National Nursing Home COVID Action Network. | PSNet

National Nursing Home COVID Action Network. | PSNet

National Nursing Home COVID Action Network 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2020

Nursing home residents are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 due to their age, and communal living conditions, and nursing home staff are among the most at-risk essential workers. In partnership with the University of New Mexico’s ECHO Institute and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), AHRQ has established this network to prevent infections among nursing home residents and staff. All nursing homes that are certified to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs will be able to participate in a 16-week training program that includes peer-to-peer, case-based learning and additional mentorship from local and national experts. The training program will include best practices for using personal protective equipment, COVID-19 testing, clinical management of asymptomatic and mild cases, and other topics. Nursing home teams can learn more about the initiative and register for introductory webinars between October 7 and 15^th 2020.