NF Cases by County - Week ending June 26, 2020
This is preliminary data and will fluctuate as it is updated and reported each week. As the number of facilities submitting reports increases each week, the reported number of COVID-19 cases, suspected cases, and/or deaths each week may increase.
CMS Nursing Home Dataset
Average Cases Per 1,000 Residents
Average Deaths Per 1,000 Residents
The Nursing Home COVID-19 data reported by nursing homes to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) system COVID-19 Long Term Care Facility Module, including Resident Impact; Facility Capacity, Staff and Personnel and Supplies and Personal Protective Equipment; and Ventilator Capacity and Supplies Data Elements.More information on CMS requirements for reporting COVID-19 information can be found
here.
We note that the presence of cases of COVID-19 in a nursing home does not automatically indicate noncompliance with federal requirements. This information is used to assist with national surveillance of COVID-19 in nursing homes, and support actions to protect the health and safety of nursing home residents.
The Legislature passed HB 2016 during the 2020 Special Session requiring KDADS to complete infection control inspections for all nursing facilities, state licensed facilities, assisted living facilities, Home Plus and Adult Board and Care homes within 90 days of the effective date of the bill. HB 2016 also requires KDADS provide the necessary PPE, sanitizing supplies and testing kits appropriate to the needs of each facility on an ongoing basis, based upon the current number of residents; the current number of full-time and part-time staff members; the number of residents and staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days; the ability to separate COVID-19 residents from non-COVID-19 residents; and any other factors deemed relevant by the Secretary of KDADS. The agency is in the process of evaluating the logistics of supplying PPE, supplies and testing kits through existing supply channels at KDHE and KDEM.
KDADS is planning a survey of adult care homes and nursing facilities to gather information from facilities about their PPE supplies, ability to purchase or use the KDEM distribution process, and adequacy of staffing levels and access to COVID-19 testing supplies.
KDADS leadership is organizing the efforts of the 50 certified surveyors and seven state licensed facility surveyors to conduct all the required infection control surveys by the 90-day deadline in HB 2016. CMS requires Kansas to complete infection control surveys in the CMS certified facilities by July 31. To meet that deadline, KDADS has entered an emergency contract with a consulting firm that can supply certified surveyors to complete infection control surveys, while having enough capacity to conduct follow-up surveys, respond to repeat outbreaks and conduct surveys for abuse and neglect complaints.
Under authority granted by Executive Order No. 20-23, KDADS has responded to submissions from more than 50 facilities to create designated units, stand up alternate care sites, or otherwise change practices to ensure isolation of possible COVID-19 patients.Facilites self-identify their COVID-19 response efforts based on two overarching categories: 1) Alternate Care Site (ACS) or 2) Designated Facility/Unit (DFU). A subcategory of Designated Facility/Unit includes 3) Change in Bed Classification (CBC).
An Alternate Care Site is an option available to facilities based on guidance from CMS; structures of opportunity created to provide a safe and comfortable setting where patients can be isolated and monitored during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Designated Facility/Unit is an option available to facilities based on guidance from CMS dated April 2, 2020; purpose is to avoid transmission within long-term care facilities by designating separate facilities or units within a facility to separate COVID-19 negative residents from COVID-19 positive residents and individuals with unknown COVID-19 status. KDADS created a subcategory of the Designated Facility/Unit, called Change in Bed Classification, to accommodate requests whereby facilities are indicating their plan is to convert an office space or other common space to a designated unit.
Numbers by region, as of August 24:
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NE
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2
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7
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4
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11
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24
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NW
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3
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4
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4
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7
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18
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SE
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2
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2
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1
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16
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21
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SW
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1
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5
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2
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9
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17
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