Access these resources to help your residents and patients evaluate their options on how best to access Medicare.

The 23-module training is free and helps satisfy requirements from CMS that nursing homes designate an individual to serve as Infection Preventionist who meets specific education and experience requirements and has completed specialized training in infection prevention and control.

Join the CDC’s next COCA Call on Thurs., Sept. 18, 2025 from 2-3 p.m. ET, focused on the rise of antifungal resistance in Candida auris and Candida parapsilosis.

The toolkit helps nursing home infection preventionists and leadership prepare for and respond to nursing home residents or HCP who develop signs or symptoms of a respiratory viral infection.

Effective March 1, 2026, laboratories and providers performing laboratory testing, including point-of-care testing under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver, must adopt email-based notifications to receive CLIA fee coupons and certificates.

The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities will conclude its grant period on Sept. 29^th. With the grant’s expiration, live training sessions and direct technical support will no longer be available, though key materials will remain accessible on the CMS website and, through September 2026, on nursinghomebehavioralhealth.org.

Meetings will be an opportunity to network and discuss current trends and best practices.