Yearly Archives: 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters. We are dedicated to helping ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the virus. Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act...

Updated Guidance from CMS and CDC on Testing, Visitation, and Activities in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination (AHCA/NCAL) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated guidance for long term facilities today in response to COVID-19 vaccination. The following key changes...

Memorandum Summary – Ref: QSO-21-17-NH (4/8/21) CMS continues to review the need for existing waivers issued in response to the Public Health Emergency (PHE). Over the course of the PHE, nursing homes have developed policies or other practices that we believe mitigates the need for certain waivers. Therefore, CMS...

University of Missouri News Bureau. (April 5, 2021). Improving Care for Older Adults. Jefferson City News Tribune, pp. 9.

As COVID-19 vaccines continue rolling out across the country, CMS is taking action to protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and providers and keeping you updated on the latest COVID-19 resources from HHS, CDC and CMS. With information coming from many different sources, CMS has up-to-date...

A plan of correction (POC) must be submitted within 10 calendar days from the date the facility receives its Form CMS-2567. According to the State Operations Manual (SOM) §7317, an acceptable POC must: Address how corrective action will be accomplished for those residents found to have been affected by...

Ongoing Vaccination Efforts These options presented are to allow flexibility for communities to establish the best path forward. There are several decision points that will need to be made in making this decision. The primary decision communities will need to make is which vaccine will be utilized. There are...

Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Nursing Homes (updated 3/29/21) Summary of Recent Changes Two prior guidance documents, “Responding to COVID-19 in Nursing Homes” and “Performing Facility-wide SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Nursing Homes” were merged with this guidance. The criteria for health department notification was...

As COVID-19 vaccines continue rolling out across the country, CMS is taking action to protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and providers and keeping you updated on the latest COVID-19 resources from HHS, CDC and CMS. With information coming from many different sources, CMS has up-to-date...

On March 10, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued updated guidance for nursing homes to safely expand visitation options during the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE). CMS has released a graphic to further...