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 01, 2022 (8)

Looking for feedback on Touch Town or any other in-house communication systems
Suzy Vaile  July 01, 2022 (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 01, 2022 (0)

So, as a Fitness Director in a Life Plan Community (CCRC), how do we start getting back to
Carolyn Leevy  July 01, 2022 (0)

What steps (if any) are your facilities taking to re-open to visitors/vendors?
Michelle  July 01, 2022 (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 01, 2022 (2)

Any examples of policies regarding not accepting items in facility due to pandemic?
Kathryn Cordova   July 01, 2022 (0)

Killing viruses with UV light and safety
Rod Heller  July 01, 2022 (0)

What are some strategies and ideas for engaging IL residents during pandemic?
Jim Mangol  July 01, 2022 (0)

Facility Guidance
Kathy O'Toole  July 01, 2022 (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 01, 2022 (0)

How is everyone handling the psychosocial needs of our residents during this uncertain times of COVID-19?
Wendy Briggs  July 01, 2022 (2)

Yoga Outside
June Kittay  July 01, 2022 (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 01, 2022 (0)

how long are you planning for programming (closures and changes)?
Luanne Whitmarsh  July 01, 2022 (3)

Any ideas for keeping residents engaged during seclusion if they are not technologically savvy?
Liz Ford  July 01, 2022 (6)

Contracted arts and wellness providers- how to continue to offer services on line offerings especially in memory care.
Marilyn McLaughlin  July 01, 2022 (1)

Wellness Team Meeting
Diana Goergen  July 01, 2022 (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 01, 2022 (1)

Residents engagement during quarantine
Janet Olson   July 01, 2022 (3)

Keeping residents meaningfully engaged while in seclusion
Julie  July 01, 2022 (0)

Coronavirus
kimberly offield  July 01, 2022 (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 01, 2022 (3)

Just looking to get involved in the discussions
Josh Peterson  July 01, 2022 (2)

What are you doing to boost staff or your customer moral?
Carleton  July 01, 2022 (2)