CMS likely to require more COVID-19 case information from nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 13, 2020
Officials are expected to ask eldercare facilities to share more information about confirmed COVID-19 cases with staff, residents and families.
BREAKING: New CMS rule requires LTC providers to report weekly COVID vaccine data, which will be made...
By
Danielle Brown
May 11, 2021
Long-term care facilities will be required to report weekly data on COVID-19 vaccination status for both residents and staff, and it will be made public, under a new federal rule released Tuesday.
County COVID-19 rates will dictate staff testing frequency, new CMS guidance says
By
Liza Berger
Aug 27, 2020
Routine testing of staff now will be based on the level of COVID-19 activity in the community. That’s according to official new guidance released Wednesday in response to federal regulatory changes disclosed...
CMS to unveil new mandatory coronavirus testing, accounting requirements for nursing homes: report
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2020
Nursing homes could soon be subject to more coronavirus testing and reporting regulations.