Facilities Giving Back to Their Communities During this time, we have heard numerous stories about ways neighboring communities have rallied together to support long term care facilities. Highland Park Assisted Living recently decided to return the favor and wanted to share their story! Enlisting the help of their residents and using supplies they had on hand, staff came up with …
HealthCap Heroes have been emerging all around the nation as creative, thoughtful, and dedicated to the residents they serve. From finding ways to have a ‘social distancing visit’ with loved ones, creating new activities and events to bring some energy, or even enlisting the help of some four-legged friends, we have been amazed at the ingenuity and care our facilities …
On June 7, 2020, the FDA issued a news release on the decontamination and reuse of N95 respirators. The agency has reissued certain emergency use authorizations based on the performance and design to withstand the decontamination process. As a reminder, decontaminated respirators should only be used when new FDA-cleared N95 respirators, NIOSH-approved N95 respirators, or other FDA authorized respirators are …
Heritage Assisted Living; Battle Creek, MI Today’s HealthCap Heroes danced away the quarantine blues! Staff from all departments at Heritage Assisted Living asked residents to come to their doors and danced the Cha-Cha Slide for them. The best part for these spirited employees was when the residents joined in. The team at Heritage Assisted Living says “the smiles and joys …
Heroes From Jackson, Missouri Jackson Manor Nursing Home has been ensuring their residents are enriched and staying in touch with loved ones, and we want to recognize their heroic efforts! Between hallway Bingo every other weekday, hallway trivia, an activity and snack cart that makes daily rounds, and weekly mobile nail care, they are finding creative ways to bring smiles …
Adhering to infection control requirements has been increasingly critical during the COVID-19 pandemic. If your facility has not yet received an infection control survey, you can expect a visit before July 31, 2020. According to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, “providers struggling to comply with infection control requirements could be hit with fines of up to $20,000 under increased enforcement …
The CDC has released updated precautions to take to keep COVID-19 from entering your facility. Please review (and use!) the below signs to ensure all who enter are aware of what precautions they should be taking. New Signage Available: Airborne Precautions Airborne Precautions (Spanish Version) Contact Precautions Contact Precautions (Spanish Version) Droplet Precautions Droplet Precautions (Spanish Version) Droplet Precautions (Special- …
Ridgewood Rehabilitation and Care Center: Today’s HealthCap Hero has hooves! The team at Ridgewood Rehabilitation and Care Center has been going the extra mile to build stronger relationships with their residents, and one of their sweet ideas was to have window visits from “Jewel the Unicorn”, brought by Sheila Carroll to the brighten up their residents’ day. Staff at this …
Check out our newest resources on our Resource and Education Center regarding PPE use. For a sign from the CDC demonstrating proper PPE use, donning (putting on), and doffing (taking off) that can be hung in your facility, click here: https://80fee2ec951e17a2efc9-3f722877eef59cb04cbb76e3d9907237.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/hcrmi_32d7020262f489f14ef5a20ad17a1b20.pdf For an algorithm from The University of Nebraska Medicine created to show what PPE to use when, click here: …
