Sunshine Meadows Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics didn’t go unnoticed at Sunshine Meadows. The games aired each day on SunnyVisionm, a television in Sunny’s Café, a community-integrated restaurant, and the residents held their own form of Olympic-style games. The...
Facility Assessment in Phase 2
The Facility Assessment that will be implemented in Phase 2 of the new Rules of Participation will need to be completed annually. The purpose is to determine the resources necessary to care for your...
CMS Provides Info on Re-Evaluating Nursing Home Medicaid Rates
CMS released an information bulletin to states today regarding re-evaluation of nursing home Medicaid rates. While CMS has not granted states any additional authorities, they point out several existing opportunities and strategies already in...
CMS Awards 5 New Planning Grants for Money Follows the Person
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new Money Follows the Person (MFP) awards of up to $5 million for Illinois, Kansas, and New Hampshire, as well as for American Samoa and Puerto Rico...
CMS Discontinuing the Use of Certificates of Medical Necessity and Durable Medical Equipment
For providers members who work with durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers, changes are coming to the program next calendar year. As part of its ongoing efforts to increase access to care and to reduce unnecessary administrative...
LeadingAge Sends Letter to House 21st Century Long-Term Care Caucus Co-Chairs
On August 16, 2022, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith-Sloan sent a letter to co-chairs of the newly formed House 21st Century Long-Term Care Caucus, Representatives Ann Kuster (D-NH) and Bryan Steil (R-WI). The full text of the...
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Member Solutions Savings
Finding quality services and solutions shouldn’t require that you spend precious time scouring the internet. That’s why we give members exclusive access to the LeadingAge Member Solutions program. It’s full of innovative products and services...
The Week in Media for August 15 – 21, 2022
I. Current Talking Points & Templates for Media Engagement:
Template Op-Ed: Aging Service Workforce Now CampaignCMS Home Health Proposed Payment Talking PointsCMS Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed Payment Rule Talking Points CCRC Solvency Talking PointsNASEM Report Talking...
Hospice Member Network Recap Available
LeadingAge’s Hospice Member Network met on August 9, 2022, to hear from staff from Abt Associates who are recruiting hospices for beta testing of the HOPE tool. The network also reviewed the FY2023 Hospice...
Hospice Preview Reports Available for the November 2022 Refresh
Hospices can now access the latest Provider Preview Reports via the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) application. Providers have 30 days to review their quality measure results, after the first 30-day preview period, the...
Home Health Member Network Recap Available
LeadingAge’s Home Health Member Network met on August 2, 2022, was joined by Brian Slater, Director and Kelly Vontran, Deputy Director of the Division of Home Health and Hospice at CMS for a listening...