CMS Releases Updated FAQ’s on Visitation Guidance
CMS has released an updated FAQ related to visitation in a nursing home.
Nursing homes should continue to follow CMS and CDC guidance for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 and follow state and local direction. Because nursing home residents are especially vulnerable, CMS does not recommend reopening facilities to visitors (except for compassionate care situations) until phase three when:
- There have been no new, nursing home onset COVID-19 cases in the nursing home for 28 days (through phases one and two)
- The nursing home is not experiencing staff shortages
- The nursing home has adequate supplies of personal protective equipment and essential cleaning and disinfection supplies to care for residents
- The nursing home has adequate access to testing for COVID-19
- Referral hospital(s) have bed capacity on wards and intensive care units
Read full CMS FAQ document here
.** Please note! Residential Care Services has not yet released the Washington State plan on relaxing visitation restrictions.
Questions?
Contact:
Laura Hofmann, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical and Nursing Facility Regulatory Services
m: 360-691-9281 c: 425-231-4804