Welcome! Georgia Senior Living Association (GSLA) is the State Affiliate of Argentum. GSLA is a non-profit trade association incorporated in 1998 representing Georgia's senior living industry and the growing population it serves. GSLA members range from freestanding assisted living residences and licensed personal care homes to retirement campuses where assisted living may be a component.
We THANK our providers and care partners for working through this crisis!
See below for updates and guidelines from DPH and CDC.
See below for updates and guidelines from DPH and CDC.
The Resource Request process for PPE assistance has been streamlined,
effective March 24, 2020
Alexandra R. Benoit, MBA, MHA, Vulnerable Populations Coordinator, Division of Health Protection, Emergency Preparedness & Response, Georgia Department of Public Health
Please understand that our request to the federal stockpile is not able to be totally fulfilled and supplies are limited. Your request may be partially fulfilled, or requested amounts may be significantly lowered, per supply availability. Continue to try to source materials through your supply chains.
Please submit your forms by noon on the following days:
- Saturday for Tuesday deliveries - Monday for Thursday deliveries - Wednesday for Saturday deliveries
For resource request follow up questions, please call 404-852-0250
effective March 24, 2020
Alexandra R. Benoit, MBA, MHA, Vulnerable Populations Coordinator, Division of Health Protection, Emergency Preparedness & Response, Georgia Department of Public Health
Please understand that our request to the federal stockpile is not able to be totally fulfilled and supplies are limited. Your request may be partially fulfilled, or requested amounts may be significantly lowered, per supply availability. Continue to try to source materials through your supply chains.
Please submit your forms by noon on the following days:
- Saturday for Tuesday deliveries - Monday for Thursday deliveries - Wednesday for Saturday deliveries
For resource request follow up questions, please call 404-852-0250
Important Updates from CDC & GDPH, Friday, March 27, 2020
Alexandra R. Benoit, MBA, MHA, Vulnerable Populations Coordinator, Division of Health Protection,
Emergency Preparedness & Response, Georgia Department of Public Health
Alexandra R. Benoit, MBA, MHA, Vulnerable Populations Coordinator, Division of Health Protection,
Emergency Preparedness & Response, Georgia Department of Public Health
March 25, 2020: Important Regulatory Updates
UPDATES, March 19, 2020, from GA DPH, CDC, and GA DCH (click here for DPH email)
CDC UPDATES:
DPH Updates
- COVID-19 Testing Priorities
- Specimen Point of Collection HCP Flow Chart
- SPOC Data Instructions for Healthcare Providers
CDC UPDATES:
- Recommendations on Adult Elective Surgeries, Non-Essential Medical, Surgical, and Dental Procedures During COVID-19 Response
- CDC’s COCA Call Recording - Update and Information for Long-term Care Facilities
DPH Updates
- Emergency Declaration HC Providers Fact Sheet
- Emory PPE COVID-19 Resources Page - Printable donning/doffing guide and conservation measures
UPDATES: March 6, 2020
Below is COVID-19 guidance provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
The information was shared by Elaine Wright, DCH Deputy Director, and Alexandra R. Benoit, Vulnerable Populations Coordinator, GA Dept. of Public Health. One of the documents provides strategies specifically for long-term care communities.
Healthcare Supply of Personal Protective Equipment
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/healthcare-supply-ppe-index.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/checklist-n95-strategy.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/release-stockpiled-N95.html
Resources for Healthcare Facilities
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/index.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/steps-to-prepare.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/guidance-hcf.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/prevent-spread-in-long-term-care-facilities.html
Optimizing N95 Strategies
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirators-strategy/index.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirators-strategy/conventional-capacity-strategies.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirators-strategy/contingency-capacity-strategies.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirators-strategy/crisis-alternate-strategies.html
Below is COVID-19 guidance provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
The information was shared by Elaine Wright, DCH Deputy Director, and Alexandra R. Benoit, Vulnerable Populations Coordinator, GA Dept. of Public Health. One of the documents provides strategies specifically for long-term care communities.
Healthcare Supply of Personal Protective Equipment
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/healthcare-supply-ppe-index.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/checklist-n95-strategy.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/release-stockpiled-N95.html
Resources for Healthcare Facilities
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/index.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/steps-to-prepare.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/guidance-hcf.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/prevent-spread-in-long-term-care-facilities.html
Optimizing N95 Strategies
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirators-strategy/index.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirators-strategy/conventional-capacity-strategies.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirators-strategy/contingency-capacity-strategies.html
· https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirators-strategy/crisis-alternate-strategies.html
GSLA's 2020 Conference & Trade Show is still on!
Please plan to join us at the Infinite Energy Center – FORUM
October 27-28, 2020
Please plan to join us at the Infinite Energy Center – FORUM
October 27-28, 2020
GSLA is following this pending Georgia legislation:
State Representative Sharon Cooper, Chairman of the Health & Human Services Committee, introduced House Bill 987 Senior Care Enhancement on February 20, 2020.
UPDATE: The bill was passed by the House. It is now in the Senate.
The Georgia 2020 Legislative Session has been suspended until further notice.
State Representative Sharon Cooper, Chairman of the Health & Human Services Committee, introduced House Bill 987 Senior Care Enhancement on February 20, 2020.
UPDATE: The bill was passed by the House. It is now in the Senate.
The Georgia 2020 Legislative Session has been suspended until further notice.
Welcome to Our New Members!
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Providers
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Industry Partners
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Thank You to our GSLA Conference Sponsors
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PLATINUM
Providers Brookdale Senior Living Oaks Senior Living Industry Partners Guardian Pharmacy Stegenga + Partners |
GOLD
Providers The Arbor Company Atria Senior Living CaraVita Senior Care Management Five Star Senior Living Parc Communities Phoenix Senior Living Sunrise Senior Living |
SILVER
Providers Beacon Communities Great Oaks Senior Living Holbrook Life Industry Partners Managed Health Solutions Pharmacy |
Thank You to our 2019 GSLA Conference Exhibitors
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2020 GSLA Conference & Trade Show Please plan to join us October 27-28, 2020 Infinite Energy Center – FORUM |
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