CMS Issues New Nursing Home Visitation Guidance Expanding the Wisconsin DHS "Essential Visitor" Guidance

On September 17, 2020, at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Nursing Home Forum, DHS issued new "Essential Visitor" guidance for Wisconsin nursing homes. Later that day, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued memo QSO-20-39-NH expanding upon that DHS guidance and permitting broader visitation. In this video, Bob Lightfoot discusses both sets of guidance and what it means for your Wisconsin Nursing Home.