HCBS Settings Rule: Heightened Scrutiny Guidance Released
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid published new guidance on March 22 for states on the HCBS Settings Rule's heightened scrutiny process.
LeadingAge is reviewing the guidance...
LeadingAge National Policy Update
President Trump presented his fiscal 2020 budget proposals to Congress on March 11. LeadingAge has a number of concerns about the proposed budget across...
LeadingAge Nursing Home Regulatory Report
Here is the latest Nursing Home Regulatory Report from LeadingAge National.
The freeze is lifted, but the bar is raised
"Implementing Trauma-Informed Care: A...
Free CMS Online Training on Changes in Determining IJ
LeadingAge Kansas members that are subject to CMS’s long term care survey and enforcement rules are strongly encouraged to take the Immediate Jeopardy Update Training covering...
Free CMS Online Training Available to Fulfill RoP Requirement for Specialized Infection Prevention and...
CMS and the CDC have partnered to create a multi-module online certificate training for long term care on infection prevention and control to be...
New DOL Overtime Proposal Raising Concerns
A new proposal would greatly increase the number of employees eligible for overtime pay. Under the proposal, workers earning less than $35,000 a year would...
US Senate Hears Testimony on Elder Abuse Crimes
Senator Chuck Grassley recently held a hearing in the Senate Finance Committee about Elder Abuse - "Not Forgotten: Protecting Americans from Abuse and Neglect...
5-Star Freeze to be Lifted by CMS
The April 2019 changes include revisions to the inspection process, enhancement of new staffing information, and implementation of new quality measures. This includes a...
CMS Publishes Revisions to Appendix Q, Guidance on Immediate Jeopardy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finally released the long anticipated revisions to Appendix Q of the State Operations Manual (SOM)...
CMS Nursing Home Employee Satisfaction Survey and Staff Competency Assessment Tools Available for Free
The CMS Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP) is a three-year effort focused on:
Improve dementia care
Reduce adverse events
Improve staffing quality, such as reducing...
The SBA Office of Advocacy Wants to Hear From You About Burdensome Regulations
The federal Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy is gathering information from small businesses about burdensome federal regulations. They invite you to share your experience with...
CMS Quality Measure Shuffle: What’s in Store for April 2019
The new MDS 3.0 Quality Measures User’s Manual Version 12.0, effective Jan. 1, 2019, has been posted to the CMS website. It contains many updates, including...