In California, nursing homes have been given conflicting instructions from local and state governments. Others, like New Jersey, require testing but have pushed the logistics and costs onto the nursing homes. C.M.S., the oversight agency, wants nursing homes to test workers weekly, but has not made it a requirement. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, has said that facilities can adjust how often they test workers based on the local prevalence of coronavirus. expects all nursing home residents to get a baseline test, and that everybody who works in that nursing home should be tested weekly until we get further knowledge,” he said.

Source: New York Times June 09, 2020 09:00 UTC