Nursing home surveyors will begin to apply the new guidelines in October 2022. It also urges operators to allow for a greater number of single-occupancy rooms. The CMS also outlines recommendations for nursing homes on limiting occupancy per room to two individuals to help prevent infection while also offering an enhanced level of comfort and privacy for residents.
Updated mental health guidance targets the inappropriate use of unnecessary medications, such as antipsychotics.The revisions provide clarifications on various requirements related to nursing homes’ discharge of residents, compliance with arbitration agreements, and the procedures they follow to manage complaints and report incidents. Instances of abuse of all residents, irrespective of any mental or physical condition, cause physical harm, pain or mental anguish.A 2019 Government Accountability Office report had previously found that information on abuse was not readily available and that the processes through which incidents of abuse were reported to law enforcement varied widely by state. Nursing home surveyors across states will need to investigate complaints and reports of abuse in a timely and consistent manner.LTC facilities will be required to employ at least one part-time, on-site infection preventionist who meets the needs of the facility and oversees an effective infection prevention and control program.Nursing homes must provide data on their staffing, which the CMS will use in a research study aimed in part at establishing minimum staffing level requirements for these facilities.The wide range of updates include the following: As part of an effort seeking to improve the health and safety of nursing home residents nationwide, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance in June for the state agencies that are responsible for surveying long-term care facilities and investigating complaints. Today, more than 1.4 million individuals live in Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes across the United States. CMS Adds New Abuse Icon to Help Consumers Identify Nursing Homes Cited for Abuse Posted On DecemIn the News, Medicare/Medicaid, Nursing Home Abuse In October 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (or CMS) began using a new abuse icon on the nursing home compare website.
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