Full Speed Ahead!
Full Speed Ahead! COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Quickinar Series and Office Hours
Key Program Elements
To achieve a dramatic increase in booster rates, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a nationwide campaign to increase COVID-19 vaccine boosters in nursing homes. Health Services Advisory Group, the Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization in Arizona and California, will be supporting nursing homes in these efforts.
October, November, December 2022 NHSN Office Hours
Every Tuesday 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon PT | Register Here
Quickinar Series and Office Hours Recordings and Materials
Launch Full Speed Ahead! Booster Program | January 21, 2022 (Past Event)
COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Program Action Plan | January 28, 2022 (Past Event)
Securing an Onsite Booster Clinic | February 4, 2022 (Past Event)
How to Administer Boosters In-House | February 11, 2022 (Past Event)
Vaccine Booster Messaging | February 18, 2022 (Past Event)
Marketing Your Vaccine Program Success | February 25, 2022 (Past Event)
Checking in on Our Goals | March 4, 2022 (Past Event)
Strengthening Your NHSN Data Reporting Program | March 11, 2022 (Past Event)
Sharing Success: Nursing Home Best Practice; Tracking Booster Eligibility and Preparing for Survey | March 18, 2022 (Past Event)
Sharing Success: Nursing Home Best Practice; Addressing Short-Stay Resident Challenges | March 25, 2022 (Past Event)
Celebrating Success! | April 1, 2022 (Past Event)
NHSN Updates to Vaccine Tracking | April 8, 2022 (Past Event)
Motivational Interviewing | April 15, 2022 (Past Event)
Resources for the New IP | April 22, 2022 (Past Event)
The Second Booster | April 29, 2022 (Past Event)
- PowerPoint Presentation (HSAG Opening Slides)
- PowerPoint Presentation (CDPH Slides)
- Recording
Rediscover Your QAPI Program | Mary 6, 2022 (Past Event)
Vaccine Survey Readiness | May 13, 2022 (Past Event)
Staff Burnout and Psychological PPE | May 20, 2022 (Past Event)
Vaccine Hesitancy | May 27, 2022 | (Past Event)
Full Speed Ahead! COVID-19 Vaccination Recognition Program
Key Program Elements
- Create COVID-19 vaccine program team to carry out tasks, including director and assistant director of nursing, and unit managers.
- Enter weekly vaccine data into the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for compliance, to prioritize outreach, and to monitor goal.
Materials
- Full Speed Ahead! Program Informational Handout
- Vaccination Program Recommendations
- Vaccination Vision Board/Goal Poster
Quickinar Series
As a continuation to the Invest in Trust Webinar, HSAG hosted a 5-part quickinar series focusing on resources and strategies to improve your COVID-19 vaccination rates--recordings for the series are available.
- Launch Full Speed Ahead! Program (Past Event)
- August 5, 2021 | 10:30-11:00 a.m.
- Event Recording Available Here.
- PowerPoint Presentation Available Here.
- The Moveable Middle (Past Event)
- August 19, 2021 | 10:30-11:00 a.m.
- Event Recording Available Here.
- PowerPoint Presentation Available Here.
- The Moved Middle (Past Event)
- September 2, 2021 | 10:30-11:00 a.m.
- Event Recording Available Here.
- PowerPoint Presentation Available Here.
- Invest in Trust Strategies, Part 2 (Past Event)
- September 16, 2021 | 10:30-11:00 a.m.
- Event Recording Available Here.
- Celebrate Success (Past Event)
- September 30, 2021 | 10:30-11:00 a.m.
- Event Recording Available Here.
- PowerPoint Presentation Available Here.
Resources
National
How to Request a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic On-Site or in a Retail Pharmacy Location | CDC
Long-Term Care Phamacies Participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program (cdc.gov)
Arizona
Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)
Main website: ADHS - Home (azdhs.gov)
If you are interested in working with ADHS to host an on-site vaccination clinic, mobile event, or are requesting assistance within home vaccination please fill out a request form for more information.
ADHS Vaccine Clinic Request Form: LTCF COVID-19 Vaccine Request Form (google.com)
Contact: healthequity@azdhs.gov
Maricopa County Department of Health Services (MCDPH)
Main website: COVID-19 Vaccine | Maricopa County, AZ
Use the following link to find mobile COVID-19 vaccine providers who serve your area. COVID-19 Mobile Vaccine Providers | Maricopa County, AZ
If you are interested in working with MCDPH to host an on-site vaccination clinic, please fill out a request form for more information.
