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CMS Updates Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Limitations on visits from family (as defined by each resident), other personal guests, and even certain service providers (such as hospice personnel and long-term care ombudsmen) have drastically exacerbated loneliness and social isolation among residents.

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Home Health Specializations Boost Performance, Bottom Line

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is planning to implement the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model nationwide in 2023. Strengthening your business may require staff to specialize in hospice and palliative care or respiratory therapy, for example, if demand for those services increases. Hospice care.