Medicare Advantage Plan Appeals in Skilled Nursing Facilities Date presented: January 21, 2026 In this webinar, Acentra Health provices a look at a recent focus study on how Medicare Advantage plans use NOMNCs in SNFs. During the webinar, we shared key data, outlined common challenges such as weak care planning, limited …
Press release Nationwide study finds lower risk of death and rehospitalization among older adults treated with trazodone after hospital admission. A large U.S. study suggests that older adults hospitalized with delirium may experience better outcomes when treated with trazodone, commonly used to treat depression and sleep problems, rather than commonly …
Site description: This site includes accessible, concise, and clinically relevant educational reports and podcasts on Geriatric topics. Geriatric Fast Facts (GFFs) are designed to provide concise, practical, evidence-based summaries of key health care issues important to teaching clinicians and trainees who care for older adults. GFFs are co-authored by multi-specialty …
January 2026 Updates UTI Events Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/ltc/uti/index.html
The HCP Flu Vaccination Module, which is part of the HCP component in NHSN, is used to input required NHSN data for the SNF QRP. This site provides access to the HCP Vaccination Module: Influenza Vaccination Summary Protocol, which is the primary manual for the module. In addition, it provides …
This ZIP file contains resources for surveyors conducting initial surveys under the Long-term Care Survey Process (LTCSP). It is a one-stop shop containing a multitude of reference materials that are provided to the surveyors going into facilities, including, for example, a document detailing their principles of documentation, a document showing …
Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapters 5 and 7 Memo # QSO-26-03-NH Posting Date 2026-01-30 Fiscal Year 2026 Memorandum Summary CMS is releasing the following guidance in Chapter 5 of the SOM: • Revisions to Immediate Jeopardy Priority Definition examples for Nursing Homes; and • Clarification of Off-site investigations. CMS has …
Memo # QSO-23-01-NH REVISED Fiscal Year 2026 Downloads
January 2026 Updates General Resources Analysis and Report Resources From https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/ltc/covid19/rpv-resources.html
January 2026 Updates Weekly RP Summary – Data Collection Forms and Instructions LTCF Resident Person-Level – Data Collection Forms and Instructions LTCF Resident Optional Person Level Reporting for Long Term Care Residents (Form 57.216) [PDF – 264 KB] – January 2026 Person-Level – CSV Data Import Person Level Group and Facility …