MCDPH Vaccine Clinic Request Form: Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
Contact: LTCVaccination@maricopa.gov | 602.506.6767
Pima County Department of Public Health (PCDPH)
Main website: COVID-19 Vaccine Information & Registration - Pima County
LTCF resources: PCHD Resources and Requests - Pima County
Email the PCHD Congregate Care Vaccine Team at CongregateVaccine@pima.gov for information on LTCF onsite and community vaccinations available in Pima County.
Contact: CongregateVaccine@pima.gov
California
California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Main website: COVID-19 Vaccines (ca.gov)
The LTCF COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit has been developed as a resource to ensure that LTC residents and staff have continued access to primary series or booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The following are vaccine access options and resources LTCF_Toolkit_10.01.21.pdf (eziz.org)
If your facility still needs vaccination access assistance after reaching out to pharmacies and local health departments, fill out a request form: LTCF Vaccine Access Assistance Request (office.com)
Access the HSAG NHSN Help Page for more information.
Motivational Interviewing
- Vaccine Acceptance: Motivational Interviewing Tip Sheet
- Vaccine Acceptance: Motivational Interviewing Role Play Script
- Vaccine Acceptance: Motivational Interviewing HSAG Hosted Webinar (May 25, 2021)
- “Getting to Yes: A Nursing Home’s Mission to Vaccinate Hesitant Staff”
- IHI Conversation Guide to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake
QAPI
- 5 Why's - Path's to Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance
- COVID-19 Vaccination Plan: Prioritized Risks, Goals, Strategies, and Implementation
- Root-Cause Analysis: Vaccination Compliance
- COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Change Ideas
Vaccine Evidence
- FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
- Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines Against COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, January–March 2021
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Facts and Data
- Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Among Health Care Personnel — 33 U.S. Sites, January–March 2021
- Vaccine Acceptance: Motivational Interviewing HSAG Hosted Webinar (May 25, 2021)
- CDC: mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Reduce the Risk of Infection by 91% for Fully Vaccinated People
- CDC Data: Why Is It Important to Get the COVID-19 Booster Vaccine?
Peer Ambassadors
- Video: Long-Term Care Community Champions: Voices From the Front Line
- Video: COVID-19 Vaccinations--Perspectives from a Nursing Home CNA
- Video: Nursing Home Worker Goes From COVID Vaccine Skeptic to Advocate
Other Communication Strategies
- AHCA Long-Term Care Providers Resources
- Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates Among CNAs (AHRQ)
- Invest in Trust Webinar Recording (July 19, 2021)
- Invest in Trust Webinar Presentation (July 19, 2021)
- Communication Strategies for Promoting COVID-19 Acceptance
- Human-Centered Recommendations for Increasing Vaccine Uptake
- CDC Infographics/One-Pagers: How mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Work
National Data
Arizona Data
California Data
Infection-Related Guidelines
- CDC Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID Vaccination
- CMS LTCF Testing Requirements for Nursing Homes
- CMS Memo on Nursing Home Visitation Guidance COVID-19
- CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff
- Ensuring COVID Vaccine Safety in the United States
- CDC Post Vaccine Considerations for Residents
Arizona Guidance
California AFLs
State/County Vaccine Locators
Arizona
- Arizona: Find COVID-19 Vaccines
- Maricopa County COVID-19 Vaccine Locations
- Pima County COVID-19 Vaccine Locations and Mobile Clinic Sites
- Coconino County COVID-19 Vaccine Locations and Pop-up Events
- AHCCCS Reimbursement Initiative for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) to Vaccine Locations
- AHCCCS Vaccine Navigators
California
- Vaccination Sites Throughout Los Angeles
- Vaccinate Los Angeles County
- Vaccination Access Across California
Long-Term Care Pharmacies
- CMS Review of Current Standards of Practice for LTC Pharmacy Services
- How Do I Find a COVID-19 Vaccine?
- LTC Pharmacies Participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program
- Pharmacy Partnership for LTC Program for COVID-19 Vaccination
Vaccine Mobile Clinics
Arizona
- Maricopa County Community Vaccine Event Partner Registration
- 911OccMed Mobile Vaccine Clinic Service
California
- Riverside County Mobile Clinics
- Mobile Vaccination Team at Long Beach Health & Human Services
- Shasta County - Mobile Vaccination Team Support