In this video, Kendra Binger and Jenna Fink from the Alzheimer's Association Minnesota-North Dakota chapter go over some tips and resources about COVID-19 pertaining to those working with dementia care. They give an overview of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, common behavior and communication challenges of those living with dementia, as well as some resources for those testing for COVID-19.
Infection Prevention 101 for Public Spaces educates participants on how infections are spread through public spaces and provides knowledge on how to clean and disinfect to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in public spaces. Program participants completing this free online course will be able to:
A nursing home in a Health Professional Shortage Area where one quarter of its residents are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligible) and 30 percent are racial or ethnic minorities, was referred to Qsource in February 2022 for assistance with improving its resident COVID-19 booster rate.
In January 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services leveraged the expertise of Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIOs) to increase nursing home resident COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters. IPRO QIN-QIO provided the nursing homes in its region with access to just-in-time education, training and resources to help them mount an effective defense against the new wave of COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant.
In January 2022, a nursing home that had previously received technical assistance from Superior Health Quality Alliance (Superior Health) to improve nursing home resident COVID-19 initial vaccination series rates was referred again to Superior Health for assistance with improving its resident COVID-19 booster rate.
In January 2022, a nursing home that had not had any COVID-19 cases for more than a year was referred to Health Quality Innovators (HQI) for assistance with improving its resident COVID-19 booster rate and responding to a sudden COVID-19 outbreak. The nursing home demonstrated a 62.7 percent increase in booster rates from when the facility was first referred to HQI and the last report to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) database in May 2022.
CDC Project Firstline is a national collaborative of diverse health care, public health and academic partners committed to providing infection control training designed especially for health care workers.
Mountain-Pacific Quality Health, the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Wyoming and the U.S. Pacific Territories of Guam and American Samoa, created a #KindnessRX campaign targeting clinicians and providers. The campaign highlights health care organizations’ good work and supports culture change and positivity with the goal of improving vaccination in Wyoming.
