Pandemic-inspired Best Practices for ALFs and SNFs

The past few years have forced healthcare facilities like yours to pivot constantly. It has been a whirlwind trying to keep up with shifting safety regulations, retaining and hiring staff, and continuing to deliver quality care to concerned patients.

As we’ve navigated the COVID-19 pandemic alongside our facility partners, they have appreciated the steadfast foundation of our staffing firm that’s built on communication and flexibility. Even though we’re in the “new normal,” these tenets have always been the status quo for us at weCare.

Through these challenging times, our facility partners trusted us to handle their staffing needs, which empowered them to focus on improving care and preparing for new ways to get ahead of supporting patient needs. Here are some of those recommended strategies:

• • • Create a checklist for signs/symptoms, so your team doesn’t have to recreate the wheel and processes start off efficiently.
    • Optimize your testing and screening practices.
    • Develop and systematize social isolation strategies, including visitor restrictions.
    • Determine what locations in your facility can be dedicated isolation or quarantine rooms.
    • Provide education for your staff to understand and recognize the impacts on the psychological and emotional well-being of those in their care (and their peers).
    • Practice regular epidemic/pandemic exercises so in times of need they become second nature.
    • Attend webinars to keep you and your team’s knowledge sharp – you never know when you’ll need those skills.

As we look to the future with our facility partners, it’s possible that new layouts and occupancy restrictions could drive profitability to more mid-sized facilities. Make sure you’re positioning yours to capitalize on industry changes. Stay ahead of the curve by putting your energy and expertise to work to benefit patient care – and leave the staffing to us.

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We know firsthand how difficult it is to fill certain positions for facilities like yours. That’s why we provide highly qualified professionals who possess the specific qualifications your facility needs to provide the utmost in quality care, at any time. After all, weCare.

Find out why so many businesses choose weCare Staffing Service by contacting us today. We promise you won’t be disappointed and are standing by to answer your questions and learn more about how we can help.