New LeadingAge Workforce Snap Poll Supports LeadingAge Advocacy
To better understand the workforce challenges in provider member organizations across the continuum, LeadingAge has released a new “Workforce Snap Poll.” The survey will be useful in our advocacy with members of Congress and...
Staffing Study Complete, CMS Still Reviewing
On the national nursing home stakeholder call on February 22nd CMS once again confirmed that the staffing study is complete. The study included literature reviews, site visits, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and cost...
Nursing Home Transparency Proposed Rule
CMS published a proposed rule related to nursing home ownership transparency on February 15th. Read a summary of this rule HERE. On the February 22nd national nursing homes stakeholder call, CMS clarified that Skilled...
REMINDER: Register for Medicare Home Health CY 2023 Payment Development Webinar
CMS announced a webinar on Wednesday March 29, 2023 from 1:30 – 3: 00 PM ET where experts will provide an overview of several provisions from the CY 2023 HH PPS final rule related...
Weekly Recaps
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Workforce Policy Update. Here is your weekly Workforce Policy Update. Life Plan Community Weekly Update. Here is...
Adult Care Homes Are Allowed to Have Disabled License Plates on Transportation Vehicles
At the end of last year, the Kansas Division of Vehicles decided to re-interpret statute to ban adult care homes and similar care providers from receiving disability license plates for their vehicles. After introduction...
Training on New CARE Upload Tool Improvements March 21st
The developer of KDADS’ new CARE Upload Tool has made some improvements based on our usage of the Tool and, as a result, KDADS has scheduled training to explain the changes before they are...
New Workforce Snap Poll
To better understand the workforce challenges in provider member organizations across the continuum, LeadingAge has released a new Snap Poll. The survey will be useful in our advocacy with members of Congress and the...
LeadingAge Calls for an End to the Outdated 3-Day Stay
“During the pandemic it became clear that requiring a mandatory, three-day hospital stay for everyone who is ready to enter a nursing home is wasteful and ineffective,” said Katie Sloan in a LeadingAge press...
Updated Resources and Toolkit for Emergency Preparedness
The Emergency Preparedness requirements for nursing homes has been updated through Phase 2 and Phase 3. The members-only toolkit is published on the LeadingAge website with checklists, resources for testing and training, crosswalks, PowerPoint...
Rural Provider Relief Fund Deadline Was February 21st
Providers who believe their Phase 4 or American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Provider Relief Fund payments were calculated incorrectly had until 10:59pm CST on February 21st to submit a request for reconsideration. For further...
PRF Reporting Period 4 Reports Due March 31st; Webinar Recording Available
Providers who received Provider Relief Funds (PRF) and/or ARP Rural funds between July 1 – December 31, 2021, are required to report on how they used those funds in Reporting Period 4. This is...