LeadingAge has been expecting updates to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for healthcare settings and personnel, impacting nursing homes, assisted living, hospice, and home health providers. LeadingAge is aware that some states may have received detailed information about these updates from their state public health authority. The CDC said last Friday that these updates are on hold at this time. Updates may not be released for a month or more and may look different at the time of release than what may have been previewed. With this in mind, providers are reminded of the following:
Nursing homes should continue to refer to CDC’s Community Transmission Rates for determining frequency of routine screening testing of asymptomatic staff and other mitigation measures.