CMS Nursing Home Surveys During a Pandemic
Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC Best Selling Author, IPC Expert, Advocate
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Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC Best Selling Author, IPC Expert, Advocate
Chief Executive Officer @ IPCWell | National speaker, Reducing the Burden of Healthcare and Infectious Diseases Globally.
While the government has stated its commitment to safeguarding nursing home residents from the ongoing threat of COVID-19, they have also heavily penalized Long-term Care facilities for violations to guidance recently issued.
How does issuing a fine of over $20,000 “help” or “support” a facility?
Actionable, real-time support needs to come from experts that are plugged into the needs and challenges that long-term care facilities are facing. Let’s dispatch some “boots on the ground” teams who can take real tangible action in supporting out facilities!
To read more about my open letter asking for support rather than fines go to https://ipcwell.com/cms-nursing-home-surveys-during-a-pandemic/
RN BSN MSH CIC FAPIC
4 年Agreed. These facilities need our support now more than ever.
General Manager at Healthcare Compliance Engineering, LLC Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
4 年The States continue to issue citations for Life Safety items which are waived under the 1135 from CMS. I have a message directly from CMS that reads "The facility should not receive citations".
Business Office Manager at Erickson Living
4 年My father’s nursing home installed this system and they haven’t had a new case since the installation
Leveraging Neurodiversity for Unique Insights and Perspectives in writing and education. Author of over 25 books of Prose and Children's Fiction, public health, and psychology texts.
4 年This puts me in mind of a interview that I had for the infection control director position for a group of nursing homes in my home state. Clearly they had a very haphazard understanding of nosocomial and Secondary/opportunistic infection. I was informed that they had hired a CNA who had a, "interest in epidemiology." Of course they've had endless issues but the administration doesn't seem to care so...