The Latest COVID-19 Updates | January 25, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021
Posted by: Julianna Ems
View the latest updates, education, & resources. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS & EDUCATION
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Weekly COVID-19 Discussion Calls
Tuesdays • 1 - 2 pm CT • Zoom Meeting
Join us tomorrow and every Tuesday for our weekly COVID-19 Discussion Calls. Past session recordings, PowerPoints, and additional materials are available here.
Learn more and register >>
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Southwest HUD Region Collaboration Kick-Off Meeting
Jan 26 • 12 - 1 pm CT • Zoom Meeting
LeadingAge Texas has partnered with our colleagues in other states representing the Southwest Region of HUD to connect affordable housing members with regional HUD experts and staff to provide the most current information and education on housing hot topics. We invite HUD affordable housing members to attend this first meeting for an opportunity to network with fellow members and discuss housing hot topics for future meetings.
Learn more and register >>
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National LeadingAge 2021 Policy Action Forum
Jan 27 • 1 pm CT • Virtual Event
Looking for an insider's view of what all the change in Washington, DC, means for aging services? Register now for LeadingAge’s 2021 Policy Action Forum this Wednesday, January 27 at 1 p.m. CT. Special guest and health policy expert Dr. Adaeze Enekwechi will share her perspective on what the transitions of power happening in Washington this month mean for our field. And LeadingAge’s national leadership will talk about the path for advocacy and policy in the year ahead. This is a members-only opportunity to ask questions of Dr Enekwechi, national board chair Carol Silver Elliott, president and CEO Katie Smith Sloan, and SVP of policy Ruth Katz.
Learn more and register >>
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Mastering the Long-Term Care Survey Process: Post-Survey Essentials
Feb 2 • 1 - 2 pm CT • Webinar
The second session of the Cultivating LTC Leaders Webinar Series will help you understand what to expect after surveyors exit your facility, including legal aspects of the statement of deficiency, enforcement remedies that may be imposed, how to write an effective plan of correction, and how to challenge and correct deficiencies through the IDR/IIDR and Administrative Law Hearing process. Leaders will advance skills in challenging and correcting deficiencies.
Learn more and register >>
Register for the full series to save >>
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2021 Finance & Strategy Symposium
Feb 24 + 25 • 9 am - 12 pm CT • Virtual Event
Join LeadingAge Texas & Ziegler for this two-day symposium focused on strategic trends in the aging services sector. This symposium was built to provide industry insight to senior living community leadership (CEOs, CFOs, board members, etc.) about how to not only navigate current trends, but to offer strategies on how to thrive in the current economy and the state of the capital lending environment.
Learn more and register >>
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NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with HHSC LTC Regulation and DSHS
Jan 27 • 2:30 - 4 pm CT
Register
Ziegler: The Latest on Stimulus Programs for Senior Living Providers
Jan 27 • 3 pm CT
Register
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LATEST UPDATES & RESOURCES
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The Pandemic Playbook
The Pandemic Playbook is a collection of insight, wisdom, and best practices for serving older adults during a catastrophic health crisis like the one we’re facing now. This interactive online tool is filled with a curated set of lessons, links, videos, images, podcasts, and resources from across the field. Playbook users can click through topics addressing everything from management and workforce issues to the role of communications and community partnerships.
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LeadingAge Project ECHO Survey
LeadingAge is interested in learning more about member participation (both those who are participating currently and those who are not) in Project ECHO, the guided-practice model that reduces health disparities in under-served and remote areas of the state, nation, and world through innovative telementoring. Please take 2-3 minutes to complete this survey. If you'd like more information about Project ECHO, please contact Janine Finck-Boyle.
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Vaccine Educational & Communication Resources
LeadingAge is helping members with vaccine education, sharing important educational resources and hosting special LeadingAge webinars with pharmacy partners CVS and Walgreens. Visit the Vaccine Educational & Communication Resources page.
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COVID-19 TESTING, PPE, & RE-OPENING SOLUTIONS
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McKesson – Rapid Antigen Test Card Available
McKesson continues to receive additional supply for certain high demand PPE items, that they are now able to offer to any community. This will be outside of the current allocation process and while supplies last.
• McKesson PPE
• Rapid Antigen Test Card
• A limited supply of 3M and Honeywell N95 masks are now available.
• Level II Gowns are available for a Bulk Purchase at $1.00 per gown for orders 20,000 and above. ( Non-Bulk orders are available as well).
• If storage space is of concern, McKesson is now offering a Gown Storage Program for those bulk gown purchases
Please reach out to your McKesson representative for pricing and to place your order!
Direct Supply Re-Opening Solutions
Direct Supply has a robust portfolio of reopening solutions in addition to their PPE offerings:
• Direct Supply PPE
• Vaccine Refrigeration Solutions
• Covid-19 Equipment Solutions
For more information, please reach out to your Direct Supply Capital Consultants for North (Matt Christensen) and South (Mike Hankte) Texas.
CalTech Cyber Defense & IT Managed Service
As the newest SCPC partner, we are thrilled to be a part of and endorsed by the LeadingAge family. At CalTech, our mission is to build lasting relationships and deliver value through exceptional technology services. Like you, we believe in putting people first. We hope that we get the opportunity to learn more about each of you and how we can become an asset to your organization by protecting you and your resident’s sensitive data. We are here to help you all succeed and spend more time doing what you do best – caring for your residents.
• Cyber Defense
• IT Managed Service
For more information, please contact Jonny Hulse at (325) 947-5550.
VoiceFriend Automated Notifications
VoiceFriend is the leading provider of automated notifications for Senior Living, Skilled Nursing and Life Plan communities and winner of the 2020 Excellence in Technology Award. VoiceFriend makes it easy to alert, notify and update residents, family and staff via voice, text, email, a secure on-on demand telephone call in number and through Amazon Alexa devices. We are also integrated with PointClickCare, MatrixCare and many other EHR, community management and payroll systems so there is no need to manage multiple systems.
Communities using VoiceFriend have reported significant savings and performance improvements:
• Resident participation in activities - increased by up to 40%
• Staff time to fill open shifts - reduced from 2-3 hours to 5-10 minutes and OT is reduced by up to 30%
• Daily safety checks – easier to perform and more impactful
• Family attendance at community events - increased by up to 30%
• Emergency Alerts – meet CMS and CDC requirements for communications to residents, family and other stakeholders
For more information, please contact inquiry@voicefriend.net or (781) 996-3123 ext 1. Don't forget to share that you are with LeadingAge Texas!
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For more information on PPE and/or if you are in need of additional PPE items we have not yet provided, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Ann Castro, Director of Business Development, at (817) 680-5471 if you have any questions
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