OIG Finds Most Nonprofit and Government Nursing Homes Complied with Infection Prevention Requirements

Skilled Nursing News December 3, 2024
Zahida Siddiqi

A vast majority of nonprofit and government-owned nursing homes across the U.S. complied with federal infection prevention training requirements, according to the results of an audit conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), released Tuesday. Those that failed to comply cited staffing challenges.

The OIG’s audit, conducted between April 2024 through October 2024, examined whether nursing homes met federal regulations requiring Infection Preventionists (IPs) to complete proper training. To assess this, the OIG selected a stratified random sample of 200 nursing homes – 100 nonprofit and 100 government-owned facilities. These included homes located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and a majority were located in Texas.

Of the nearly 15,000 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing...

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