Week of August 29th

LeadingAge National has a members-only portal created specifically for members to access and take advantage of exclusive benefits. Take a look at the new short video that gives you an overview of some of the more...

Don’t miss your exclusive yearly opportunity to get in front of our decision makers. Register for the Policy and Leadership Conference by registering online or filling out the registration form and emailing it to...

Kudos to KMH CEO Matthew Bogner on the publication of his doctoral dissertation, Nursing staff members' reactions to household model implementation! These research findings have important implications for LeadingAge members who are attempting to implement...

LeadingAge Kansas President/CEO Debra Zehr met with the Wichita Eagle Editorial Board on Wednesday, August 24th, to discuss the distressing state of Medicaid in Kansas and the negative impacts on senior Kansans, our members and...

KDADS has released survey trends covering January through July of this year. View Nursing Facility trends and Assisted Living/Home Plus/RHCF trends. Surveyors continue to write high scope and severity tags for failure to adequately investigate...

The planned national call with CMS regarding new IMPACT Act requirements has been rescheduled from August 31st to October 13th from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM. A few important notes: You are automatically registered for the...

Provider assessment payments reflecting the newly increased rate will be due October 30, 2016.  KDADS understands that the increase in the assessment, combined with rate cuts and the Medicaid eligibility backlog may be creating...

Last week a new CMS letter was released:   Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix CMS is updating Appendix I, Task 6, Exit Conference, with more specific information regarding sharing specific regulatory references...

The Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes the nation’s finest marketing, communications, educational materials, and programs designed and produced for older adults. Recently the company announced its winners for the 25th Annual Mature Media Awards that...

The Project ECHO approach to leveraging the primary care workforce in rural and other medically underserved areas was developed in 2003 by Sanjeev Arora, M.D., a University of New Mexico gastroenterologist who wanted to find a...

Thanks to the July 21st USDA Rural Development data release, there is now a user-friendly map through which anyone can search subsidized rural properties. The searchable map and newly released data sets include critical information for those...

Nursing home operators often over-report the extent of their culture change adoption. Researchers have found several reasons for this curious phenomenon. Some operators don't fully understand everything that culture change entails. For example, earlier national surveys appeared...