New CMS Guidance Calls For Limiting Visitors To Nursing Homes, Hospices

By Chelsea Cirruzzo / March 10, 2020 at 6:31 PM
CMS issued new coronavirus guidance for providers in long-term care facilities and hospices on Monday night (March 9) that calls for limiting visitors and dedicating a wing for residents coming or returning from the hospital, generally appeasing the hospice and nursing home lobby that applauded the guidance as COVID-19 concerns rise. However, hospice providers are asking for further clarification around testing and personal protective equipment. The new guidance puts dramatic restrictions on visitors coming into these facilities, urging nursing homes...


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