This is the third LeadingAge Connecticut Update for March 14

• Restrict all visitation except for certain compassionate care situations, such as end of life situations
• Restrict all volunteers and non-essential healthcare personnel (HCP), including non-essential healthcare personnel (e.g., barbers)
• Cancel all group activities and communal dining
• Implement active screening of residents and HCP for fever and respiratory symptom

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update and Information for Long-term Care Facilities   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. Special Request: Due to the high demand we anticipate for this COCA Call, we kindly ask participants to access it in a group format, if possible, to allow for the maximum number of people to participate.   Watch on Facebook: You may also participate in this COCA Call by joining COCA's Facebook Live.     Advanced registration is not required.   Continuing Education will not be offered for this COCA Call.    There will only be a few slides for this COCA Call. Slides will not advance during the presentation portion of this webinar. You can find the slides under the "Call Materials" tab here. Date:  Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm (ET) Please click the link below to join: https://zoom.us/j/148725646 Or iPhone one-tap: US: +16468769923,,148725646# or +16699006833,,148725646#    Or Telephone: US: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833  Webinar ID: 148 725 646 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/anixAVglV If you are unable to attend this live COCA Call, it will be available to view on-demand a few hours after the call.    Presenters Brendan Jackson, MD, MPH COVID-19 Response Clinical Team Centers for Disease Control and Prevention LCDR Kara M. Jacobs Slifka, MD, MPH (USPHS) COVID-19 Response Infection Prevention and Control Team Centers for Disease Control and Prevention     The Emergency Risk Communication Branch in the Division of Emergency Operations, Center for Preparedness and Response is responsible for the management of all COCA products. For information about this update or other clinical issues, or to send your feedback, please contact us at coca@cdc.gov CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity Facebook page-connect with COCA on Facebook Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity-resources for healthcare providers COCA RSS Feed-subscribe to be notified of conference calls, updates, and CDC guidance for health providers Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication Training-training program that draws from lessons learned during public health emergencies, and incorporates best practices from the fields of risk and crisis communication Health Alert Network-CDC's primary method of sharing cleared information about urgent public health incidents with public information officers; federal, state, territorial, and local public health practitioners; clinicians; and public health laboratories       Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Rd   Atlanta, GA 30329   1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)   TTY: 888-232-6348 Questions or Problems  |  Unsubscribe