Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials

EXPIRED. EFFECTIVE 03/10/2021, THE GUIDANCE IN THIS MEMO IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. CMS is committed to taking critical steps to ensure America’s nursing homes are prepared to respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE). • Recommendations for State and Local Officials: CMS is providing recommendations to help determine the level of mitigation needed to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in nursing homes. The recommendations cover the following items: o Criteria for relaxing certain restrictions and mitigating the risk of resurgence: Factors to inform decisions for relaxing nursing home restrictions through a phased approach. o Visitation and Service Considerations: Considerations allowing visitation and services in each phase. o Restoration of Survey Activities: Recommendations for restarting certain surveys in each phase.