Second Chance to Watch the Popular How to Be the Best Boss Your Employees...
This session presented by Del Gilbert from Accelerating Excellence was extremely popular when it was presented live. Participants felt he was an excellent presenter, and the content was engaging and relevant. This two CE...
Updated Quarterly OASIS Q&As
CMS released January 2023 OASIS Q&A’s. This document is updated on a quarterly basis and is intended to provide guidance on OASIS questions that were received by CMS help desks. As a reminder, responses...
Sunporch of Smith County Achieves 5-Star Rating
We are happy to share the wonderful news that Sunporch of Smith County recently achieved a 5-star rating from CMS! Way to go Sunporch team!!
We wish all of our members continued success in 2023,...
Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) to End on May 11th
According to a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) issued by the White House Office of Management and Budget, the COVID Public Health Emergency will end on May 11, 2023. The SAP was issued in...
LeadingAge Tells Congress to Get Real on Ratios
LeadingAge released a new framework and perspective for federal legislation concerning staffing ratios in nursing homes. They’re calling it “Get Real on Ratios.” They also issued a statement to the media, created talking points...
Survey Backlogs, PHE, Enhanced Barrier Precautions Addressed on CMS / Associations Call
LeadingAge participated in the monthly “associations” call with CMS on January 31st. CMS acknowledged the recent announcement related to the May ending of the public health emergency. CMS was unable to provide details but...
CMS Issues Guidance to States on Medicaid Unwinding and Collection of Enhanced FFP
Late Friday, January 27th, CMS sent a letter to State Health Officials (SHO) reiterating timelines, requirements, and details about the decoupling of Medicaid’s continuous enrollment and enhanced FMAP from the COVID-19 public health emergency....
Federal Poverty Guidelines Updates Include Significant Jump
The updates were posted in the federal register and increase from $13,590 in 2022 to $14,580 in 2023. For states that base Medicaid eligibility for individuals and families on federal poverty guidelines or levels,...
Weekly Recaps
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Nursing Home Weekly Recap Life Plan Community Weekly Recap Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap
Medicaid HCBS and PACE Weekly...
Essentials of the LTC DON Role Virtual Training: MDS, Survey and Person-Centered Care Planning
More DON training on critical topics is coming in March! We are excited to be parting with LeadingAge Iowa to bring you this virtual training. It will include an overview of the survey process...
Resident to Staff Aggression Training Beginning Soon
Could your team benefit from learning techniques to prevent, de-escalate and respond to resident staff aggression? If so, get them registered for the upcoming Long-Term Care Resident to Staff Aggression: Prevention and Response training....
Webinar: 10 Steps to Dominate Social Media
Presenter: Catherine Berry of HealthCraft Services | Thursday February 23, 2023 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM Becoming active on social media can be a daunting task, but with a little planning and some helpful tools...