CMS Director Joins LeadingAge Call to Answer Questions about Visitation Guidance Changes

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Libbie Chapuran

Evan Shulman, Director of the Division of Nursing Homes, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will answer questions about how CMS is approaching any changes in visitation guidance on Thursday, February 11 at 2:30 on the Coronavirus Update Call hosted by LeadingAge, the national partner of LeadingAge Minnesota.

LeadingAge is reporting that changes to visitation guidance are not anticipated in the near future, and Evan will explain why. He will also talk about current recommendations in this regard and answer other questions that have come up recently, as well as take caller questions.

LeadingAge will also host a call on Wednesday, Feb. 10 on which you will hear from by returning guest, Rev. Derrick DeWitt from the Maryland Baptist Home For The Aged. He’ll be interviewed later this week by Ted Koppel and Gayle King, but hear him first on the LeadingAge call. He will provide updates on his continued measures to keep COVID out of his nursing home that have ensured that they have not had a single case with residents or staff. He is also going to provide tips on how to work with staff to increase trust and agree to be vaccinated.

If you haven’t signed up for the calls, you can register here.