Additional Resources for Long-term Care Facilities

TMF’s Enhancing Care and Safety: Post-Pandemic Best Practices for Nursing Facility Leadership and Physicians is an on-demand monthly training series through November 2024 to help nursing home medical directors shape the ethos and operational excellence of the facilities they oversee.

In this module 3 of TMF's monthly CMD training series, medical directors examine types of important committees within a nursing facility and why they matter. Learners will gain strategies for leading effective committee meetings and examples of how to use a committee to develop and manage COVID-19 protocols.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised COVID-19 vaccination recommendations. This flyer helps nursing home staff, residents and visitors understand whether they are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations now.

In this module 2 of TMF's monthly CMD training series, medical directors will understand the importance of implementing a successful infection prevention and control program (IPC) in the nursing home setting and how to integrate IPC into their Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.

On April 1, 2024 (Quarter 2), the instructions for reporting COVID-19 vaccinations in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) changed. Refer to and display this new infographic to educate your nursing facility staff.

TMF’s Enhancing Care and Safety: Post-Pandemic Best Practices for Nursing Facility Leadership and Physicians is an on-demand monthly training series to help nursing home medical directors shape the ethos and operational excellence of the facilities they oversee. Physicians will earn continuing medical education (CME) and medical directors will earn Certified Medical Director (CMD) credit for each monthly topic through November 2024. The first module is Employee Health and Safety.

Health care providers can download this colorful flyer to remind patients and family members to get their updated COVID-19 vaccine.

While you may have heard that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated isolation guidelines for COVID-19 in March 2024, the updates do not apply to health care settings. Here is what nursing home staff and residents need to know when testing positive for COVID-19.

Post this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signage in English and Spanish to educate nursing facility staff on the proper sequence for donning and removing PPE.

Spring is in the air — and so is COVID-19! It is now recommended that people over 65 get an additional 2023-2024 vaccine dose. Display this flyer in nursing facilities to educate staff and residents.

Here is an A–Z list of infection prevention and control resources for nursing facility staff. Each letter links to a relevant fact sheet, flyer, tool or website for more details.

Display this flyer for nursing home staff to avoid reporting “unknown” vaccine status in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). Here are tips to complete the search.

Here are five reasons for grandparents to be up to date with the COVID-19 vaccine.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), older adults are more likely to develop severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and need hospitalization. Display this flyer in your nursing facility to promote RSV vaccination.

The journey to COVID-19 infection control starts with each one of us. This flyer for nursing homes displays all the important prevention methods to encourage in your facility.

Celebrate and recognize the Vaccine Champions on your nursing facility staff with this Word template. Add a photo, your logo and own words and post this flyer in your facility to promote your staff and their commitment to infection prevention.

Handwashing is one of the best ways to protect you and your family from getting sick. Nursing facilities can post this flyer to educate visitors and families when and how they should wash their hands to stay healthy.

Promote and recognize the COVID-19 vaccine champions in your nursing homes with this flyer that allows them to personalize their reason why it is important. What is your why?

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a higher incidence of death in the Black population from COVID-19 than the U.S. population as a whole. This flyer also includes information about the vaccine research and benefits.

Use this cute flyer in nursing facilities to encourage staff to become COVID-19 Vaccine Champions and promote infection prevention.

This flyer from the British Society for Immunology explains how the vaccines for COVID-19 have been developed so fast.

Maintain infection control precautions in nursing homes with this infographic, which shows proper steps for donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand hygiene.

Use these fun posters around your facility to spread infection control and smiles.

You may be confused about whether your symptoms are truly allergy related, flu or symptoms of an infection like COVID-19. This flyer helps distinguish the differences.

Download this fillable flyer to announce your long-term care facility's next COVID-19 vaccine clinic date.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised COVID-19 vaccination recommendations. This flyer in Spanish for Puerto Rico helps nursing home staff, residents and visitors understand whether they are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations now.

Spring is in the air — and so is COVID-19! It is now recommended that people over 65 get an additional 2023-2024 vaccine dose. Display this flyer in Spanish for Puerto Rico to educate staff and residents in nursing facilities.

The journey to COVID-19 infection control starts with each one of us. This flyer in Spanish for Puerto Rico displays all the important prevention methods to encourage in nursing homes.

Handwashing is one of the best ways to protect you and your family from getting sick. Nursing facilities can post this flyer in Spanish for Puerto Rico to educate visitors and families when and how they should wash their hands to stay healthy.

How long are you contagious with flu, COVID-19, pneumonia or RSV? Nursing homes can use this football-themed flyer in Spanish for Puerto Rico to promote reasons for fall immunizations.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a higher incidence of death in the Black population from COVID-19 than the U.S. population as a whole. This flyer in Spanish for Puerto Rico also includes information about the vaccine research and benefits.

Protect your grandkids and families this season by getting the updated COVID-19 vaccination.

Maintain infection control precautions in nursing homes with this infographic in Spanish for Puerto Rico, which shows proper steps for donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand hygiene.

Use these fun posters in Spanish for Puerto Rico around your facility to spread infection control and smiles.

Here in Spanish for Puerto Rico are five reasons for grandparents to be up to date with the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised COVID-19 vaccination recommendations. This new flyer in U.S. Spanish helps nursing home staff, residents and visitors understand whether they are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations now.

Spring is in the air — and so is COVID-19! It is now recommended that people over 65 get an additional 2023-2024 vaccine dose. Display this U.S. Spanish flyer in nursing facilities to educate staff and residents.

Here in U.S. Spanish are five reasons for grandparents to be up to date with the COVID-19 vaccine.

The journey to COVID-19 infection control starts with each one of us. This U.S. Spanish flyer for nursing homes displays all the important prevention methods to encourage in your facility.

Handwashing is one of the best ways to protect you and your family from getting sick. Nursing facilities can post this U.S. Spanish flyer to educate visitors and families when and how they should wash their hands to stay healthy.

How long are you contagious with flu, COVID-19, pneumonia or RSV? Nursing homes can use this football-themed flyer in U.S. Spanish to promote reasons for fall immunizations.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a higher incidence of death in the Black population from COVID-19 than the U.S. population as a whole. This flyer in U.S. Spanish also includes information about the vaccine research and benefits.

Protect your grandkids and families this season by getting the updated COVID-19 vaccination.

Maintain infection control precautions in nursing homes with this infographic in U.S. Spanish, which shows proper steps for donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand hygiene.

Use these fun posters in U.S. Spanish around your facility to spread infection control and smiles.