Feds to Require COVID Tests for All Nursing Home Staff
Nursing homes across the country will be required to routinely test their staff for the coronavirus and residents will be offered tests if newCOVID-19 casesare discovered or if residents develop symptoms of the disease, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Tuesday. “This testing is part of an overall effort to identify asymptomatic staff and residents who may be infected and serve as a source of transmission of the virus into the nursing home, CMS AdministratorSeema Vermasaid in a call with reporters on Tuesday....