This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) received the final report from the independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes (Commission), which was facilitated by MITRE.  CMS also released an overview of the robust public health actions the agency has taken to date to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes. The Commission’s findings align with the actions the Trump Administration and CMS have taken to contain the spread of the virus and to safeguard nursing home residents from the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. This announcement delivers on the Administration’s commitments to keeping nursing home residents safe and to transparency for the American people in the face of this unprecedented pandemic.

Please join CMS Chief Medical Officer Lee Fleisher, MD and agency officials for a National Stakeholder Call with Nursing Homes to discuss the announcement, Monday, September 21^st from 11:00-11:30 AM Pacific
(2:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern.)

Toll Free Dial-In Number: (833) 614-0820

Conference ID: 7883929

Conference lines are limited, so we encourage you to join via webcast: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=8777ef6c-db23c647-8777de53-0cc47a6d17cc-0bc7372546fd785c&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2592

• Press Release: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/independent-nursing-home-covid-19-commission-findings-validate-unprecedented-federal-response
• Full Independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes report: https://edit.cms.gov/files/document/covid-final-nh-commission-report.pdf
• Trump Administration Response to Commission Findings: https://edit.cms.gov/files/document/covid-independent-nursing-home-covid-19-federal-response.pdf
• COVID-19 Guidance and Updates for Nursing Homes during COVID-19: https://edit.cms.gov/files/document/covid-guidance-and-updates-nursing-homes-during-covid-19.pdf

Questions?

Contact:

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