April 16, 2021
Residential Care Facilities - Survey Forms - Revision
On April 16, 2021, the Indiana Department of Health (IDH) issued the updated Residential Care Facilities (RCFs) survey procedure and survey forms. This information is now available on IDH's  Residential Care Facility Licensing Program website. You can also download the full guide here
DOWNLOAD THE RCF SURVEY PROCEDURE GUIDE HERE
Civil Money Penalty Education Courses
Building an Infection Prevention Savvy Workforce—three-day course
Virtual training sessions are designed to serve as an introduction to infection control with long-term care specific content and examples. This training is designed to meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ regulations for Infection Prevention Specialist working in long-term care nursing facilities.

May 7, 14 & 21, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. (EDT) each day: Registration
OR
July 9, 16, & 23, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. (EDT) each day: Registration

Abuse and Neglect Prevention—1 day course
Virtual training sessions are designed to serve as an introduction to abuse and neglect prevention with long-term care specific content and examples. Topics covered include human dignity, scope and severity, rules and regulations, reporting requirements, active listening and de-escalation techniques, recognition of potential triggers and other training in prevention and intervention.

May 26, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (EDT) Registration

OR
June 30, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (ET) Registration
Upcoming Webinar: Weekly Webinar for Long-Term Care Providers | April 22, 2021 from 12-1 p.m. EST
As of April 15, 2021, the IDH team will be unable to participate in the webinars on a weekly basis.  However, IHCA/INCAL staff will continue to host the webinars to answer your questions and provide guidance. 

IHCA/INCAL will engage IDH on issues that cannot be answered during each webinar and also plan with IDH on the times that they can participate in some of the webinars.
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Other COVID-19 Updates & Resources
April 7: LTC Staff Travel Decision Tree
April 7: IDH's LTC Toolkit
April 6: COVID-19 Vaccine Data Reporting to NHSN
April 1: IDH Eye Protection Guidance 

VISIT COVID-19 INFORMATION HUB FOR MORE UPDATES
Questions?
Please contact:

Lori Davenport at ldavenport@ihca.org
Zach Cattell at zcattell@ihca.org
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