Closed Doors, Open Hearts: Nursing Homes and COVID-19

Brought to you by AHCA/NCAL, this award-winning short documentary provides an intimate look at the stories of the frontline health care workers and long term care residents in two nursing homes as they dealt with the challenge and tragedy of responding to COVID-19 at the height of the pandemic.
The full film (26 minutes in length) is free to view on AHCA/NCAL’s YouTube channel.

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‭(Hidden)‬ Awards

Capital Emmys

Documentary - Cultural/Topical

Telly Awards

Gold Social Video/General Documentary

Silver General Social Video

Silver General Documentary

Digital Health Association

Silver Award

Press

AHCA Documentary Wins Capital Emmy Award
6.27.2022
The film received a National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Emmy Award in the Documentary – Cultural/Topical category.
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AHCA Documentary Honored With Three Telly Awards, Capital Emmy Award Nomination
5.26.2022
The Telly Awards are premier awards honoring video and television across all screens.
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AHCA Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Gifford speaks with Good Day LA about the documentary
1.13.2022
Dr. Gifford shares how nursing homes are now coping with Omicron and staffing shortages.
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Local nursing home featured in documentary
12.29.2021
Margarita Kechichian, the Executive Director of the Ararat Nursing Facility, speaks to Good Day LA.
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Special Thanks

AHCA/NCAL thanks the staff and residents of The Edgewood Centre in Portsmouth, NH and Ararat Nursing Facility in Los Angeles, CA.

AHCA Documentary Wins Capital Emmy Award
6.27.2022
The film received a National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Emmy Award in the Documentary – Cultural/Topical category.

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AHCA/NCAL offers a promotional toolkit with tips and resources for how to share the documentary with those in long term care and your larger community.

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