Pandemic Flu Checklist Developed for Long Term Care

VCAL (8/3/2006

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a checklist to help long term care and assisted living facilities take steps to prepare for a possible pandemic flu.  The checklist should be very valuable to long term care facilities as one tool in developing a comprehensive pandemic influenza plan.  AHCA and NCAL staff were instrumental in developing the checklist and worked collaboratively with HHS, CDC, the Alzheimer's Association, American Medical Directors Association (AMDA), National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long-Term Care (NADONNA), and other stakeholders in compiling the information.  The checklist can be found on the CDC website.

A special session at the upcoming Convention will be devoted to how facilities must prepare for a Pandemic.