As of late April, about 29% of the United States’ population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
As the nation works toward herd immunity from the virus, home care providers are tasked with keeping track of the vaccination statuses of both their staff and clients, a job as tedious as it is crucial.
Using the COVID-19 Vaccinations Report, a built-in tool in an intuitive home care software, administrators can easily manage all vaccination updates, allowing for safer, more efficient scheduling and helping meet infection control compliance.
Tracking Vaccines Helps Matching
A major concern among home care providers is a client turning away their caregiver because they are unvaccinated. This can lead to a decline in referrals and poor client outcomes. However, with only a small percentage of United States businesses planning to require all their employees to receive the vaccine, it is imperative that organizations keep track of their staff’s vaccine decisions.
Part of a home care scheduler’s job is to match the appropriate caregiver to the client; receiving or declining the COVID-19 vaccination should now be included as a factor in matching.
Until the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, scheduling a caregiver based on vaccination status needs to become a new normal.
The COVID-19 Vaccinations Report
Much like many other reports in the Axxess Home Care Report Center, the COVID-19 Vaccinations Report was designed as a quick and easy tool for organizations to monitor the vaccination statuses of both their staff and clients.
It is best practice for home care organizations to routinely update vaccination statuses as needed and set aside time each week to monitor vaccination progress. Report results can be filtered by date and by location and can be exported into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Implementing the COVID-19 Vaccinations Report in Scheduling
The Axxess Home Care Scheduling Center provides schedulers with the necessary tools to plan visits efficiently and effectively, leading to happier caregivers and clients.
Schedulers can add COVID-19 vaccination status and preference as a matching feature for caregivers and clients. By regularly updating and monitoring the COVID-19 Vaccinations Report, schedulers can confidently match the safest caregiver to the client.
Stay Prepared with Infection Control Documentation
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) implemented COVID-19-specific infection control guidelines for healthcare providers, and the preparation of a vaccination report is a major component of their three pillars of prevention, control and education.
Knowing the value of an established emergency plan, this report will serve your organization well in that regard. The more infection control documentation organizations collect, the better prepared organizations will be for an unexpected inspection or virus outbreak.
Keeping clients and caregivers safe should be your priority. Share reliable resources with employees who are hesitant to receive the vaccine, making sure to only educate and inform without pressuring them into deciding. Ingratiate use of the COVID-19 Vaccinations Report into home care operations and remain confident that you’ve taken the precautions to protect all stakeholders involved.
Axxess Home Care is a cloud-based home care software that prioritizes client and caregiver safety with the Infectious Disease Profile built in, enabling organizations to screen for COVID-19 and document immunizations easily.