CMS Administrator Seema Verma at a July press conference. An infection control training program aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes is now available for frontline facility ...

New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.

CMS launched a national nursing home training program designed for front-line caregivers and management and aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. First announced by President Donald Trump in ...

Key Takeaways New guidance urges every nursing home to have at least one full-time infection prevention stafferRecommendations include training, vaccination and stronger health agency partnershipsThe ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – The Massachusetts Senior Care Association and Hebrew SeniorLife will help train 300 nursing homes across the state in infection control as part of a national program, officials ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality along with the University of New Mexico's Project ECHO and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement have partnered to establish a network that will ...

They're required to maintain comprehensive plans, but one expert says there are "serious concerns" about emergency response.