Week of July 25th

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...

Directly aligned with LeadingAge’s suggestions to do so, the Federal Communications Commission will consider taking several steps to increase enrollment of HUD multifamily residents in its Affordable Connectivity Program. The good news, described in...

This KHN article shares that the Elder Index, developed by researchers at the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, shows that more than half of older women living alone, 54%, are either poor according to federal...

The data submission deadline for hospice patients that passed away in January, February, and March 2022 (Quarter 1 2022) is August 10, 2022. Survey vendors are responsible for successfully submitting files by 11:59 PM...

CMS and their contractor, Abt Associates, are recruiting additional Medicare-certified hospice providers to participate in a beta test of the draft hospice patient assessment instrument called Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE). Recruitment is...

Join us on Tuesday, August 2nd, at 1 PM CT, for the Home Health Member Network call. Brian Slater, Director and Kelly Vontran, Deputy Director of the Division of Home Health and Hospice at...

I. Current Talking Points for Media Engagement:  CMS Home Health Proposed Payment Talking Points CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed Payment Rule Talking Points  CCRC Solvency Talking Points NASEM Report Talking Points See link to full State Media Resources folder...

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To coincide with our new campaign, “Aging Services Workforce Now,” LeadingAge held a Congressional Briefing on July 20 for Senate and House staff. The briefing was an opportunity for LeadingAge to share details on...

The workforce crisis in our sector requires immediate action. LeadingAge’s ongoing federal government advocacy is culminating in this new coordinated advocacy campaign— join us to take action for the aging services workforce–now! Check out this week’s Aging...

As shared on July 21st, CMS issued a letter to State Medicaid Directors on the recommended HCBS Quality Measure Set. This LeadingAge article describes the three areas of focus, and how workforce implications and funding must be considered...

The LeadingAge Center for Managed Care Solutions and Innovations had an updated version of its MA and SNP 101 Powerpoint. It includes some information on the latest trends and developments regarding Medicare managed care...