CMS Takes Aim at Inappropriate Use of Psychotropics
On January 18th, CMS posted QSO Memo 23-05-NH with two purposes: to reduce the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes and to bring greater transparency about nursing home citations to families. In...
The Workforce Tools You’ve Been Waiting For
LeadingAge has developed workforce tools designed to boost your recruitment efforts. Use these research-informed resources—communications strategies, message frames, messenger guidance, and tips for crafting recruitment communications—to better appeal to job seekers. Access these new...
Review Quality Measure Data Now
SNF Provider Preview Reports are now available for review. The data contained within the Preview Reports are based on quality assessment data submitted by SNFs from Quarter 3, 2021 through Quarter 2, 2022. Additionally,...
Are You Ready for the New PRF and ARP Rural Reporting Requirements?
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently revised the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting requirements to include how to report on the American Rescue Plan (ARP) rural payments that many providers received and...
New CDC Resources for Enhanced Barrier Precautions
CDC has new resources to assist nursing homes with implementation of enhanced barrier precautions. Recall that enhanced barrier precautions are an accepted standard of care, referenced by CMS in the updated RoPs guidance on...
Home Health Care Compare January Refresh
The January 2023 quarterly refresh for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program is now available on Care Compare. For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on...
Weekly Recaps
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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2023 Leadership Summit Registration Now Open
Registration for our annual Leadership Summit is now open! Join us April 17th-19th in Washington, DC, for one of the most valuable events in aging services. This is the perfect opportunity to network and...
Action Alert Reminder: Let CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure Know What You Think About Nursing Home...
If you have not already taken action, please click here to write to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure opposing the adoption of a federal minimum staffing mandate without the necessary workforce investments and reimbursement levels to...
LeadingAge Meets with Office of Management & Budget to Advocate on OSHA Rule
On January 18th LeadingAge staff met with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reiterate our position on an expected OSHA rule relating to occupational exposure to COVID-19 in healthcare settings. ...
LeadingAge Provides Hospice Program Integrity Recommendations to Congress and CMS
Working in partnership with other national hospice association partners, this week LeadingAge provided the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and key Congressional stakeholders with 34 recommendations to improve hospice program integrity. Learn...
Conversations with Katie: It’s Time to Get Busy
In President & CEO Katie Smith Sloan’s new blog, she talks about how LeadingAge is already busy navigating post-election changes on Capitol Hill—getting to know new representatives, their staff members, and their agendas. Read...