Facilities can no longer limit the frequency and length of visits for residents or the number of visitors, or require advance scheduling of visits. Indoor Visitation: Facilities must allow indoor visitation at all times and for all residents as permitted under the federal nursing home regulations.

Facilities should screen all visitors for these exclusions. Core Principles of Infection Prevention: Visitors who have symptoms of COVID-19, a positive viral test for COVID-19, or currently meet the criteria for quarantine should not enter the facility.Some highlights of the CMS guidance are excerpted below: Nursing home leaders are encouraged to read the new guidance documents in their entirety. While recognizing that there are still risks associated with visitation, the guidance notes that 'if a visitor, resident, or their representative is aware of the risks associated with visitation, and the visit occurs in a manner that does not place other residents at risk (e.g., in the resident's room), the resident must be allowed to receive visitors as he/she chooses.' Adherence to core principles of infection prevention is still required in order to mitigate those risks. The guidance also indicates that visitors and residents or their representatives should be made aware of the potential risk of visiting and necessary precautions related to COVID-19. The new guidance reflects CMS's consideration of the reduced risks of visitation in light of widespread vaccination of residents and the importance of visitation to residents' wellbeing. 12 th and immediately implement its provisions. The CMS guidance states: 'Visitation is allowed for all residents at all times.' The DOH guidance directs nursing homes to adhere to the CMS guidance issued on Nov. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health (DOH) have issued new nursing home visitation guidelines that eliminate most restrictions on visitation. New CMS and DOH Nursing Home Visitation Guidance Lift Most Restrictions

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