Latest Nursing Home COVID-19 Data

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

CMS has posted the COVID-19 nursing home data for the week ending May 14, 2023.

Comparing the May 14, 2023 data to the May 7, 2023 data shows these changes:

Resident primary vaccination completion rate increased 0.1% this past week;
Residents up to date with vaccines increased 0.1% again this past week;
Staff primary vaccination completion rate decreased 0.1% this past week;
Staff up to date decreased 0.1% this past week;
An additional 3,403 resident cases were confirmed this past week;
25 resident deaths were reported this past week;
An additional 2,675 staff cases were confirmed during this past week and
15 additional staff deaths were reported this past week.

Be sure to review your facility’s vaccination rates on the list of every nursing home with recent resident and staff vaccination rates and other pertinent data as this data will be used for completing the COVID-19 Matrix during survey. State surveyors look at this data in preparation for your survey. You’ll also need to know your current rate (as reported to NHSN) and provide it to the survey team entering your facility. This data is current as of the week ending May 14, 2023.

The end of the PHE took place at 11:59pm on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

As of May 11, 2023, COVID-19 Community Levels (CCLs) and COVID-19 Community Transmission Levels are no longer calculatable; associated visualizations have been removed from COVID Data Tracker. The “COVID-19 Integrated County View” tab has been renamed “COVID-19 Vaccinations by County.” County-level hospitalization data will be available at COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths, and Emergency visits by Geographic Area.