Facilities
- Extension of Existing Emergency Orders - Residential Care Facilities
- Issue 2020-44 06/18/2020
- Facility Employee COVID-19 Testing
- Issue 2020-43 06/16/2020
- Outdoor Family Visitation FAQ – June 15, 2020
- Informal Dispute Resolution – Video Meeting
- Indiana National Guard – COVID-19 Team
- Issue 2020-42 06/13/2020
- IMPORTANT - Mandatory COVID-19 Testing of All Nursing Home Staff
- Issue 2020-41 06/09/2020
- COVID-19 Active Infection Survey of Indiana Nursing Facility Staff
- Issue 2020-40 06/05/2020
- CMS - QSO-20-32-NH – Release of COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
- CMS - QSO-20-33-NH – Posting of Nursing Home Inspection
- Long Term Care Update
- Issue 2020-39 06/04/2020
- CMS – QSO-20-31-All – COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control deficiencies, and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes
- LTC Update – Outdoor Family visitation at Long-term Care Facilities
- Leading Age – Social Connectedness and Engagement Technology Tool
- Issue 2020-38 06/01/2020
- Contact Tracing Calls
- Issue 2020-37 05/22/2020
- Division of Aging Survey -- Availability of Technology to Promote Social Connectivity for Residential and Assisted Living Facilities
- Issue 2020-36 05/19/2020
- CMS Update – QSO-20-30-NH – Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials
- Be Well Indiana Resources
- Issue 2020-35 05/18/2020
- Mandatory Testing of All Long Term Care Staff Survey – Complete & Submit by 05/20/2020 (COB)
- Issue 2020-34 05/12/2020
- Aerosolizing Respiratory Treatments in LTC Guidance
- Updated Information – APIC Indiana Long Term Care (LTC) COVID-19 Networking & Open Forum Session – May 8, 2020
- Facility Emergency Transfer Form - Updated
- Issue 2020-33 05/11/2020
- Indiana Back on Track Plan for Long Term Care Facilities
- COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
- Issue 2020-32 05/07/2020
- CMS Update – QSO-20-29-NH Interim final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
- CDC COVID-19 Prevention Messages: Mini Webinar Series for Long-Term Care Staff
- Life Safety Code - COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
- Issue 2020-31 05/01/2020
- CMS Update – COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
- LTC Newsletters 2020
- Issue 2020-30 04/30/2020
- LTC Update
- Issue 2020-29 04/28/2020
- CMS – QSO-20-28-NH Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System Updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions
- LTC Update
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-28 04/24/2020
- Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Reinvestment Application for Communicative Technology
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-27 04/22/2020
- CMS – COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
- QUICKINAR – “Best Practices for Transition of Care Between Nursing Homes and Dialysis Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- IMPORTANT – REDCAP INSTRUCTIONS – INVALID RETURN CODES
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-26 04/20/2020
- Fifth Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers for Residential Care Facilities
- Temporary Nurse Aide Guidance
- CMS Update
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-25 04/18/2020
- Sixth Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers for Comprehensive Care Facilities
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-24 04/17/2020
- Revised New RedCap Survey for Reporting COVID-19
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-23 04/14/2020
- State Health Commissioner Issues Order Authorizing Transfers of Long-Term Care Residents
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-22 04/13/2020
- QSO-20-25-NH – 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-21 04/09/2020
- Submission of Reporting COVID-19 Positive Cases and/or Deaths in Facilities
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-20 04/08/2020
- State Health Commissioner Orders Enhanced Reporting of COVID-19 Test Results and Deaths
- Third Emergency Order Concerning Temporary Personal Care Attendants for Residential Care Facilities
- Third Emergency Order Concerning Temporary Personal Care Attendants for Nursing Homes
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-19 04/07/2020
- CMS – Long Term Care Facility Guidance
- Preparing Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Facilities for COVID-19
- Alzheimer's Association - COVID-19 Resource
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-18 04/03/2020
- UPDATED - COVID-19 Toolkit for Long Term Care
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-17 04/03/2020
- CANCELED - COVID-19 Infection Control Webinar
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-16 04/02/2020
- Introduction of Probari RN Team
- Amendment of Emergency Order – Temporary Personal Care Attendant
- Nursing Homes
- Residential Care Facilities
- Fourth Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers for Residential Care Facilities
- Fifth Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers for Comprehensive Care Facilities
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-15 04/01/2020
- COVID-19 Guidance for Hospital Discharge to LTC Facilities
- Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Resource Center
- Issue 2020-14 03/31/2020
- CMS Issues New COVID-19 Pandemic Waivers 03/30/2020
- CDC Update – Management of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19
- Repeat - COVID-19 Webinar – Friday, April 3 at 1:00PM EST
- Issue 2020-13 03/28/2020
- On-Boarding Employees Fingerprinting
- Personal Care Aide - Procedure Card
- COVID-19 Webinar
- Issue 2020-12 03/27/2020
- Fourth Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers for Comprehensive Care Facilities
- Social Isolation During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Personal Care Attendant (PCA) - Registry Spreadsheet
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Update
- Issue 2020-11 03/25/2020
- COVID-19 Toolkit
- Issue 2020-10 03/24/2020
- Update Indiana Family & Social Services Administration - Chief Medical Officer
- EMResources Notification & Registration
- Issue 2020-09 03/23/2020
- Emergency Order Authorizing Temporary Personal Care Attendant Position and Training for Residential Care Facilities
- Third Emergency Order Granting Temporary Dining Assistant Training and Transportation to Community-Based Activities for Residential Care Facilities
- Third Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waiver for Comprehensive Care Facilities
- Direct Care Providers Use of Mask - Dr. Kristina Box
- Issue 2020-08 03/22/2020
- Voluntary Resident Leaves of Absence (VLOA) for Nursing Homes & Residential Care Facilities
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and Other Long-Term Care Settings
- Issue 2020-07 03/21/2020
- Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers
- Emergency Order Authorizing Temporary Personal Care Attendant Position and Training for Nursing Homes
- Issue 2020-06 03/20/2020
- Emergency Order Granting Temporary Blanket Waivers
- Temporary COVID-19 Personal Care Attendant - Eight (8) Hour Course
- Personal Protective Equipment
- CDC Updates - COVID-19
- Issue 2020-05 03/18/2020
- COVID-19 Guidance for out-of-hospital mitigation strategies
- CMS - 1135 authority - Immediate jeopardy duties only and LTC Strike Teams
- Issue 2020-04 03/15/2020
- COVID-19 Visitation Guidelines
- Issue 2020-03 03/11/2020
- CMS Update
- LTC Update
- Issue 2020-02 03/04/2020
- COVID-19/Coronavirus
- Issue 2020-01 01/30/2020
- Education Information
- Long Term Care Update
- CNA/QMA Update