- Part XIII Webinar Slides (October 2, 2020) – Overview of CMS Guidance on Visitation; What the Guidance Allows and Requires; Shortfalls of the Guidance; Advocacy Strategies
- Part XII Webinar Slides – Revised Guidance on Survey and Enforcement; CMS Interim Rules on COVID Testing; Update on Visitation
- Part XII Webinar Resources:
- CMS Revised Guidance on Survey and Enforcement – QSO-20-35-ALL
- CMS Interim Final Rule with Comment re Testing
- Advocates Recommendation to CMS Around Visitation for Compassionate Care, Essential Support Persons, and End of Life
- Part XI Webinar Slides – Allocation of testing equipment for nursing homes; Update on nursing home staff reporting; Immunity update; Legislative update
- Part X Webinar Slides – CMS guidance on reporting of staffing data; Preparing comments on interim rule on reporting requirements; Reuniting residents and families, with state experiences in Ohio and West Virginia; New CMS FAQs; Social media campaign
- Part IX Webinar Slides – Immunity for liability; Federal requirements for protecting residents from abuse, neglect, exploitation
- Part VIII Webinar Slides – Discussion around reuniting residents and families; Stimulus checks; House Oversight Briefing 6.11.20; Concerns raised by residents
- Part VII Webinar Slides – CMS, memo on infection control, expanded surveys, state performance, and enhanced enforcement of facilities with infection control deficiencies; Review of newly released COVID data
- Part VI Webinar Slides – Tips for advocates; Infection control surveys; State data on reporting, testing, and immunity
- Part V Webinar Slides – CMS’s nursing home reopening recommendations; Tips for advocates; GAO report on infection control in nursing homes; Reporting requirements
- Part III Webinar Slides – CMS reporting requirements; CMS waivers of regulatory requirements; Use of CMPs to purchase devices; Administration announcements; Overview of targeted infection control surveys
- Part II Webinar Slides (Updated 4/27/2020) – New CMS Guidance; Provider requests for Immunity; State advocacy examples from CA, CT, MA, and MI
- Part I Webinar Slides – Overview of COVID in nursing homes; Actions to expand coverage, reimbursement; Federal waivers of regulations; CMS Guidance; Advocacy recommendations