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• ​COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates From The CDC

• Since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the United States on Jan. 21, more than 1 million people in the U.S. have confirmed cases of COVID-19. Track the number of COVID-19 cases by each state here. 

• Join IHCA Wednesdays @ Noon for Facebook LIVE!  The weekly FB LIVE sessions allow us to communicate the various aspects of COVID-19, such as state and federal guidelines, staffing concerns, wages, reimbursements, PPE, testing, surveys and more.  

• The Department of Public Health notified IHCA that the Temporary Nursing Assistant (TNA) Program was effective and members could start recruiting and training TNAs during the COVID-19 crisis. For more information on the TNA Program, click here.

• The federal government announced the distribution of almost $4.9 billion in COVID-19 relief funds directly to skilled nursing facilities, the first specific tranche of stimulus money for the industry released since the start of the pandemic.

• The term “healthcare hero” is now widely used in describing hospital and other frontline workers taking care of Covid-19 patients, and rightfully so.  People risking their lives to serve others is something special. 

• A design and renovation firm known for its work in skilled nursing and assisted living is rolling out PlexiPods, a solution for limited visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic.