CMS nursing home voting rights guidance: 4 things to know

Becker's Healthcare September 26, 2024
Elizabeth Gregerson

CMS has issued a memo reminding nursing homes to facilitate their residents’ right to vote. Guidance for nursing home administrators is included in the memo.

The memo was issued Sept. 26 by the directors of the Quality, Safety and Oversight Group, and the Survey and Operations Group.

Here are four things to know about the memo:

1. A resident’s right to vote must not be impeded by a nursing home or its staff.
2. Nursing home administrators must have a plan to support resident’s right to...

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