Upcoming Events

Register to attend this Nursing Home Connect webinar on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 1:30–2:30 p.m. CT. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) long-term care team will provide an overview of COVID-19 vaccination reporting, COVID-19 case and hospitalization reporting, and NHSN administrative topics, such as adding/editing users in the application.

Register to attend this Nursing Home Connect webinar on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 1:30–2:30 p.m. CT. Get a detailed overview of the importance of your emergency preparedness plan. TMF QIN-QIO specialists will provide tools, tips and resources to strengthen your plan and tailor it to your facility’s needs.

The TMF QIN hosts weekly Nursing Home Connect webinars on Thursdays at 1:30 CT. Here are the topics for May 2024, which include a sepsis series. Register now.

TMF hosts weekly Nursing Home Connect webinars on Thursdays at 1:30 CT. Here are the topics for April 2024. Register now.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) presented a national webinar featuring the TMF QIN-QIO's work with Birchwood of Beeville, Texas, nursing home on Jan. 31, 2024. Hear directly from nursing home teams that developed successful strategies to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and fatigue, schedule onsite vaccination clinics and address staff turnover.

CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against the potentially serious outcomes of COVID-19 illness this fall and winter.

COVID-19 is challenging to explain, live through and communicate about. The materials on this webpage were created to help make communicating about COVID-19 a little easier. Choose from videos, posters, social stories and interactive activities to best meet your communication needs.

Register now for TMF's Nursing Home Office Hours on Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. CT. December topics include preparing for the winter wave and learning how two nursing facilities tackled challenges.

Register now for TMF's Nursing Home Office Hours and webinars on Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. CT. November topics include COVID-19 while caring for residents with diabetes or cognitive impairments, as well as sepsis prevention and more.

Visit this CDC website for commonly asked questions about COVID-19 vaccinations.

This guide helps you understand the disability process and outlines the steps for building and submitting a solid application.

Since the pandemic began, older adults have seen many changes in their lives, health and relationships. This resource identifies how to recognize changes and provides information on the Eldercare Locator that helps older adults, caregivers and families find local services that help address those changes.

John Hopkins University offers a new, free e-learning course to help people understand the COVID-19 pandemic. The course is set up as a series of short modules to explore the pandemic and specifics about the virus, including discussion of the virus that causes COVID-19 and the pandemic’s broader implications for society.

The American College of Medical Toxicology provides a collaborative web series on emerging COVID-19 topics featuring voices from the front lines.