Help us tell the stories about all the great things happening in Virginia’s long term care communities. Following us on Facebook and Twitter plus liking, sharing, and retweeting our posts helps more people keep up with the good news. We have also prepared content that you can post to your channels. 

If you have stories to share, please send them to Amy Hewett. We will be amplifying stories on our social media accounts and are looking for news and opinions to share with media outlets across the commonwealth.  

We also encourage you to use CareNotCOVID.com to help us tell the stories of #LTCHeroes on the front lines in Virginia.

If you need some advice on using social media, refer to our Social Media Toolkit.

Content to Share on Social Media 

#CareNotCOVID
We want to continue promotion of the #CareNotCOVID portal, particularly with regard to great stories of care and recovery

Now more than ever, long term caregivers are making sacrifices to ensure the frail and elderly are kept healthy and engaged. These #LTCHeroes tell incredible stories. #CareNotCOVID https://carenotcovid.com/faces/

Do you know an #LTCHero who has gone to great lengths or sacrificed to care for seniors? Join in an share your #CareNotCOVID story https://carenotcovid.com/faces/

Meet some of the long term care residents who have recovered from #COVID19, and the #LTCHeroes who are working to make recoveries possible. https://carenotcovid.com/faces/

Long term caregivers are not only tireless in their effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, they are also part of so many stories of recovery. #LTCHeroes #CareNotCOVID https://carenotcovid.com/faces/

Resources for Connecting
We recently released a new batch of resources to help patients and residents stay connected during this difficult time.

It’s more important than ever to stay connected with loved ones and friends. It’s important to ensure the vulnerable are kept safe, but this doesn’t mean they have to be totally isolated. https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/ahca-ncal-releases-guidance-to-help-residents-stay-connected-with-loved-ones/

Together, apart. Long term care centers are trying all kinds of new ways to get seniors engaged with their peers and loved ones. Looking for new ways to connect, @ahcancal has resources: https://www.ahcancal.org/facility_operations/disaster_planning/Documents/Keeping-People-Connected.pdf

It’s more important than ever to show love to one another, even when that means we need to distance to keep the vulnerable safe. Long term care providers are learning how: https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/ahca-ncal-releases-guidance-to-help-residents-stay-connected-with-loved-ones/

What the Experts are Saying
Public health experts share their professional opinions on why COVID spread in long term care.

Nursing homes fought to keep COVID out of buildings, but experts are saying community spread made it a nearly impossible task in some situations. https://www.ahcancal.org/News/news_releases/Documents/Analysis-COVID-Outbreaks-in-Nursing-Homes.pdf

That the experts are saying: COVID spread in nursing homes predicted mostly by community factors, not individual buildings. https://www.ahcancal.org/News/news_releases/Documents/Analysis-COVID-Outbreaks-in-Nursing-Homes.pdf