Skilled Nursing News November 22, 2022
As fall comes to a close and winter ushers in, the federal government is reminding nursing home operators that they must provide residents access to the latest Covid vaccines and treatment.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memo Tuesday outlining the need for health care providers and suppliers, especially those in congregate care settings like nursing homes, to provide timely access to Covid-19 therapeutics to residents who test positive for the virus — in addition to vaccines.
“Nursing homes, in particular, should review and reinforce their infection control protocols as we move into fall and winter, when respiratory infections are more commonly transmitted,” CMS wrote. “In addition to mitigating opportunities for transmission of Covid-19, nursing homes...
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