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Immunizations in Long-term Care Facilities
Why vaccinate long-term care residents?
- They have a high risk of hospitalization from COVID-19, flu and RSV.
- COVID-19 hospitalizations are 8 times higher for nursing home residents.
- Adults 65 years of age and older have the highest rates of hospitalization during most flu seasons.
- 17% of hospitalized patients with RSV were long-term care residents.
CMS: Easy Billing Guide (PDF)
Explanation of how Medicare pays for vaccines administered during a patient’s stay in a nursing home.CDC: Viral Respiratory Pathogens Toolkit for Nursing Homes
Information on how to prepare for and respond to nursing home residents or health care personnel (HCP) who develop signs or symptoms of a respiratory viral infection.
Long-term care respiratory season kick-off webinar
Long-term Care Respiratory Season Kick-off Webinar
Recorded on August 29, 2024. Learn about vaccination updates for the 2024-25 respiratory season for flu, COVID-19, and RSV including information from MIIC, infection control and survey.
- Transcript: Long-term Care Respiratory Season Kick-off Webinar
- Respiratory Season Kickoff Webinar Evaluation
Long-term care immunization webinar series
Webinar one - Feb. 14, 2024
Vaccine Recommendations and the Adult Immunization Schedule
Learn about the benefits of vaccination, adult immunization schedules, and health care personnel immunization recommendations.
Webinar two - Feb. 21, 2024
Deciding Who to Vaccinate and Storage and Handling
Learn about how to decide to vaccinate residents and/or staff and guidelines for storage and handling of vaccines.
Webinar three - Feb. 28, 2024
Basics for Vaccination Services and Best Practices for Vaccine Administration and Documentation
Learn about ways to successfully offer vaccinations in your facility, injection safety, and documentation.
Webinar four - March 13, 2024
Strategies to Improve Adult Immunization Rates and Billing
Learn about the Moving Needles project and how it helped improve adult vaccinations rates in post-acute and long-term care pilot sites.
Additional resources
- Long-term Care: COVID-19
Information and resources related to testing, infection prevention and control, vaccination and more. - Long-term Care: Influenza
Interim guidance, vaccination information and other resources for long-term care facilities.