The Department of Health (DOH) webinar on Safe Start for LTC was filled to capacity today. There were many individuals who were not able to connect as the available capacity was exceeded. DOH has addressed this issue for upcoming calls. They have provided a link to the recording of the webinar as well as the slides that were utilized. Other resources they shared during the call are below.

If providers have questions about the Safe Start Plan, they are encouraged to email hai-covid@doh.wa.gov.

The National Healthcare Safety Network NHSN will be updating the Long-term Care Facility COVID-19 Module with the release planned for this evening, Thursday, July 8, 2021. Resources on the NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module website will be updated as well, where indicated, with revised forms, instructions, FAQs and CSV templates. Please note, DSHS will not be adding these updates to the DSHS survey. Facilities will need to input any data related to new data fields directly into NHSN.

Please Join NHSN for a review of the enhancements being made to COVID-19 Pathway Data Reporting. A webinar titled Long-term Care Facility COVID-19 Module: Information about modifications in the NHSN release on Monday, July 12, from 10 to 11 AM PST. Register in advance for this webinar.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Note: It may be necessary to copy and paste the webinar link into your browser in order for it to open.

WHCA continues to post resources and information as it becomes available on our website. If you have questions or need additional information, please call the WHCA office at (800) 562-6170.