Avian Flu Diary: COVID-19 COCA Call Today: Information for Long-term Care Facilities

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We've already seen the impact that COVID-19 can have at a Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) in King County, Washington where 29 of the county's 43 COVID-19 deaths have occurred.

According to the CDC, there are about 8 million Americans living in LTCFs of varying types, making them a target-rich environment for COVID-19.

In 2012, about 58,500 paid, regulated long-term care services providers served about 8 million people in the United States. Long-term care services were provided by 4,800 adult day services centers, 12,200 home health agencies, 3,700 hospices, 15,700 nursing homes, and 22,200 assisted living and similar residential care communities. Each day in 2012, there were 273,200 participants enrolled in adult day services centers, 1,383,700 residents in nursing homes, and 713,300 residents in residential care communities; in 2011, about 4,742,500 patients received services from home health agencies, and 1,244,500 patients received services from hospices.

With a pandemic virus that targets the elderly, and those with significant comorbidities, the need to prevent its spread among these facilities is a high priority.

This afternoon the CDC will hold a COCA (Clinicians Outreach & Communication Activity) call geared for LTCF providers. These presentations are often technical, and are of greatest interest to clinicians and healthcare providers, but are also archived and made available to the general public.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update and Information for Long-term Care Facilities
Due to the high demand we anticipate for this COCA Call, we kindly ask participants to access it in a group format, if possible. Click the “Call Information” tab below for links to access the call via COCA’s Facebook Live or Zoom.

Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Time: 2:00 P.M. – 3:00P.M. (Eastern Time)

If you are unable to attend this COCA Call, the recording of this webinar will be posted at this location a few hours after the live event.

Overview

During this COCA Call, presenters will focus on current information about COVID-19 as it relates to long-term care facilities, including nursing homes. Topics will include infection prevention and control guidance, steps facilities should take to prepare, and available resources.