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0000 <br />'MS <br />CNN NfW8IN A A P6hOK ml DY141r^WV, <br />R m .��Guidance <br />ca <br />COVID 19 ��inmit°n C�°m "'��;April 2, 20201 <br />The Centers for ]ivdedicaare, & Medicaid Services (CIMS) and the Centers p"cnn°I[.Xse se Ccanntncwp and <br />Prevention (CDC) are issuing new recommendations to State and local governments and long-term car <br />faacilities (also knomin as nursing pacaummes) to help midgate the spread of the 2019 , Novel Coronavirus <br />(C,OVID-d )a L,ong ter na care fficiiities are a cmnticaap component onuenmt of Arnnenic's healthcare system. They <br />are Unique, as tdaey serve as dmuwtllu pmeaudtdmcaame providers and as Full time homes f6r some of the most <br />vulnerable Americans. <br />In recent weeks, GMS and CDC, at IPresidennt. "]["muump's direction, have ww ork.ed together to swiftly issue <br />unprecedented targeted direction to the long ..:term care facility industry, incIluding an general prohibition <br />of visitors inmpmdenm"nented on March 13, 2020, as wwredp as strict infection control and other sc reenmirig <br />uuptptn,u ut p,ti:.nrtu w p..: o wever, recent a� bservaations made <br />dry CDC" an C`M experts onsite in :faacipities <br />have emphasized that even more must be donne to universally pmpfernent tdnis key guidance. <br />To provide critical, needed leadership for the Nation's long-term care faac,idnties to prevent further spread <br />ofCOVID..p9,, CMS and CDC are now recommending the following immediate actions to keep patients <br />and residents safea <br />Y. Nursing Homes should immediately ensure that they are complying lyinm =ith all CMS and CDC <br />guidance related to infection control. <br />In particular, facilities should focus on adherence to appropriate hand hygiene as set fbrth by <br />t;;CC <br />CAMS has also rcce ntly issued extertsive,in axon _c onu r u� ruu:un a nce, including =a self <br />assessment ent c hec kl ist that long....term care d' cudpfp s can uas tui determine their corn Alia ncatt with <br />these crucial infiectionn control actions, <br />e ' g j i! 'to long terms came facilities on C;OVID,p ,,, pp and�cn ntn�,,�u ..n °nc:waadc:d. also uAc,�en° to t�d�C, s s ,. <br />also use i.pi.(Ja on conservation. a:nl"paerso aa:d protective eq,uipwnnnenat: (PPE) when unable to <br />Cc.:wllcavw the long t:ernmm care facility guidance. <br />. As long-term care faa.cilities are an critical part of the heaaptheaare system, and because of the ease <br />of spread d inm. long term care facilities and the, severity of illness that occurs in residents with <br />COVID,.. , CMS urges State and local leaders to consider the needs of long-term mm ca re facilities <br />with respect to supplies of PPE and C:OVID,,,.19 tests. <br />State and local health departments slma.aa:uld work together with long term care p'auciIitie,s in their <br />communities to determine and help address long tcnnnn care faacipit:y needs for PPE and/or <br />COVID- 19 tests. <br />