Attention MDS/RAI Coordinators: CMS Issues RAI Revisions Related to Schizophrenia
CMS released a revised RAI manual on July 20, 2022. According to the RAI Errata V2 dated July 15, 2022 revisions include instructions on coding Section I related to coding Schizophrenia on the MDS. The Errata notes specific...
July 2022 Updates to Nursing Home 5 -Star Ratings for Staff
CMS rates nursing home quality and quality of other healthcare provider types using a star system and makes public this rating on its Care Compare website. The rating Nursing Home system is calculated based on...
MDS Updates and Changes for 2016-2017 – Webinar
August 25th, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Diane Atchinson will guide you through the 2016 MDS section changes, revisions and clarifications and the introduction of the Medicare discharge assessment. Additionally, time will be spent discussing section GG including...
Flu Season Will Be Here Before You Know It – Read This
The CDC LTC Employer Flu Vaccine Toolkit -- Pass this on to your Nursing and Infection Control leadership.
Concerned About Aging in Place? CAST’s Updated Telehealth Portfolio Can Help
LeadingAge CAST has released an update to its portfolio of tools focusing on Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring for Long-Term and Post-Acute Care. The portfolio is designed to help providers understand, plan for, select,...
Ziegler Publishes Mid-Year Market Report
Last Week, Ziegler published its mid-year report on market transactions for senior living providers. Inflation, which started to have an impact on borrowing and lending trends in February, has dampened the unprecedented market demand, and thus...
New Resources for 2022 Nursing Home RoPs and Guidance Clarifications
LeadingAge continues to create education and guidance to support member compliance with the long-awaited CMS surveyor guidance on phase 3 of the Requirements of Participation (RoPs). Check out a few of the new member...
Staff Retention for Quality and Growth
In an article for LeadingAge Magazine, Debra Wood writes about Staff Retention. Aging services remains a people field. Caregivers and clients build relationships, leading to better outcomes. That being the case, retaining frontline and...
KanCare All MCO HCBS Training
KanCare is hosting training for HCBS at various locations. This is a great opportunity for members to review their HCBS training or train new staff. Locations and dates are:
July 28th – Hays,Ks
August 2nd...
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On July 1, 2016 CMS mandated that long-term care organizations are now required to submit staffing and census information using the CMS Payroll-based Journal (PBJ) system. This represents a significant change from the current...
KanCare Principal Diagnosis Denial
United Healthcare is reporting that they are seeing Principal Diagnosis denials. They submitted a ticket on this concern early last week and are waiting the final information to have them corrected. Until they receive the information, the...