Trump Administration Strengthens COVID-19 Surveillance with New Reporting and Testing Requirements for Nursing Homes, Other Providers
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced sweeping regulatory changes that require nursing homes to test staff and offer testing to residents for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)….
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Trump Administration Launches National Training Program to Strengthen Nursing Home Infection Control Practices
Today, under the leadership of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing an unprecedented national nursing home training program for frontline nursing home staff and…
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West Virginia Nursing Home Visitation Ban Ends Tuesday
The statewide ban on visitation at nursing homes in West Virginia is lifted as of Tuesday, Aug. 25, as the new color-coded system goes into place.
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OCR Resolves Complaint with Utah after It Revised Crisis Standards of Care to Protect against Age and Disability Discrimination
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it has reached an early case resolution with the state of Utah after…
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Gaping bedsores, head injuries, broken bones. NJ missed neglect in nursing homes, feds say.
Nursing homes in New Jersey have not consistently reported cases of suspected neglect and mistreatment and state inspectors too frequently have missed the signs that residents may have been intentionally harmed
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Mathematica Releases Interim Report for Connecticut’s COVID-19 Response in Long-Term Care Facilities
Mathematica released an interim report detailing its preliminary assessment of the COVID-19 outbreak in long-term care facilities as well as a
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Report Recommends Ways to Preserve Expanded Telehealth
A new report, “Telehealth During a Time of Crisis: Medicare Experiences Amid COVID-19”, recommends ways to preserve the expanded use of telehealth that has come from the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Pennsylvania Orders Further COVID-19 Protection for Long-Term Care Facility Staff
In response to concerns from frontline workers, the Secretary of Health issued an order requiring long-term care facilities to take additional steps to protect their staff and residents from COVID-19….
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PA DOH Highlights July 2020 Nursing Home Inspection, Sanction Information Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
In the July 2020 report, Pennsylvania Department of Health nursing home surveyors conducted 330 inspections of nursing homes, including 295 complaint investigations.
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CMS Announces Resumption of Routine Inspections of All Provider and Suppliers, Issues Updated Enforcement Guidance to States, and Posts Toolkit to Assist Nursing Homes
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will resume routine inspections of all Medicare and Medicaid certified providers and suppliers to improve the safety and quality of life of patients and residents.
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