Setting-Specific Guidance for COVID-19

COVID-19 tools and resources specific to long-term care, home care, and hospice.

• ACHA, NCAL, and NHPCO: Guidance on the Role of Hospice Services in LTC Facilities During COVID-19 Pandemic.
• AMDA (Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine): COVID-19 Resources including:
  • 5/28 consensus statement on an evidence-based response to COVID-19 in congregate settings
  • FAQs regarding COVID-19 and PALTC (Updated May 6)
  • Self-care resources for LTC health care workers
• CDC: Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes - Information to help LTCs prevent, identify, and contain COVID-19 infection, assess PPE, and care for residents with serious illness.
• CMS: Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
  • See the CDC's clarification of CMS reporting requirements here.
• Indiana University Center for Aging Research: Advance Care Planning During a Crisis: Key Information for Nursing Facility Staff: 12-minute webinar created by Susan Hickman, PhD, and Kathleen Unroe, MD, MHA
• John A. Hartford Foundation: COVID-19 Resources for Nursing Homes & Long-Term Care
• Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS): COVID‐19 in the Long-Term Care Setting: The CMS Perspective
• LeadingAge: Coronavirus Resources including timely 'hot topic' updates and training
• NASEM: Keeping Nursing Home Residents and Staff Safe in the Era of COVID-19 - April 22 webinar moderated by Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, President of The John A. Hartford Foundation.

• CAPC: CAPC Hospice and Home Care COVID-19 Crisis Planning Checklist - key resources for planning the organization's response to COVID, including communication, workforce, PPE, technology, and care delivery.
• NAHC: Home Care and Hospice Checklist for COVID-19
• NHPCO: Guidance for Hospice Providers - COVID-19
• Journal of Pain and Symptom Management: The family caregiving crisis meets an actual pandemic - article about supporting family caregivers during COVID-19. Published April 10, 2020.
• HCCI: COVID-19 Information Hub -Includes a free online course in infection control in home-based primary care.

• CAPC: CAPC Hospice and Home Care COVID-19 Crisis Planning Checklist - Key resources for planning the organization's response to COVID, including communication, workforce, PPE, technology, and care delivery.
• NAHC: Home Care and Hospice Checklist for COVID-19
• NHPCO: Guidance for Hospice Providers - COVID-19
• ACHA, NCAL, and NHPCO: Guidance on the Role of Hospice Services in LTC Facilities During COVID-19 Pandemic.