Extended Staffing Resources and New Request Form

 

To: Residential Care Facilities (Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Group Homes, and Intermediate Care Facilities)   From: HFEMS Residential Care Strike Team   The Strike Team, in conjunction with the Staffing Shortage Fusion Center (SSFC), has provided staffing resources in residential care facilities experiencing critical staff shortages as a result of COVID-19 since November 2020. As of March 31, 2021, the SSFC has officially demobilized after successfully staffing 4,850 shifts in 58 different facilities across the state.   The Strike Team will continue to provide staffing assistance and has extended the availability of clinical and non-clinical staffing resources to ensure the health and safety of residents during critical COVID-19-related staffing shortages in residential care facilities.   Extended Staffing Resources: The Colorado National Guard 12 national guard members Can provide administrative and non-medical support as well as basic resident care including activities of daily living All guards members are qualified medication administration personnel (QMAPs) and can administer medications in assisted living, group home, and intermediate care facility settings. Rapid-Response Nursing Team 6 RNs, 3 LPNs and 3 CNAs Contracted and managed by Healthcare Workforce Logistics (HWL) Can be deployed to facilities within 24-48 hours for short-term clinical staffing support   To request staffing support, complete and submit the updated Staffing Request Form. This is a new form and the previous link no longer accepts requests. If you have not submitted a request in the past 30 days, please complete a new request on the form provided. Please note that the extended staffing resources are available to support short-term staffing shortages as a direct result of COVID-19 and cannot be utilized to address general workforce shortages at this time. Please direct questions to residentialcarestriketeam@state.co.us.