Revisions To Special Focus Facility (SFF) Program

On October 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published these revisions to the Special Focus Facility (SFF) program. These changes aim to address facilities remaining in the SFF program for too long and facilities with “yo-yo” noncompliance after graduating. Additionally, because of the importance of nursing home staffing, CMS is informing State Survey Agencies (SAs) to consider a facility’s staffing levels data when selecting SFFs from the SFF candidate list . . .