On June 1, 2020 CMS published QSO-20-31-All. It is effective immediately and provides in part as follows:
(1) States will need to perform focused infection control surveys (FICS) of 100% of the certified nursing homes in...more
Except in certain compassionate care situations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has called for extremely strict limitations on visitation at nursing homes to stem the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic...more
Effective March 4, 2020, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the suspension of non-emergency survey inspections of nursing homes in order to focus on infection control complaints...more