ICAA Discussion Forum on Coronavirus

Discuss experiences and best practices for helping your residents, staff and members—and don’t forget yourself!—maintain well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. ICAA’s Discussion Forum is your platform to share ideas and examples of how you and your organization are handling the novel coronavirus. ICAA encourages you to join the discussion. Please post comments and questions about COVID-19 only.

Let’s learn from and support each other. We are stronger together.

Important:
ICAA asks all participants to be respectful in their comments, to refrain from selling products and to focus on COVID-19 only. Posts will be removed if they do not follow these guidelines.

How are you, your team, and your organization ensuring the physical, emotional, and mental health of your residents and or members during the Coronavirus outbreak?
Colin Milner  July 16, 2024 (8)

Looking for feedback on Touch Town or any other in-house communication systems
Suzy Vaile  July 16, 2024 (0)

Hi! How is your community using the in house TV channels for resident communication and programming during COVID 19? Specifically Independent Living residents. What equipment, web based software are you using to input content out to residents via the In House TV Channels? Are you only doing live streaming or showing content from other sources such as You tube? Are you showing content from your entertainers virtually and if so how?
Alice Smith  July 16, 2024 (0)

So, as a Fitness Director in a Life Plan Community (CCRC), how do we start getting back to
Carolyn Leevy  July 16, 2024 (0)

What steps (if any) are your facilities taking to re-open to visitors/vendors?
Michelle  July 16, 2024 (0)

As you begin to reopen your exercise equipment areas and pool, what will be your guidelines? Will you require your residents to wear masks while exercising or will you only have them be at least 6 feet apart?
Patti  July 16, 2024 (2)

Any examples of policies regarding not accepting items in facility due to pandemic?
Kathryn Cordova   July 16, 2024 (0)

Killing viruses with UV light and safety
Rod Heller  July 16, 2024 (0)

What are some strategies and ideas for engaging IL residents during pandemic?
Jim Mangol  July 16, 2024 (0)

Facility Guidance
Kathy O'Toole  July 16, 2024 (1)

Just thought I'd share some fun things we are doing at Still Hopes Retirement Community to get through this time of social distancing.
Sherry French  July 16, 2024 (0)

How is everyone handling the psychosocial needs of our residents during this uncertain times of COVID-19?
Wendy Briggs  July 16, 2024 (2)

Yoga Outside
June Kittay  July 16, 2024 (2)

Best Practices to keep our residents safe during COVID19 outbreak https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6646863030040829952/
Anne Ellett, N.P., M.S.N.  July 16, 2024 (0)

how long are you planning for programming (closures and changes)?
Luanne Whitmarsh  July 16, 2024 (3)

Any ideas for keeping residents engaged during seclusion if they are not technologically savvy?
Liz Ford  July 16, 2024 (6)

Contracted arts and wellness providers- how to continue to offer services on line offerings especially in memory care.
Marilyn McLaughlin  July 16, 2024 (1)

Wellness Team Meeting
Diana Goergen  July 16, 2024 (0)

What 6 feet apart/limited contact activity ideas are others using to get LTC/SNF residents out of their room with precautions in place at this time? Memory Care?
Kathryn Cordova   July 16, 2024 (1)

Residents engagement during quarantine
Janet Olson   July 16, 2024 (3)

Keeping residents meaningfully engaged while in seclusion
Julie  July 16, 2024 (0)

Coronavirus
kimberly offield  July 16, 2024 (0)

I will like to know how everyone is coping. How are you able to call your associates and residents down? What are some of the activities you are doig to keep your residnets active and calm?
Belinda Degboe  July 16, 2024 (3)

Just looking to get involved in the discussions
Josh Peterson  July 16, 2024 (2)

What are you doing to boost staff or your customer moral?
Carleton  July 16, 2024 (2)