F600 (Protect each resident from all types of abuse, such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody).
Have been cited for one or more of the following deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, or exploitation:.3 To receive the icon, a facility must meet the following criteria: 4 While many nursing home patients, their families, patient advocacy groups, and caregivers applaud this new feature, some nursing home operators are apprehensive of the potential for the icon to cause unwarranted fear among consumers.įortunately, less than 5% of nursing homes have received this abuse icon on the Nursing Home Compare website. Administrator Seema Verma October 7, 2019 2īeginning October 23, 2019, for the first time, will display a consumer alert icon on its Nursing Home Compare Website next to nursing homes that have been cited for incidents of abuse, neglect or exploitation. The nursing home abuse icon – a small red circle with an open hand symbolizing “stop” – was launched on October 23, 2019. With today’s action, the Trump Administration is putting critical information at consumers’ fingertips, empowering them and incentivizing nursing homes to compete on cost and quality.” – Seema Verma, CMS Administrator 1 The Nursing Home Abuse Icon is Launched Through the “transparency” pillar of our five-part strategy to ensure safety and quality in nursing homes, we are giving residents and families the ability to make informed choices. “The Trump Administration and CMS are committed to ensuring that nursing home residents are safe from abuse and neglect. Department of Health and Human Services, CMS worked with the Trump Administration to implement this enhancement which the agency called a “critical move toward improved transparency.” Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would introduce a new feature to its Nursing Home Compare website – a red consumer alert icon that will show up on the information pages for nursing homes and healthcare facilities with a documented history of patient abuse and neglect.
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