Most Recent CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data

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

CMS has posted the nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending May 21, 2023.

Comparing the May 21, 2023 data to the May 14, 2023 data shows these changes:

Resident primary vaccination completion rate decreased 0.1% this past week;
Residents up to date with vaccines remained unchanged this past week;
Staff primary vaccination completion rate remained unchanged this past week;
Staff up to date remained unchanged this past week;
An additional 3,150 resident cases were confirmed this past week;
118 resident deaths were reported this past week;
An additional 1,722 staff cases were confirmed during this past week and
8 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 21, 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.