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Nursing
Home COVID-19 Data and Inspections Results Available on Nursing Home
Compare
On June 4th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is posting the first set of underlying coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) nursing home data. On April 19, 2020, CMS announced the
requirement that nursing homes to inform residents, their families, and
their representatives of COVID-19 cases in their facilities. In addition to
this, nursing homes are required to report COVID-19 cases and deaths
directly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and today
CMS is making this data publicly available. As part of today’s announcement
CMS is also posting the results from the targeted inspections announced on
March 4, 2020, to allow inspectors to focus on the most serious health and
safety threats like infectious diseases and abuse during the pandemic. This
is part of the Trump Administration’s historic transparency efforts to
ensure residents, families and the general public have information about
COVID-19 in nursing homes.
COVID-19 Nursing
Home Data
The data released today shows that as of May 31,
2020, about 13,600 nursing homes – approximately 88 percent of the 15,400
Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes – had reported the required data to the
(CDC). These facilities reported over 95,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and
almost 32,000 deaths. The next set of data will be updated in two
weeks. Going forward after that date, CMS plans to update the data
weekly.
Targeted
Inspection Results
Since March 4, CMS and its network of state-based
inspectors have conducted over 8,300 surveys with the results of a total of
5,700 available today. The results of the completed surveys and the
reports are available on Nursing Home Compare. CMS plans to post the
results of the inspections monthly on an ongoing basis as they are
completed.
To see the state
survey memo on nursing home inspections, visit here: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/posting-nursing-home-inspections
The full list of CMS Public Health Action for
Nursing Homes on COVID-19 to date is in the chart below.
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CMS Public Health Action for
Nursing Homes on COVID-19 as of June 4, 2020
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February 6, 2020
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CMS took action to prepare
the nation’s healthcare facilities for the COVID-19 threat. |
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March 4, 2020
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CMS issued new guidance related
to the screening of entrants into nursing homes. |
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March 10, 2020
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CMS issued guidance related
to the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). |
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March 13, 2020
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CMS issued guidance on
the restriction of nonessential medical staff and all visitors except in
certain limited situations. |
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March 23, 2020
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CMS announced a
suspension of routine inspections, and an exclusive focus on immediate
jeopardy situations and infection control inspections. |
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March 30, 2020
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CMS announced that
hospitals, laboratories, and other entities can perform tests for
COVID-19 on people at home and in other community-based settings outside
of the hospital – including nursing homes. |
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April 2, 2020
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CMS issued a call to action for
nursing homes and state and local governments reinforcing infection
control responsibilities and urging leaders to work closely with nursing
homes on access to testing and PPE. |
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April 15, 2020
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CMS announced the
agency will nearly double payment for certain lab tests that use
high-throughput technologies to rapidly diagnose large numbers of
COVID-19 cases. |
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April 19, 2020
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CMS announced it
will require nursing homes to report cases of COVID-19 to all residents
and their families, as well as directly to the CDC. On May 1,
CMS implemented the proposed policy in an Interim Final
Rule. The rule became effective on May 8. |
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April 30, 2020
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CMS announced the
formation of an independent Commission that will conduct a comprehensive
assessment of the nursing home response to COVID-19. |
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May 6, 2020
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CMS released a memorandum to
State Survey Agency directors providing more details on the new reporting
requirements of the Interim Final Rule. |
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May 13, 2020
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CMS published a new
informational toolkit comprised of recommendations and best practices
from a variety of front line health care providers, governors’ COVID-19
task forces, associations and other organizations and experts that is
intended to serve as a catalogue of resources dedicated to addressing the
specific challenges facing nursing homes as they combat COVID-19. Toolkit
is found here: Toolkit |
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May 18, 2020
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CMS issued guidance for
state and local officials on the reopening of nursing homes. |
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June 1, 2020
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CMS issued guidance to
states on COVID-19 survey activities, CARES Act funding, enhanced
enforcement for infection control deficiencies, and quality improvement
activities in nursing homes. CMS also issued a letter to
Governors. |
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June 4, 2020
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CMS post first set of
underlying COVID-19 nursing home data and results from targeted
inspections conducted by the agency since March 4, 2020 linked on Nursing Home Compare.
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