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 all federal aging services programs.
Fortunately, the President’s budget proposal is...
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 Guidebook" Released
Senate Committee Hearing on Nursing Home Oversight
Efforts...
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 the revised Appendix Q–Core Guidelines to Determining Immediate Jeopardy posted...
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 completed over several session. Implemented across all three phases of...
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 be eligible for overtime pay. The rule would raise the...
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 in Nursing Homes." LeadingAge National provided testimony during this hearing.
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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 lifting of the ‘freeze’ on the health inspection ratings instituted...
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) which provides guidance on identifying immediate jeopardy situations. The new...
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 turnover, improving staff retention and enhancing general staff performance.
Toward this...
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 burdensome federal regulations HERE. The information you provide is used by SBA...
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 changes to the specifications for these quality measures:
Long and...
LeadingAge Publishes Policy Update
Check out the latest on what LeadingAge National is doing for you in Washington regarding policy. Highlights include Federal budget for fiscal 2020, Nursing home regulation, Medicare Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), Medicare 2019 payment...