Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare   This blog is a digest of recent COVID-19 updates for healthcare entities and staff.  It also includes a must-read commentary you won’t want to miss and a resource for stress relief for staff. Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes…CDC was updated on…… Continue reading Recent COVID-19 Healthcare Updates and Resources

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare   Nursing Homes/Long-Term Care Facilities/Senior Living Communities are committed to the well-being of each and every resident or tenant.  THAT IS A FACT.  Our care communities are families within families.  This is not something new – we have always taken great pride in the care…… Continue reading Communication Strategies for Keeping Families Up to Date

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This is a webinar that you’ll definitely want to listen to – for the first time or again if you attended the live session last Thursday.  I encourage you to forward the link to the webinar recording to your colleagues and share it with your…… Continue reading COVID-19: Strategy and Perspectives from the Front Lines Webinar Recording/Handout Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The above notification was sent from CMS on Sunday evening, April 19, 2020 following the White House Task Force news conference.  The new regulatory requirements come in the form of QSO-20-26-NH…Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID-19 Persons Under Investigation) Among Residents and…… Continue reading Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 Among NH Residents and Staff