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Seniors in Care Facilities Have More Protection Available This Year: CDC Encourages Vaccination Against Flu, COVID-19 and RSV
Older Americans who are not vaccinated are at greater risk of serious illness. Read this press release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advising vaccines to protect older adults against all three fall/winter respiratory illnesses: flu, COVID-19 and RSV.
Web link    Date Added: 01/03/2024    Date Last Modified: Jan 3 2024 3:29PM  
Annual Influenza Vaccination Disparities in Medicare Beneficiaries
Download this data snapshot from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to learn about the inequities in flu vaccination among Medicare beneficiaries.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 11/13/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 10 2023 5:48PM  
Increasing Flu Shot Outreach and Uptake
View these resources from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to share with your staff and patients to help educate them about the importance of receiving an annual flu shot.
Web link    Date Added: 11/12/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 10 2023 5:50PM  
Resident Immunizations Plan of Action
Use this simple planning form when talking with nursing facility residents about immunizations (flu, pneumonia, COVID-19, RSV, shingles).
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 11/10/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 10 2023 1:58PM  
How Vaccines Are Working
Display this immunizations infographic in facilities to show how vaccines control, eliminate and eradicate disease.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 11/09/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 9 2023 11:12AM  
Motivational Interviewing Flowchart
This tool can be useful in approaching discussions about vaccinations such as COVID-19, flu, pneumonia, etc.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 10/25/2023    Date Last Modified: Oct 25 2023 10:50AM  
2023 #GetVaccinated Toolkit
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) created this toolkit to help long-term care providers encourage and facilitate vaccinations among their residents and staff.
Web link    Date Added: 10/23/2023    Date Last Modified: Oct 23 2023 3:38PM  
Improve the Rates of Residents and Staff who Receive Vaccinations
Nursing facility leadership are encouraged to use this document to review strategies to use to encourage their nursing staff and residents to receive the flu, pneumococcal and COVID-19 vaccines.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 10/17/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 10 2023 4:16PM  
Nursing Home Office Hours — Fall Immunizations Toolkit
In this Sept. 12, 2023, recording, TMF Quality Innovation Network–Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) specialists discuss the importance of the updated COVID-19 vaccine, routine vaccinations for older adults this season and our new immunization resources toolkit.
Video    Date Added: 09/15/2023    Date Last Modified: Oct 27 2023 11:56AM  
Immunizations Toolkit
Nursing facilities can use these flu, pneumonia, COVID-19 and RSV immunization resources for staff, residents and family.
Web link    Date Added: 09/12/2023    Date Last Modified: Sep 8 2023 1:55PM  
Suggestions to Improve Your Immunization Services
Use this form to keep nursing facility staff up to date with current immunizations recommendations, maintain complete, up-to-date resident records, and maintain and protect your vaccine supplies.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 08/16/2023    Date Last Modified: Aug 16 2023 9:38AM  
Vaccinating Adults: A Step-by-Step Guide
Vaccinating Adults: A Step-by-Step Guide provides 142 pages of practical information in an easy-to-use format to help you implement or enhance adult immunization services in your health care setting. The guide also includes an abundance of web addresses and references to assist you in staying up-to-date with the most current information. Developed by staff at the Immunization Action Coalition, the Guide had several early reviews for technical accuracy by subject matter experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Vaccine Program Office.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 03/01/2021    Date Last Modified: Feb 26 2021 7:14PM  
Influenza Mini-Toolkit
This mini-toolkit includes influenza vaccine resources for the nursing home team as well as residents and their families.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 02/03/2021    Date Last Modified: Mar 24 2022 11:18PM  
CDC Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes weekly updates on the flu.
Web link    Date Added: 01/02/2021    Date Last Modified: Feb 22 2021 5:56PM  
Resident Immunizations Plan of Action — Spanish for Puerto Rico
Use this simple planning form in Spanish for Puerto Rico when talking with nursing facility residents about immunizations (flu, pneumonia, COVID-19, RSV, shingles).
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 12/05/2023    Date Last Modified: Dec 5 2023 9:48AM  
How Vaccines Are Working — Spanish for Puerto Rico
Display this immunizations infographic in Spanish for Puerto Rico to show how vaccines control, eliminate and eradicate disease.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 11/30/2023    Date Last Modified: Jan 15 2024 12:56PM  
Improve the Rates of Residents and Staff who Receive Vaccinations (Spanish for Puerto Rico)
Nursing facility leadership are encouraged to use this document to review strategies to use to encourage their nursing staff and residents to receive the flu, pneumococcal and COVID-19 vaccines.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 11/10/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 10 2023 4:19PM  
Suggestions to Improve Your Immunization Services — Spanish for Puerto Rico
Use this form in Spanish for Puerto Rico to keep nursing facility staff up to date with current immunizations recommendations, maintain complete, up-to-date resident records, and maintain and protect your vaccine supplies.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 09/19/2023    Date Last Modified: Sep 19 2023 7:50AM  
Resident Immunizations Plan of Action — U.S. Spanish
Use this simple planning form in U.S. Spanish when talking with nursing facility residents about immunizations (flu, pneumonia, COVID-19, RSV, shingles).
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 12/05/2023    Date Last Modified: Dec 5 2023 9:46AM  
How Vaccines Are Working — U.S. Spanish
Display this U.S. Spanish immunizations infographic in facilities to show how vaccines control, eliminate and eradicate disease.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 11/30/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 30 2023 4:18PM  
Improve the Rates of Residents and Staff who Receive Vaccinations (U.S. Spanish)
Nursing facility leadership are encouraged to use this document to review strategies to use to encourage their nursing staff and residents to receive the flu, pneumococcal and COVID-19 vaccines.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 11/10/2023    Date Last Modified: Nov 10 2023 4:17PM  
Suggestions to Improve Your Immunization Services — U.S. Spanish
Use this form in U.S. Spanish to keep nursing facility staff up to date with current immunizations recommendations, maintain complete, up-to-date resident records, and maintain and protect your vaccine supplies.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 09/19/2023    Date Last Modified: Sep 19 2023 7:49AM