Clinical Care: Managing COVID Positive Residents The June 18, 2020 National Nursing Home Training Call (4th in the series): Clinical Care: Managing COVID-Positive Residents was a great session! If you missed the session, want to experience it again and/or share the information with a colleague or your team, here’s the webpage with those materials: … Read More
COVID-19 nursing home data posted for week ending June 7, 2020
CMS has posted COVID-19 Nursing Home data submitted for week ending June 7, 2020. This dataset was last updated June 18, 2020 In addition to the above, there are a number of maps and graphics related to resident cases and deaths on this webpage as well as a wealth of … Read More
Toolkit on state actions to mitigate COVID-19 prevalence in nursing homes …version 3
CMS has again updated the Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes … Version 3. This latest update (June 15, 2020) follows the original posted on May 13, 2020 with the second version on June 3, 2020. This is a 134-page toolkit; the original version was 74 … Read More
CDC releases consolidated COVID-19 testing recommendations
On Saturday, June 13, 2020, CDC “released consolidated recommendations for COVID-19 testing, including interim testing guidelines for nursing home residents and healthcare personnel, as well as testing strategy options for high-density critical infrastructure workplaces after a COVID-19 case is identified. These recommendations compile and update previous testing guidance. The consolidated … Read More
GAO report: Infection control deficiencies were widespread and persistent in NHs prior to COVID-19 pandemic
In a May 20, 2020 letter to Congress, specifically to Senator Ron Wyden, the ranking member of the Finance Committee, the Government Accountability Office responded to a request “to examine CMS’s oversight of infection prevention and control protocols and the adequacy of emergency preparedness standards for emerging infectious diseases in … Read More