Archived Covid Resources
MHCA Created Resources
- COVID-19 Positive Return to Work Guidance
- PPE Optimization During Crisis Levels
- Essential Worker Template Letter
- Five things Your MDS Coordinators Should Know
- Sample Family Letter-In House Confirmed Case
- Non-Nursing Personnel Example Policy
- SDS for Maine Craft Distilling Hand Sanitizer
- Rotation Strategy for Extended Use PPE
- COVID-19 Resource Request Form (ICS 213 RR)
- MHCA Staffing Decision Trees
- Healthcare Worker Exposure Risk Guide
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Emory University PDF for proper storage of N95 masks
- Emory University signage getting the most our of N95 masks
- Additional Emory University School of Medicine PDFs for every COVID PPE scenario
- KN95 mask details with link to the CDC on K N95 masks, not NIOSH approved. *Most have ear loops, which make it impossible to achieve an appropriate fit.
- List of Maine Fire Stations Providing Fit Testing
- Maine DLC PPE Guidance
- CDC Cloth Face Cover Guidance
- Strategies to Optimize PPE
- NIOSH-Approved Respirators
- CDC Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 respirators in health care settings
Testing
Vaccinations
- AMDA Example Letter to Residents and Families (Word file)
- AMDA Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Medical Director Version (Powerpoint file)
- AMDA Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Staff Version (Powerpoint file)
- AMDA QA Covid-19 Vaccine for PALTC
- AMDA Improving Staff Resident Confidence in Covid-19 Vaccine
- Walgreens Support Documents: Facility Tip Sheet and Resident Handout: What to Expect (English/Spanish)
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Presentation Slides: December 2020 Meeting
Maine DHHS Guidance/OADS
- Maine DLC revised LTC COVID-19 Staffing Guidance (12/08/20)
- Memo to Nursing Facilities (11/17/20)
- County Positive Rate Data (CMS)
- Maine DHHS Nursing Facility Covid-19 Testing and Gradual Reopening Guidance (08/07/2020)
- Maine DHHS/CDC LTC Med Directors Call Q&A (04/28/20)
- Maine DLC Staffing/Non Nursing Personnel Guidance (04/28/20)
- Steps to Prepare for Your HETL Testing
- HETL Lab Web Portal Quick Start Guide Version 3
- AHCA Algorithms for Testing
- ME CDC Guidance on Ordering Swabs
- US CDC & CMS Updates & Clarifications (03/16/21) (PowerPoint file)
- CMS Nursing Home Visits for Families (03/11/21)
- Visitation NF AHF ME DHHS Guidance (03/11/21)
Regulatory Relief - State and National
- Maine State 1135 Blanket Waiver (04/24/20)
- CMS COVID-19 Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (04/23/20) (NF SNF see page 9, ICF IID see page 16)
- State Regulatory Relief (04/04/20)
Maine CDC
- Maine CDC LTC Covid-19 Call (06/01/21) PowerPoint file
- Maine CDC Risk Assessment Form (05/21) Word file
- Maine CDC PPT Slides from (05/14/21)
- Maine CDC COVID Travel Guidance (05/05/21)
- Maine CDC Testing and Community Engagement - Table 3, Group A Update (05/05/21)
- Maine CDC Testing and Community Engagement - Table 3, Group B Update (05/05/21)
- Maine CDC Testing and Community Engagement - Maine DHHS Guidance Rev'd (05/05/21)
- OADS Stakeholder Call (04/28/21) PowerPoint file
- IPC Self Assessment (04/09/21) Word file
- Maine CDC Worker Guidance (03/04/21)
- Maine CDC COVID-19 Preparedness Briefing for Congregate Living Facilities on February 10, 2021 (Zoom Link)
- Maine DHHS BinaxNOW Guidance (12/15/20)
- Exposure Investigation Checklist (12/04/20)
- Covid Case Investigators List (11/20/20)
- Maine CDC Respiratory Protection PPE FAQ (11/23/20)
- Maine CDC Covid-19 Preparedness Call for LTC Providers on November 10
- POC Reporting Guidance (11/09/20)
- Maine CDC Outdoor Visitation Guidance (06/10/20)
- Maine CDC Emergency Rulemaking-Reporting Requirements (05/12/20)
- Maine CDC Temporary Updates (04/22/20)
PPT Slides
- September 3, 2020
- August 26, 2020
- August 19, 2020
- August 12, 2020
- August 5, 2020
- July 29, 2020
- July 22, 2020
- July 15, 2020
- July 1, 2020
- OADS COVID 19 Congregate Care Call - January 20, 2021
- OADS COVID 19 Congregate Care Call - October 14, 2020
Staffing
- FrontLine Warmline Poster - English (8.5x11) (08/06/20)
- FrontLine Warmline Poster - English (11x17) (08/06/20)
- FrontLine Warmline Poster - Multi-Language (8.5x11) (08/06/20)
- FrontLine Warmline Poster - Multi-Language (11x17) (08/06/20)
- The Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 document provides guidance on when healthcare workers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 can return to work, and includes options for basing this decision on test-based criteria and non-test-based criteria. There is additional guidance on what precautions these healthcare workers need to take when they return to work.
