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COVID-19 PhasingBest Practices
Hosted by Chay Indra and Kelly DarlingNNFA/NALA Quality and Regulatory Committee Chairs
July 9, 2020
Recordings, presentations and other handouts available at:
https://www.nehca.org/covid-19/updates/
Screening Ideas
Florida Health Care Association Visitor Screening Toolkithttps://www.thca.org/files/2020/03/FHCA-COVID-19-Visitor-Screening-Toolkit.pdf
• COVID-19 (Respiratory) Checklist (Attachment 1)
• Template letter for residents, family members and visitors educating them about COVID-19 and policies of the nursing center to prevent its spread (Attachment 2)
• Template communication to vendors requested they not enter the nursing center if they potentially carry the COVID-19 virus (Attachment 3)
• COVID-19 Screener Competency tool to document training for staff assigned to screen all visitors and vendors entering the nursing center (Attachment 4)
• Template Visitor Screening Tools that may be used to screen all persons entering the nursing center (Attachment 5 and 6)
• Screener Sign-In Log to document who was conducting screenings (Attachment 7)
https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/COVID-19-CoronavirusAnnouncementforVisitors.
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/publichealth/coronavirus/docs/2019_screening_gui
dance.pdf
Visitation Ideas
Submitted by Shalynne Hohnholt, Director of Nursing,
Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home, Newman Grove, Nebraska.
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Visitation Scheduling Apps
• Allows facilities to set up visitation dates/times with any limitations
• Families and friends access online and schedule their visits
• Allows facility to limit visitation times and resident/visitor numbers
• Reduces staff time spent coordinating visits
• Examples:• Acuity Scheduling• Square Appointments• Setmore• Appointy• 10 to 8• Bookafy• SimplyBook• Appointlet• EngageBay
Dining Ideas
Submitted by Deb Sutton, Administrator,
Gardenside LTC/Cedarwood AL,Fairbury, Nebraska
DINING ROOM DIVIDERSURVEYOR APPROVED
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Submitted by Kathy Young, Colonial Acres Assisted Living,
Humboldt, [email protected]
USING SCHOOL DESKS FOR DINING WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING
Activity/Engagement Ideas
Oakland Heights in Oakland, Nebraska
• Amie Claussen, Administrator: [email protected]
• Kelly Johnson, Activity Director: [email protected]
Activities
• Bear Hunt
• Scavenger Hunt
• Disposable Challenge Packets
• Special Bingo - including phone app
• Family Connection via Social Media
• Online Promotions – facility and local newspaper
Becky Bruns, Life Enrichment Coordinator
The Heritage at College View
Hastings, Nebraska
Activities
• Phone a Friend
• 12 Things You Can Only Fin
Sandy Tilson, Director of Assisted Living, Quality Assurance Coordinator and Corporate Compliance Officer
Holdrege Memorial Homes
Holdrege, Nebraska
Let’s Make a Deal
• Staff go room-to-room with three wood boxes
• Residents each have three bingo tallies ($.25 credit X 3 = $.75)
• Residents can trade a tally for a prize or pick a box
• Items are purchased from Dollar General and include door hangers, Kleenex, small throws, candy, snacks, matchbox cars, gum, pencils, neck pillows, word search puzzles, etc.
Hallway Activities
• Hallway bingo
• Hallway resident council
• Hallway kickball
• Hallway Simon says
• Hallway races with matchbox cars
• Hallway boom box beats
TV Tray Activities
• Asked community members to loan us their TV trays
• Allows residents to have their own snacks, coffee, bingo
• While remaining six feet apart
Other Activities
• Happy hour in lobby – six-feet apart• Wacky Wednesdays• Friday Husker Days• Staff dress up and deliver snacks and beverages from a decorated
cart twice daily• Staff add cute sayings to candy bars in a bag:
• “You are someone we can count on in a CRUNCH” • “Whenever I try to eat healthy a chocolate bar looks at me and
SNICKERS”
TV Trays set in Hallway for Residents to Engage in Activities with Social
Distance
Testing Consent Form
Template available on NHCA website at: https://www.nehca.org/covid-19/updates/
Submitted by April Johnston, Administrator,
Stanton Health Center. [email protected]
TEST CONSENT FORM
Other
Electrostatic Cleaning Equipment
• Shared by Oat Whitney, Owner, The Lexington Assisted Living in Lincoln
• Victory Complete
• https://victorycomplete.com/
Clear Mask to Help with Lip Reading
• ClearMask
• https://www.theclearmask.com/product
The Winner of the Random Drawing of Members who Submitted Ideas
is….
April Johnston, Administrator
Stanton Health Center
Submitted her COVID-19 Testing Consent Form
Thank you for the care
you give Nebraskans!