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Overcoming isolation amid COVID-19:
Addressing new challenges in long-term care facilities
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support.
Overcoming isolation amid COVID-19:
Addressing new challenges in long-term care facilities
Melissa Tabor, LPN & Carrie O'Connell, RN
WellSky is working with top experts to bring you practical strategies and insightful interpretation of CMS and CDC guidance on the COVID-19 pandemic. These resources are not substitutes for the official sources, and providers should continue to track developments on official CMS and CDC pages, including:
As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking critical measures to ensure the safety of vulnerable populations – including people who are immunocompromised and elderly.
To protect the elderly population, CMS, with guidance from the CDC, has instructed senior living providers to significantly restrict visitors and nonessential personnel from entering their facilities. Communal group activities have been restricted as well. Although these restrictions are in place to keep residents safe, they have also created a new set of challenges including, loneliness, isolation, and depression. Because surveyors are still completing reviews, facilities must be compliant with F-Tag 248 and provide an ongoing program of activities.
This free resource provides long-term care facilities and skilled-nursing facilities with the information needed to:
Recorded Oct 23, 2018
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Melissa Tabor LPN, has nearly 12 years of experience working in health care, primarily in long-term care. Melissa has devoted her nursing career to educating and training nurses to use evidence-based practice. Melissa currently holds a multi-state license, and is a CPR instructor, level-one Medication Aid Instructor, and has certifications in diabetic/nutrition, Intravenous (IV) therapy, and wound care.
As a product manager for WellSky, Melissa provides clinician-based knowledge to the product development team to ensure WellSky Long-Term Care products adhere to industry best-practices, ensuring the best possible outcomes for residents.
Carrie O'Connell, RN, is the Director, Clinical Product Manager for WellSky. Carrie's wealth of knowledge and expertise in health care informatics spans more than 20 years. Carrie's focus includes the strategic design and direction of clinical products, regulatory guidance, educational services, customer training, and implementation success. Currently, Carrie serves as a board member and is involved with the National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care (NASL), which represents rehabilitation- therapy companies, IT developers, and other ancillary services providers. Carrie is actively involved with NASL's IT and Medical Services Committees and its IMPACT Act Workgroup. Carrie was recently named to participate in CMS's LTACH Function Quality Measure Development Technical Expert Panel (TEP).
Melissa Tabor LPN, has nearly 12 years of experience working in health care, primarily in long-term care. Melissa has devoted her nursing career to educating and training nurses to use evidence-based practice. Melissa currently holds a multi-state license, and is a CPR instructor, level-one Medication Aid Instructor, and has certifications in diabetic/nutrition, Intravenous (IV) therapy, and wound care.
As a product manager for WellSky, Melissa provides clinician-based knowledge to the product development team to ensure WellSky Long-Term Care products adhere to industry best-practices, ensuring the best possible outcomes for residents.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly.
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People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.
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