- The Discontinuation of Home Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 document provides options for basing discontinuation decisions on test-based criteria and non-test-based criteria.
- AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (04/22/20)
- For Your Facility MD: Optimizing Med Mgmt during COVID-19 (04/14/20)
- Emergency Tips for Residents living with Dementia during COVID19 (03/31/20)
- Free N-95 Respirator Education for Direct Care (03/16/20)
- Health Care Professionals Frequently Asked Questions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDC Mini Web Lessons (06/29/20)
- Increased Testing Capacity (05/18/20)
- Key Strategies to Prepare for COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities (LTCFs) (05/05/20)
- CDC Line Listing (04/22/20)
- CDC Situation Summary
- CDC Strategies to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in LTC Facilities
- CDC COVID 19 Information for Healthcare Professionals
- CDC Resources for Healthcare Professionals
- Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control FAQs for COVID-19
- CDC Information for Lab Testing
- CDC Infographic: Stop the Spread of Germs (English)
- CDC Infographic: Airborne Precautions (English)
- CDC Infographic: Droplet Precautions (English)
- CDC Infographic: Symptoms of COVID (English)
- CDC Infographic: Sick with 2019 nCoV Fact Sheet (English)
- CDC Infographic: Contact Precautions (English)
- WHO Infographic:Coronavirus Disease 2019
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- ProjectECHO FAQs (11/05/20)
- CMS Call Slides on New COVID 19 Testing and Reporting Requirements (09/09/20)
- Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations (QSO-20-30-NH, May 18, 2020)
- Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations FAQ (05/20/20)
- Interim Final Rule for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases (05/07/20)
- QSO-20-28 Five Star, Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions (04/24/2020)
- QSO-20-25-NH Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios (04/14/20)
- CMS Non-emergent Elective Medical Service (04/10/20)
- QSO-20-14 NH Guidance for Visitation (03/13/20)
- QSO-20-17 Expanded Mask Guidance (03/11/20)
- CMS Guidance Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement and Hospital Discharge (03/04/20)
- QSO-20-12-All Suspension of Survey Activities (04/02/20)
- CMS Long Term Care Infection Control Self-Assessment Tool Checklist
- COVID-19: New ICD-10-CM Code and Interim Coding Guidance
- Maine’s 211 Available For COVID-19 Questions
- Requesting a State of Emergency Waiver
- 1135 Waiver Authority
Communications/Media Relations
- COVID Notification Letter to Residents and Families (06/17/20)
- Communication Strategies to Keep Families Informed (04/22/20)
- MHCA Press Statement (04/14/20)
- Crisis Communication Abbreviated Presentation (03/30/20)
- Emergency Preparedness and Media Plan (03/30/20)
- Template Family Letter for Confirmed COVID-19 Case (03/23/20)
- MHCA Media Relations (03/10/20)
- AHCA Example Notice to Families (03/10/20)
- AHCA Template Letter to Employees (03/10/20)
- MHCA Sample Letter to Families (03/09/20)
