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• In partnership with LeadingAge ME & NH, NH ARCH and the New Hampshire Health Care Association – Weekly informational calls with DHHS licensing and DPHS for long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and other congregate living settings

  • Every Wednesday from 11:45 – 1:00 pm

  • Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/511075725

  • Call-in phone number: (929) 205-6099

  • Meeting ID: 511 075 725

  • You may now submit questions anytime in advance of the weekly call using this link: https://forms.gle/GHybqr13jua6M3vk7

  • Prior Call Recordings and Slides – all archived at https://www.nhhca.org/covid-19/ - Past Calls & Webinar Recordings
     

• NH DHHS COVID website – refer to dropdown menu Resources & Guidance > Long-Term Care and >Health Care Providers - https://www.nh.gov/covid19/

 

• As of July 15th, LTC Facilities in all counties except Hillsborough are eligible to fully implement Phase 1 of CMS LTCF Reopening Guidance, including allowing limited communal dining and restricted group activities

  • Based on county-level transmission, Hillsborough county is not yet eligible to implement Phase 1 and should not relax any restrictions on communal dining or group activities

  • Facilities experiencing active outbreaks of COVID-19 are not eligible to implement Phase 1 guidance

• Travel guidance: (updated July 14th): https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/covid19/documents/employee-travel-guidance.pdf

• Visitation guidance: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/covid19/documents/ltcf-visitation.pdf

(Updated July 21 to incorporate travel guidance updates)

• Guidance for LTCF around Air Conditioning and Fans During a Cluster of COVID-19: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/covid19/documents/ltcf-covid-air-cond-guidance.pdf

• NH DHHS COVID-19 Information for Long-Term Care Facilities (updated July 1st): https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/covid19/documents/covid-19-ltcguidance.pdf

• COVID-19 Response Toolkit for Long Term Care Facilities: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/covid19/documents/covid-hai-toolkit.pdf

• COVID-19 Summary Dashboard (updated continually): https://www.nh.gov/covid19/dashboard/summary.htm

• Health Alert Network updates – posted mid-way down the page - https://www.nh.gov/covid19/resources-guidance/healthcare-providers.htm

  • HAN #19 (July 21st) https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/alerts/documents/covid-19-update19.pdf - Updated travel guidance & CDC has updated their guidance for discontinuation of transmission-based precautions in healthcare settings.

  • HAN #18 (June 18th) - https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/alerts/documents/covid-19-update18.pdf - includes clarification re: use of surgical masks vs. N95

• For specific consultation questions with the Healthcare Acquired Infection Team (Taylor Selembo and staff): email haiprogram@dhhs.nh.gov

• For testing-related questions, contact Aaron McIntire @ the LTC Coordinating Office – LTCFTesting@dhhs.nh.gov

• Resource for N95 Fit Testing:
  Linda Lane, President
  National Fit Testing Services
  www.nationalfittestservices.com
  linda@fittestservice.com
  941.400.4713 Cell
  941.400.6722 Office