Skilled Nursing Facility COVID-19 CMS News 8.20.20

August 20, 2020

As part of Southwestern Health’s commitment to providing you resources to meet the increased needs of your patients and to keep our community healthy, please read this information and share it with your colleagues and staff. We will continue to produce updates with the latest information and tools. Thank you for all you are doing to meet the challenges of COVID-19.

Provider Preview Reports Now Available

CMS announced last week that the Skilled Nursing Facility Provider Preview Reports are now available. The Preview Reports contain quality data that was submitted by SNFs between Q1 2019 and Q4 2019 for assessment-based measures, and Q4 2017 through Q3 2019 for claims-based measures. This information will also be published in October of 2020 on the Nursing Home Compare website.

CMS is allowing providers to review their performance data now through August 31^st, however, they are not allowing any corrections to underlying data at this time. If a facility finds any inaccuracies, the facility can request that CMS review the data. Additionally, for the October 2020 Nursing Home Compare refresh, CMS will be displaying six new measures on the website which will also be available for preview on the Preview Reports. The annual NH Compare refresh going forward will also include updates to the Medicare Spending per Beneficiary (MSPB), Discharge to Community (DTC), and the Potentially Preventable Readmissions (PPR) measures. More information can be found here.

Visitation Guidelines Updated

The Texas HHSC released a statement regarding Skilled Nursing Home patient visitation guidelines as the state works to enhance certain emergency safety rules. Because the Coronavirus situation in Texas is rapidly evolving, the HHSC says they are “constantly assessing what actions are necessary to keep residents and staff safe in these facilities,”

For now, the state is only allowing SNF facilities the opportunity to have public visitations, but these are limited to outdoor visits only and physical contact between patients and visitors is prohibited. A facility’s ability to offer the visitations is based on additional conditions that a facility must meet, which are outlined on the HHSC COVID-19 provider website.

To see the latest HHSC SNF guidance, click here.

Skilled Nursing Facilities Accepting COVID-19 Patients

Below is a list of current quality skilled nursing facilities that are accepting new positive patients. *Please note, this list is subject to change*

Carlyle at Stonebridge Park (Southlake) 817-431-5778

Carrara (Plano) 469-969-0740

Corinth Rehabilitation Suites on the Parkway 940-270-3400

Edgewood Rehabilitation & Care Center (Mesquite) 972-288-8800

Keller Oaks (Keller) 817-577-9999

Mansfield Nursing and Rehab 940-297-1367

Marine Creek (Ft. Worth) 817-624-6164

Presbyterian Village North (Dallas) 214-355-9643

Signature Pointe on the Lake (Dallas) 972-833-8003

Terrell Healthcare 972-563-7668

The Healthcare Resort of Plano 972-379-0000

The Village at Richardson 972-231-8833

Walnut Place (Dallas) 214-380-9615

Wellington Oaks (Ft. Worth) 940-297-1360

Willow Park (Weatherford) 817-757-1200

Windsor Gardens (Lancaster) 972-228-8029

Villages of Lake Highlands (Dallas) 214-342-7105

Dallas County PPE Distribution from the National Stockpile

Dallas County is allowing facilities that are low on PPE supplies to request more from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). It is important to note that not all organizations that request PPE through Dallas County will have the request filled, and there are some facilities who might receive less than requested. The request form is available only for facilities who are within 72 hours of depleting their PPE supply. Dallas County also noted the “SNS cache is not intended to provide a full or recurring PPE supply.”

To apply through Dallas County to receive necessary PPE, or to learn more about the county’s COVID-19 guidelines, please visit their website.

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