On September 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released revised visitation guidance for nursing homes during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. […]
Provider Type: Nursing Homes
Making Care Work Pay
LeadingAge released a new report, Making Care Work Pay: How Paying at Least a Living Wage to Direct Care Workers Could Benefit Care Recipients, Workers, and […]
CMS Releases Rules, Guidance on Nursing Home Testing
Consistent with previous recommendations from CMS and CDC, nursing homes will now be required to test all residents and staff in response to an outbreak, […]
CMS Releases Interim Final Rule on Testing of Nursing Home Staff, Other Provisions
CMS held a phone call for all nursing home providers this afternoon to coincide with the release of an Interim Final Rule with Comments (IFC), […]
Nursing Home CNAs Show 4.76% Hourly Increase
CNA rates continued their upward trend from the 2019 increase of 3.10%. In a comparison by state, the lowest rates were reported in Louisiana at […]
CDC Updates Guidance on Isolation and Precautions for Adults with COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance based on evolving evidence about the efficacy of re-testing COVID-positive adults. CDC asserts, based […]
CMS Announces Changes to 5-Star Rating System; End of Staffing Submission Waiver
In a policy memo on June 25, CMS announced temporary changes to the 5-star rating system on Nursing Home Compare. These changes include freezing pieces […]
Reopening to Visitors: A Review of CMS and States’ Guidance to Nursing Homes
On March 13, CMS issued a memo that drastically changed the way nursing homes operated. In response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, CMS directed nursing […]
Staff Vacations and Travel Considerations During COVID-19
CDC Travel Guidelines: CDC has a broad portfolio of resources geared towards helping individuals consider the risks and benefits of various forms of travel during […]
States Leverage Medicaid to Provide Nursing Homes a Lifeline through COVID-19
Note: Article originially published April 27, updated May 20 and June 12. Nursing homes are on the front lines of COVID-19 and are faced with […]