CDC Releases Updated Recommendations for Healthcare Providers
On May 8th, the CDC updated recommendations to coincide with the ending of the public health emergency on May 11, 2023. This LeadingAge article provides details. The Community Transmission rates metric for SARS-CoV-2 data...
Nursing Home CMS QSO MEMO Update on Testing
Effective May 11th QSO-20-38-NH is no longer in effect. Testing for COVID-19 should be conducted by following accepted national standards, such as CDC recommendations. Noncompliance related to COVID-19 testing will be cited at F-tag...
CMS Updates Visitation Memo to Align with Ending of the PHE
On May 8th CMS revised QSO-20-39-NH directing nursing homes to follow nationally accepted standards such as the CDC recommendations for resident and staff testing, indoor visitation and the adherence to infection prevention and control. ...
New PRF FAQs, Limits on Using PRF for Lost Revenues and Other Key Date...
HRSA updated its Provider Relief Fund FAQs on May 5th to include additional reporting periods and the end date by which COVID-related lost revenues must be incurred (June 30, 2023) for providers to be...
Changes Coming to NHSN Reporting
As LeadingAge reported a few months ago, CDC is planning to update NHSN reporting for nursing homes due to the end of the PHE. Changes will streamline data elements and reporting as nursing homes...
Line Listings in NHSN for Flu Vax Reporting Fixed
The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) system sent notice to users on May 4th that they were aware of recent issues with line listing reports in the Healthcare Personnel Safety (HPS) Component of NHSN...
CDC Wants Feedback from Nursing Homes on Flu
CDC is requesting feedback from nursing homes on experiences with flu. The goal of this brief CDC survey is to help public health understand if nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities have timely access to influenza...
Weekly Recaps
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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Hands-On Caregiver Workshop is Back!
Looking for ways to show your direct care staff how much you value the work they do? Send them to the Hands-On Caregiver workshop where they will learn from topic experts, connect with peers...
Learn About the MDS Changes that are Coming this Fall
You have heard MDS changes are coming, but what are they and what should you be doing to prepare? This webinar will help you find out. CMS has not revised the MDS since the...
Payroll Based Journaling (PBJ) for SNF and CCRC Webinar
As you know, the PBJ system requires facilities to report hours worked by all employees in certain categories, including direct care staff, administrative staff, and contract staff and the submitted data has a big...
Live, Virtual Resident to Staff Aggression Grant Training June 1st
Get your team registered to be part of this NO COST grant training that others are saying is “excellent,” “the best I’ve been to,” and “engaging and useful.” Join us on Zoom June 1st from...