INSIGHTS FROM LEADINGAGE

• CMS Nursing Home Call: Stakeholder Questions for April 1 (4/3/20)
• Nursing Home Blanket Waivers Chart (3/30/20)
• What’s in the CARES Act for LeadingAge Members? (3/28/20)
• Letter to CMS Requesting Blanket 1135 Waivers for Nursing Homes (3/26/20)
• CMS Updates Survey Prioritization Guidance 
• 1135 Waiver, National Blanket Waiver – 3-Day Stay Explainer 
• CMS Announces New Visitor Restrictions 
• CMS Issues Guidance on Respirator Use Amid COVID-19 Outbreak 

TOOLS & RESOURCES

• CMS Long-Term Care Facility Guidance (4/3/20)
• COVID-19 Focused Survey Tool and Checklist (3/26/20)
• 2020 Skilled Nursing Facility Reporting Deadlines 
• Template Screening Tool for Symptoms of COVID-19 
• Template Notice of Visitor Restriction 
• Template Letter for Families Regarding Vistor Restriction in Nursing Homes 
• Template Letter for Residents Regarding Vistor Ban in Nursing Homes 
• Template Letter for Staff Regarding Vistor Ban in Nursing Homes 
• Coronavirus Preparation and Policy QuickCast
• Pathway Health COVID-19 Toolkit

TRUSTED LINKS & INFORMATION

• CDC Recorded Webinar: Preparing Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities for COVID-19 (4/2/20)
• CMS Telehealth Toolkit for Nursing Homes (3/27/20) 
• CDC Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
• CDC Return-to-Work Criteria for Healthcare Workers
• CDC Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities; Nursing Homes 
• CDC Guide to Preparing Your Community.
• WHO Risk Communication Package for Health Care Facilities.
• WHO Intro Video to Coronavirus.

Be sure to visit LeadingAge's main coronavirus resources page for more information, tools and resources to help all aging services providers plan for and respond to COVID-19.