The agency recommends that visits should remain more limited when the COVID-19 positivity rate in a nursing home’s county is higher than 10% or if less than 70% of the residents at the facility have been fully vaccinated. The move is in response to significant reductions in COVID-19 infections and high vaccination rates among nursing home residents, the CMS said. The new guidelines say that facilities should allow “responsible indoor visitation at all times and for all residents, regardless of vaccination status of the resident, or visitor, unless certain scenarios arise.” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released updated guidance Wednesday that relaxes recommendations for indoor nursing home visits. The agency recommends that visits should remain more limited when the COVID-19 positivity rate in a nursing home’s county is higher than 10% or if less than 70% of the residents at the facility have been fully vaccinated.The move is in response to significant reductions in COVID-19 infections and high vaccination rates among nursing home residents, the CMS said. ![]() ![]() The guidelines say that facilities should allow “responsible indoor visitation at all times and for all residents, regardless of vaccination status of the resident, or visitor, unless certain scenarios arise”.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released updated guidance Wednesday that relaxes recommendations for indoor nursing home visits.
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