Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Nursing Homes
COVID-19 Vaccines
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for COVID-19 Vaccines focused on measuring COVID-19, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Nursing Homes, Health Personnel, Vaccine Hesitancy, Vaccine Uptake, Vaccine Acceptance
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- Residents: Long-stay residents who have been in one of our participating skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for at least 100 days and who are alive on the date that the first round of vaccines is available.
- Staff: Staff providing care in one of our participating skilled nursing facilities during the vaccine clinics.
Exclusion criteria:
- Facilities: Facilities with evidence of institutional instability at time of recruitment or otherwise determined by the SNF CEO to be unable to participate in the high touch intervention.
- Residents: Residents who have been in one of our participating SNFs for less than 100 days or who died or were transferred before the date the first vaccine was delivered to the facility.
- Staff: Staff who are not a "usual" provider within the SNF (for instance, a visiting hospice provider).
Sites / Locations
- Mission Health
- Nexion Health
- Vetter Senior Living
- Genesis HealthCare
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Usual care
High touch
Facilities in the 'usual care' arm will be offered electronic messaging and education regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. This material stems from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) resources and represents a suggested approach to reduce vaccine hesitancy in staff and residents/proxies (e.g., legally authorized representatives, powers of attorney). This electronic quality improvement (QI) material will be developed as part of a QI initiative and disseminated by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) to the SNF chains and using social media.
Facilities in the 'high touch' arm will receive the same electronic messaging and educational material as in the 'usual care' arm but will receive an additional high touch multi-pronged behavioral intervention.