LeadingAge Publishes White Paper on the HCBS Settings Rule: How Regulation Intended to Ensure...
It highlights our position that the Home and Community-based settings rule -- initially proposed in 2008, finalized in 2014, and requiring full compliance as of March 2023 -- isn’t a good fit for aging...
OSHA Announces Final Rule Expanding Submission Requirements for Injury and Illness Data
On July 17th, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule that will require certain employers in designated high-hazard industries to electronically submit additional injury and illness information to the Occupational Safety and...
Proposed Staffing Ratio Rule NOT Released Yet; KFF Analysis Looks at Possible Scenarios Pointing...
On July 14th, KFF released “What Share of Nursing Facilities Would Meet Possible New Staffing Requirements,” a report detailing the number of nursing homes in the nation that would meet various staffing requirements. At...
LeadingAge Meets with CMS to Discuss New Hospice Program Integrity Initiatives
On July 12th, LeadingAge along with three other hospice organizations and Congressman Blumenauer (D-OR) met with CMS in follow up to our 34 hospice program integrity recommendations. The meeting was with leading officials from...
NCSL Report Highlights State Programs to Address or Mitigate Workforce Shortages
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on June 29 published a report that provides an overview of programs states have implemented to address or mitigate health care workforce shortages. NCSL serves state lawmakers...
NIC: ESI Reports Improvement in Staffing and Occupancy
The National Investment Center’s latest Executive Survey Insights report offered another positive outlook on staffing and occupancy challenges for senior housing providers. Almost all (82%) of participating organizations reported on-going staffing shortages; this is...
United/Humana Merger Limited to Commercial Business
We reported on June 26th that United Healthcare and Humana were planning a $5.5B merger in the fall of 2023. We originally assumed this would impact the Medicare Advantage portion of each plan’s business....
CMS Seeks Input on Future Episode Based Payment Model
CMS published a request for information on the July 18 Federal Register seeking input from the public on the design of a future episode-based payment model with a focus on care transitions and specialty...
MovingForward Milestone: Nursing Home Quality Action Plans Released
On July 19th, the Moving Forward Coalition launched action plans to take steps toward implementing and scaling strengths based approaches to promote nursing home quality. The nine action plans derive from the work of...
Weekly Recaps
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Nursing Home Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Nursing Home Update.
Workforce Weekly Update. Here is your weekly...
Fire Marshall Joint Provider is Coming Quickly; Get Registered Today
Join peers from across the state for the Joint Provider Fire Marshall training. The training will include sessions on the following topics.
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MDS Updates are Coming and So Is Our MDS Updates and Beyond Training
As you know, MDS changes are coming in October. We want to help you prepare for the changes and equip you for long-term MDS success with tips, tools, and strategies on the existing and...