The Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 says that nursing homes "must provide services and activities to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing of each resident in accordance with a written plan of care". This toolkit was developed to assist you in updating your current care plans to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Facilities across the country are being cited for not having updated, comprehensive care plans to address the risks associated with the virus, isolation, decline in ADLs, etc. This toolkit will give you some examples and is not intended to be the end-all but rather the beginning!

The Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 says that nursing homes "must provide services and activities to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing of each resident in accordance with a written plan of care". This toolkit was developed to assist you in updating your current care plans to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Facilities across the country are being cited for not having updated, comprehensive care plans to address the risks associated with the virus, isolation, decline in ADLs, etc. This toolkit will give you some examples and is not intended to be the end-all but rather the beginning! (Spanish version)

Thorough documentation is critical to the facility’s success to support proper assessment and care and services were provided to the resident. Here is some guidance to guide you.

Thorough documentation is critical to the facility’s success to support proper assessment and care and services were provided to the resident. Here is some guidance to guide you. (Spanish version)

Items to record and/or copy and put in COVID-19 Response File. This will enable you to best demonstrate the actions you have taken (and continue to take) in response to the pandemic.

Items to record and/or copy and put in COVID-19 Response File. This will enable you to best demonstrate the actions you have taken (and continue to take) in response to the pandemic. (Spanish version)