CMS Issues Revised Nursing Home Visitation Guidance/DHS Updates PA Guidance

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a revised nursing home guidance that provides updated guidance for visitation in nursing homes during the COVID-19 public health emergency, including the impact of the COVID-19 vaccination. As a result of this guidance, the Department of Human Service issued a notification to long-term care facilities, personal care homes, and assisted living residences in Pennsylvania to implement this guidance immediately.