Long-Term Care Award Enrollment and Reporting Now Open for 2023-2024!
Now is the time to apply for recognition with the new LTC Respiratory Immunization Award. This is an annual LTC provider recognition award that combines health care worker COVID-19 and flu vaccine administration rates into one LTC award program. This award was formerly the COVID-19 Long-Term Care (LTC) Vaccine Champion Award and has now been replaced with this retooled annual award package for LTC staff.
The award is open to LTC providers from all levels of care. You can enroll and report any time through June 3, 2024. The data reporting period is from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024.
Complete these steps to participate:
- Fill out the initial registration survey to participate (7 questions/2 minutes)
- Fill out the data reporting survey to report staff vaccination data (14 questions/3 minutes)
Facilities that report staff vaccine data to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) should complete the initial registration survey, then keep reporting data as usual to NHSN. Duplicate entry in the award reporting survey is not required.
The table below shows staff vaccination percents and their corresponding award levels. Minimum staff vaccination rates to qualify for an award are 55% for flu and 20% for COVID-19. For example, if you had 80% for flu and 39% for COVID-19, then you would qualify for the silver award.
