Vaccination Requirements for Skilled Nursing Facilities

In August, the White House announced that all employees working in nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. NHC is still waiting for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance and specifics on this announcement. As we learn more, we will continue to provide updates.

FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

On August 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, the first of the vaccines to gain full approval for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. For the full press release and more information, please visit the FDA website announcing the approval.

August 2, 2021

Please take a moment to watch this video message from our Medical Director, Dr. Bert (B.J.) Smith regarding the vaccine and the Delta variant of COVID-19.

CDC and CMS Guidance

All NHC centers follow CDC and CMS guidelines for precautions, testing, and reporting for COVID-19.

COVID-19 Reporting

For more COVID-19 reported data, please visit this link to CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Data.

Visitation

Our skilled nursing centers and assisted living communities look forward to seeing you back on campus.  Please visit each center’s page to view the most up-to date visitation offerings and plan a visit when available.

County-Level Positivity Rates

To find out the county-level positivity for any facility, please visit https://data.cms.gov/stories/s/COVID-19-Nursing-Home-Data/bkwz-xpvg/ and scroll to the “COVID-19 Testing” paragraph and click the link to view “rates of county positivity.”

COVID-19 Vaccines

For more information about the COVID-19 vaccine, please click here.

Day By Day Podcast with Dr. Bert Smith Discussing the COVID-19 Vaccine