Strategies for Senior Housing Communities during COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, poses a high risk for senior housing communities and the people who live and work there. The COVID-19 response has largely focused on nursing homes, leaving independent living communities serving older adults in the United States with fragmented guidance on how to respond to COVID-19 challenges.
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- Level Foundation
- المدة 10 ساعات hours
- الطبع بواسطة Johns Hopkins University
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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, poses a high risk for senior housing communities and the people who live and work there. The COVID-19 response has largely focused on nursing homes, leaving independent living communities serving older adults in the United States with fragmented guidance on how to respond to COVID-19 challenges. This course provides comprehensive instruction and resources for property owners and managers, senior housing staff, service coordinators and providers, community housing leaders, and other senior housing stakeholders to build upon their emergency preparedness and response strategies related to COVID-19. The course lectures, interviews, and assignments are largely geared toward federally-subsidized, multifamily senior housing providers, but the material is relevant for all senior housing providers. Learners will hear from experts about best practices to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks and promote well-being. Topics discussed include unique challenges for senior housing communities, development of emergency preparedness plans, outbreak prevention, and coronavirus-adapted housing operations. The course also covers strategies for communicating with stakeholders, promoting pandemic-safe behavior on site, and leveraging health departments and other agency resources, including a collection of resources for COVID-19 vaccination guidance. Learners are encouraged to concurrently develop and enhance their own community’s policies, procedures, and practices. This course was developed in partnership with the Baltimore City Health Department.الوحدات
Welcome to Strategies for Senior Housing Communities during COVID-19
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- Course Resources and Technical Support
- Glossary of Terms
- Assignment Instructions and Goals
COVID-19 Background and Senior Housing Challenges
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- Assessing your Emergency Response Strategies
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- COVID-19 Background, Transmission and Infection
- Unique Response Challenges for Senior Housing
- COVID-19 Senior Housing Response Challenges (Interview)
- Emergency Preparedness Plans
- Emergency Planning (Interview)
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- References for Developing Emergency Preparedness Strategies
Infection Prevention
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- Assessing your Community's Training Methods
- Creating Infection Prevention and Staff Contingency Plans
- Examining your Communication Strategies
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- The 3 P’s of Infection Prevention and Control: Policies, Procedures, and Practice
- Outbreak Prevention, Control Measures, and Challenges
- Managing COVID-19 Exposures and Infections
- Responding to COVID-19 Exposures and Infections (Interview)
- Staffing Considerations
- Engaging and Supporting Staff (Interview)
- Strategies for Communication with Stakeholders and Media
- Communicating with Stakeholders (Interview)
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- Infection Prevention Principles
Senior Housing Operations
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- Evaluating your Community's Operations Policies
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- Managing Occupancy
- Occupancy and Property Operations (Interview)
- Managing Community Access
- Restricting and Monitoring Community Access (Interview)
- Promoting Behavior
- Encouraging Pandemic-Safe Behavior (Interview)
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- References for Housing Operations
Promoting Mental Health and Well-being
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- Implementing Well-Being Strategies for Staff and Residents
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- Supporting the Mental Health and Well-being of Staff
- Strategies for Supporting Resident Well-being (Interview)
- Service Coordination
- Adapting Service Coordination (Interview)
- Safe Visitation Strategies (Interview)
- Resident Well-being: Special Populations (Interview)
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- Resources on Well-being
Collaborating with Public Health Departments and Other Agencies
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- Identifying and Utilizing Partnerships
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- Collaborating with Health Departments and Other Agencies
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- Locating Local Support and Guidance
COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance
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- Vaccination Rollout Reflection
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- Vaccination Webinars for Senior Housing Communities
- General Resources & Toolkits
- Topic-Specific Articles and Guidance
Final Assessment
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- Assessing your Enhanced Emergency Response Strategies
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- Overarching Resources
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Explore essential strategies to protect senior housing communities from the impacts of COVID-19 with this comprehensive course, led by industry experts in health and fitness. Focused on safeguarding the well-being of older adults and staff, this course caters to property owners, managers, senior housing staff, service coordinators, and community leaders, particularly those in federally-subsidized, multifamily senior housing. Participants will delve into best practices for emergency preparedness, outbreak prevention, and the adaptation of housing operations to meet COVID-19 challenges. The curriculum includes expert lectures, interviews, and assignments, covering topics such as stakeholder communication, promoting pandemic-safe behaviors, and utilizing health department resources for vaccination guidance. Developed in collaboration with the Baltimore City Health Department and offered by Coursera, this foundational course spans approximately 600 minutes and is available under Starter and Professional subscription plans. It empowers learners to enhance their community’s policies and procedures, ensuring a safer environment for all senior housing residents.
Juliana Bilowich
Alice Bonner
Molly Nace
Morgan Katz