A Toolkit for Long-Term Care Employers | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC

A Toolkit for Long-Term Care Employers | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC

A Toolkit for Long-Term Care Employers

Increasing Influenza Vaccination among Healthcare Personnel in Long-term Care Settings

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Within this comprehensive toolkit are a number of resources intended to help long-term care facility, agency, or corporation owners and administrators provide access to influenza vaccination for their workforce and to help any employer of workers in long-term care understand the importance of influenza vaccination for their employees.

Antiviral Drug Shortage Call Center for Long-term Care Facilities

• In response to reports that long term care facilities are experiencing difficulty accessing antiviral supplies, CDC will coordinate with commercial partners to facilitate the rapid resolution of large orders of antiviral drugs for these institutional outbreak settings.
• Beginning on Monday, Jan. 12, the Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) is available from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., EST Monday through Friday, to assist public health officials and health care facilities by coordinating with supply chain partners to rapidly redirect supply to the identified location.
• Contact DSNS at dsns-Request@cdc.gov for assistance with facility-specific unmet antiviral drug supply needs. For emergency needs overnight and on weekends, public health officials can contact the CDC Emergency Operations Center through established protocols.

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The Tools Available

• Resources for Increasing Influenza Vaccination among Healthcare Personnel in Long-term Settings
• Community Best Practices - Examples of Successful Influenza Vaccination Programs in Long-term Care (LTC) Settings
• Measuring and Reporting Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Healthcare Personnel in Your Long-Term Care Facility
• How the Affordable Care Act Increases Access to Influenza Vaccination for Healthcare Personnel

Flu, Prevention & Outbreak Response

• Flu Basics
• Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines
• Interim guidance for influenza outbreak management in long-term care facilities
• Guidance on the Use of Influenza Antivirals
• Summary guidance for geriatricians and other clinicians caring for people 65 and older[112 KB, 2 pages]
• Infection: Don’t pass it on

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The Why

Vaccinating Long-term Healthcare Personnel

• Who is Considered Healthcare Personnel
• The Importance of Influenza Vaccination for Healthcare Personnel in Long-term Care
• Snapshot: Healthcare Personnel in Long-term Care

The Gap

The Percentage of Healthcare Personnel Getting the Flu Vaccine

• Influenza Vaccination Coverage in Long-term Care Settings

The Plan

Increasing Awareness, Emphasizing Prevention

• Barriers and Strategies to Improving Influenza Vaccination among Healthcare Personnel
• ACIP recommendations for healthcare personnel
• CDC’s Information for Health Professionals
• Prevention and Control of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Long-term Care Facilities
• Position Statements from Medical and Health Professional Organizations