When admitting new residents when you have active cases of COVID-19 in your facility, it’s a good idea to have the resident sign an acknowledgment and liability waiver. Here is a template from our Resource and Education Center that you can use and customize to your facility: https://80fee2ec951e17a2efc9-3f722877eef59cb04cbb76e3d9907237.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/hcrmi_db55a41ff546ace084d74727e815c888.pdf
Heritage of Bel-Air (Norfolk, NE) Senior care staff are working harder than ever, offering more of themselves every day to provide quality care for their residents. Showing your staff appreciation is crucial in a time like this, and Heritage of Bel-Air has found a meaningful way to give back to their employees. The dietary department has been providing free meals …
As facilities get closer to opening up and accepting new admissions, it’s important to be attentive to the fact that their congregate nature and population served already puts them at a high risk of COVID-19 spreading and affecting residents. Facilities must be careful in their admission process, and consider many different aspects of opening up during the pandemic. Below is …
As a place formerly used for gathering, best practices in your facility’s cafeteria may need to be adjusted. Read our tips for serving food in your community’s dining room during the COVID-19 outbreak: https://80fee2ec951e17a2efc9-3f722877eef59cb04cbb76e3d9907237.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/hcrmi_03512f582a39108693d5944bef0ac78d.pdf
Mallards Landing Retirement Center Most of us could use a good laugh in times like these, and today’s HealthCap Hero Danielle Vandenbossche of Mallards Landing Retirement Center knows just how to keep her residents smiling. As a member of the center’s Activities Department, Danielle has gone above and beyond during the pandemic to keep people stimulated and engaged. She visits …
As we are all aware, COVID-19 usually presents with a dry cough, fatigue, and shortness of breath and in some cases patients are asymptomatic. To add to the confusion, physicians managing the healthcare of seniors have found that this population may not present with the typical symptoms as the younger population, making an early diagnosis that much more difficult. Symptoms …
What’s better than one hero? A team of heroes! The Gower Convalescent Center of Gower, Missouri has been keeping residents busy with activities and drive-by visits from families, but pulled off a special surprise recently with the help of multiple local heroes. Anticipating the unique challenges that would affect this year’s Mother’s Day, Ashley Leach of Ashley Leach Photography wanted …
In response to the novel coronavirus, most facilities are heavily restricting non-essential personnel. However, staff, government officials, and in some situations families and visitors may still need to enter. All individuals who enter the building should be screened using the most updated guidelines provided by CMS and the CDC. Click below to view our sample policy and procedure outlining how …
Shady Oaks Care Center We are all facing uncertainty due to coronavirus, but Jenna Hanson of Shady Oaks Care Center offers some uplifting words of inspiration, encouragement, and triumph during this time. Her beautiful story highlights what it looks like to be a hero during COVID-19! COVID 19…the coronavirus…these words strike fear in the heart of every person. In these …
Highland Park Care Center from Alliance, Nebraska recently received a visit from Kyren Gibson and her talented artistic crew from the Alliance Carnegie Arts Center. Armed with bright acrylic paints and creativity, the artists painted flowers, birds, wildlife, and rays of sunshine on the facility’s windows to bring the outside in. As residents practice social distancing, they now have cheerful …
