Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - Revised September 23, 2022. Updated guidance for face coverings and masks during visits and removed vaccination status from the guidance.
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) - October 7, 2022 Updated Long-term Care Guidance.
The Family Experience in Long-term Care during the COVID-19 visitation restrictions – a survey by the Office of the Kansas Long-term Care Ombudsman. Completed on 9/11/2020
Ombudsmen resumed visited in April 2021: Due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19 for residents, facility staff, and ombudsmen, the Kansas Long Term Care Ombudsman Program suspended in-person visits to residents in March 2020.
You can read more about our plan to safely resume visits below: