The most recent COVID-19 county positivity rates are posted here – November 10, 2020. There are many more red zones on this posting than previously. For example, my home state of IA has 94 red zones and 5 yellow zones. There are no green zones currently. Remember that you must … Read More
No update to RAI User’s Manual for FY2021
The RAI User’s Manual will not be updated for FY2021 as per CMS’ original statement regarding such an update. The posting of the page I found late last week was only the required renewal of the PRA – Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. In effect, the combination of the PRA Disclosure Statement and the … Read More
COVID-19 county positivity rates posted – November 2, 2020
The most recent county COVID-19 positivity rates have been posted – November 2, 2020. Archived rates are always available for reference. Remember that staff testing is based on the most recent county COVID-19 positivity rates. For more information, reference QSO-20-38-NH. Want to keep up with the changing COVID-19 situation in skilled nursing? Subscribe to … Read More
CMS COVID-19 nursing home resource center (NEW)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new online platform – the Nursing Home Resource Center – to serve as a centralized hub bringing together the latest information, guidance and data on nursing homes that is important to facilities, frontline providers, residents and their families, especially as … Read More
Face coverings could save 130,000 American lives from COVID-19 by March 2021
This is the title of NIH’s (National Institutes of Health) Director Dr. Francis Collins’ November 3, 2020 post. It is well worth the read and sharing with colleagues, family and friends. Here’s an excerpt from that post: “The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has already claimed the lives of more … Read More