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[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” css=”.vc_custom_1548280924334{background-color: #cccccc !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]10/21/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Updated Guidance on Essential Functions[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]QSO Letter 26-01 (REVISED): Contingency Plans – State Survey & Certification Activities in the Event of Federal Government Shutdown
Source: CMS[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]10/8/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Change in COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Updated Immunization Schedules for 2025
Source: CDC[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” css=”.vc_custom_1548280924334{background-color: #cccccc !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]10/3/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Bloodborne Pathogens Tops the List[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]FY2025 Frequently Cited OSHA Standards: Nursing Care Facilities
Source: DOL/OSHA[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]9/29/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Changes and Clarifications to Program[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]QSO Letter 25-26: Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP) Updates
Source: CMS
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” css=”.vc_custom_1548280924334{background-color: #cccccc !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]9/24/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]See How You Compare![/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Five Star Ratings (September 2025)
Source: CMS[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]9/24/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Most Cited F, E, and K-Tags[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Citation Frequency Report (September 2025)
Source: CMS[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” css=”.vc_custom_1548280924334{background-color: #cccccc !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]9/24/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Revised to Align With Item J1900[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Long-Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0 User’s Manual Version 1.20.1
Source: CMS[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]9/24/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Version 4 is Most Current[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Final MDS 3.0 Item Sets Version 1.20.1v4
Source: CMS[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” css=”.vc_custom_1548280924334{background-color: #cccccc !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]9/19/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Bill Would Create Commission on Long-Term Care[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]S.2762 – Supporting Our Seniors Act
Source: Congress[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]9/18/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Widespread Failure to Report Falls on MDS[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]
Source: OIG
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” css=”.vc_custom_1548280924334{background-color: #cccccc !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]9/10/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Updated Timeline for Incorporating Antipsychotic Measure[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Quality and Safety Special Alert Memo 25-03 REVISED: Temporary Pause in Nursing Home Care Compare Updates
Source: CMS[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]9/10/25[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Clarification on Timing of Updates[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=””]QSO Letter 25-20 REVISED: Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare
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