New Federal Initiative Launched to Improve Person-Centered Practice
The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems will provide public education and individualized technical assistance to states to improve capacity in person-centered...
Members have access to Regulatory Roundup 2.0
“Regulatory Roundup 2.0” is a quick and easy tracker to help find pertinent rules and federal regulations for LeadingAge members (nursing home, housing, home...
New Guidance from CMS on Serving Dual Eligibles
On December 19, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a new State Medicaid Director Letter titled Ten Opportunities to Better Serve Individuals...
PEAK 2.0 Open Enrollment for New Enrollees
Open enrollment for the PEAK 2.0 program is now open. This program coincides with the state fiscal year calendar, July to June. The enrollment...
Call for Survey Responses to CDC Study on Adult Day Services
CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics’ (NCHS) National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP) encourages adult day services center directors, if contacted, to complete...
2019 MDS Item Sets Draft Posted
A new DRAFT version of the 2019 MDS item sets (v1.17.0) has been posted. This version is scheduled to become effective October 1, 2019. The files...
Course Approval from HOC in 2019
In an effort to provide the most expedient course approval process to course providers, Health Occupations Credentialing will be implementing a change beginning January,...
Smoke Resistant Ceilings Reminder
The following is a message from the Kansas State Fire Marshal:
If a building has ceiling grates that are for return air, the ceiling must...
Electronic Monitoring: Notice to Ombudsman
The office of the State Ombudsman has asked us to remind adult care homes about the ombudsman notice requirement in the new electronic monitoring...
Fire Marshal Q & A: Code Footprints and Bed Changes
Question: If a nursing home is increasing or decreasing their number of licensed beds, when must a nursing home submit a code footprint to...
The Nursing Home 5 Star Universe: “Shooting Stars and Deadline Landmines”
2018 saw the most comprehensive revamping of the Five Star Quality Rating System since 2015. All three domains were updated.
The quality measure domain changes include a...
CMS Staff Competency Toolkit
CMS recently released a toolkit to help providers asses and develop competencies to meet the needs of the residents in their community. The toolkit was...