Sections 1819(f)(8) and 1919(f)(10) of the Social Security Act require CMS to conduct a Special Focus Facility (SFF) program which focuses on nursing homes that have a persistent record of noncompliance leading to poor quality of care. CMS’ SFF program requires the persistently poorest performing facilities selected in each state to be inspected no less than once every six months and that increasingly severe (progressive) enforcement actions are taken when warranted. CMS expects that selected facilities will rapidly make and sustain improvements so that they graduate from the program.  Read full memo here.

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Laura Hofmann, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical and Nursing Facility Regulatory Services
c: 425-231-4804