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NYSHFA News August 19, 2021

AHCA Webinar – How to Boost Your Staff Vaccination Rates (Archived)

COVID-19 vaccination rates among staff in long term care (LTC) have received much scrutiny and attention since the vaccines began rolling out in December. LTC facilities have worked tirelessly to improve staff vaccination rates, but this is a challenging and complicated issue with no easy solution. As of mid-June, data from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) show that approximately 59% of staff are fully vaccinated. With the new delta variant quickly spreading in the United States, it is more important than ever to increase staff vaccination rates in LTC.

The AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network commissioned a research project by the Center for Public Interest Communications to explore how to build vaccine confidence among frontline nursing home staff. The project resulted in the development of the Invest in Trust guide, which contains the findings of one-on-one interviews with CNAs, insights and recommendations by leading behavioral science scholars, and suggested messaging and strategies shown to be effective among frontline staff.

During the webinar you will hear from two long term care (LTC) providers who have worked hard to improve vaccination rates among their staff. This webinar will provide you with helpful tools and knowledge to improve your staff vaccination rates.

Click here to register   https://educate.ahcancal.org/products/how-to-boost-your-staff-vaccination-rates#tab-product_tab_overview

Invest in Trust is a comprehensive guide to building COVID-19 vaccine confidence among CNAs, and we encourage you to download and read it in its entirety. But you may want to jump quickly to key sections, depending on your needs and interests:

  • To better understand why CNAs aren’t getting vaccinated, read Section 2 (page 8).
  • For research-based insights on building vaccine trust, read Section 3 (page 10).
  • For specific actions to build vaccine confidence and reduce barriers, read Section 4 (page 13).
  • For guidance and resources on how to have conversations with CNAs about getting vaccinated, read Section 5 (page 19).
  • To see effective messages that support building vaccine confidence in CNAs, read Section 6 (page 25).
  • For advice on how to use these messages and to access sample communications materials, read Section 7 (page 34).

The guide provides several resources for nursing homes to build confidence including conversation guides, posters, information cards, and designs for pins to celebrate vaccination status.

Conversation Guides

Use these specific recommendations for your one-on-one conversations.

Posters

Download these posters to promote helping people find vaccines, office hours and other vaccine-related messages.

Information Cards: Scheduling Your Vaccination

Print these cards with information about how to schedule or find vaccines locally.

Enamel Pins

Use these pins to present to staff who have been vaccinated with a handwritten thank you note from a supervisor.

NYSHFA/NYSCAL CONTACTS:

Lisa Volk, RN, B.P.S., LNHA
Director, Clinical & Quality Services
518-462-4800 x15

Jackie Pappalardi, RN, BSN
Executive Director
518-462-4800 x16

Tarrah Quinlan, RN, BSN
Director of Education Program Development and Member Operations
518-462-4800 x20

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