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CMS NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: CMS Media Relations CMS
Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data with Urgent Call to Action Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is
publicly recognizing the 1,092 nursing homes at which 50% or more of their
staff have completed CMS training designed to help staff combat the spread of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes. CMS applauds these
facilities for taking this critical step to equip their staff with the latest
information regarding infection control, vaccine distribution, and other
topics. There are 125,506 individuals from 7,313 nursing homes who have
completed the training. This represents approximately 12.5% of the
approximately one million nursing home staff in the country. With today’s
announcement, CMS is calling on nursing homes to take action, urging them to
require their staff to take this free training, as part of the Trump
Administration’s continued efforts to keep nursing home residents safe. “We’ve provided nursing homes with $20 billion in federal
funding, millions of pieces of PPE, free testing machines and supplies, and
significant technical assistance and on-the-ground support,” said CMS
Administrator Seema Verma. “Ultimately, the ownership and management of every
nursing must take it on themselves to ensure their staff is fully equipped to
keep residents safe. With coronavirus cases increasing across the country and
infection control identified as a major issue, we encourage all nursing homes
to take advantage of this no-cost opportunity to train their staff.” The training includes multiple modules, with emphases on topics
such as infection control, screening and surveillance, personal protective
equipment (PPE) usage, disinfection of the nursing home, cohorting and caring
for individuals with dementia during a pandemic. CMS developed this training
in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and
expert stakeholders, and announced the training on August 25, 2020. For anyone interested, the
training is free to access on a public CMS website; instructions on how to
create an account and take the training are available at qsep.cms.gov/welcome.aspx. Training Specifics The CMS Targeted COVID-19 Training for Frontline Nursing Home
Staff & Management is available now, with five specific modules designed
for frontline clinical staff and 10 designed for nursing home management. The
training is available on the CMS Quality, Safety & Education Portal at https://QSEP.cms.gov. Instructions on how to
access the trainings are available at this website. The training modules for frontline staff address basic infection
control and prevention - some of the most common concerns found by surveyors
and Federal Task Force Strike Teams (teams of federal staff deployed to
facilities with high numbers of cases). The modules are focused on the most
urgent needs of frontline nursing home staff and include: Module 1: Hand Hygiene and PPE Module 2: Screening and Surveillance Module 3: Cleaning the Nursing Home Module 4: Cohorting Module 5: Caring for Residents with Dementia in a Pandemic The training modules for management are comprehensive, focusing
on infection control and cleanliness but also larger institution-wide issues
like implementation of telehealth, emergency preparedness, and vaccine
delivery. They include: Module 1: Hand Hygiene and PPE Module 2: Screening and Surveillance Module 3: Cleaning the Nursing Home Module 4: Cohorting Module 5: Caring for Residents with Dementia in a Pandemic Module 6: Infection Prevention and Control Module 7: Emergency Preparedness and Surge Capacity Module 8: Addressing Emotional Health of Residents and Staff Module 9: Telehealth for Nursing Homes Module 10: Getting Your Vaccine Delivery System Ready If a nursing home’s staff is unsure which training module best
meets their needs, CMS is offering an online self-assessment tool at www.qioprogram.org to help them identify
their needs and suggest the appropriate training modules that best reflect
those needs. A certificate of completion is offered for each completed
training course. The list of nursing homes at which 50% or more of staff have
completed CMS COVID-19 training is here: Nursing Home Facilities Training 50% Achievement List
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