LeadingAge Kansas Foundation Awards Scholarships to Twelve Aging Services Professionals
Following a three-month application and review process, the LeadingAge Kansas Foundation is excited to announce that they will be awarding twelve member employees with...
Home Health and Nursing Home Employees Likely to Have Educational and/or Medical Debt
A study published in JAMA Health Forum on July 26, 2024, analyzing medical and educational indebtedness among US health care workers found that 21%...
Medicaid’s Role: What’s at Stake Under a Block Grant or Per Capita Cap?
Take a look at this short video to understand what's at stake under a block grant or per capita cap.
MedPAC Releases Annual Data Book Update
On July 31st, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) issued its 2023 update to its “Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program.”...
CMS Shares Video Tutorial on the Patient Mood Interview
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a video tutorial for completing D0150, Patient Mood Interview (PHQ-2 to 9) and D0160, Total...
LeadingAge Kansas is Hitting the Road and Coming to You
It’s time for Regional Roundtables! In August, the LeadingAge Kansas team will be coming to your part of the state to hear from you...
New I9 Forms Released by US Citizenship and Immigration Service
Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. All U.S. employers must...
Updates to Administrator Turnover Data Exclusions
CMS has updated exclusion criteria for the Administrator Turnover measure on Care Compare. Previously, the measure was excluded for nursing homes submitting PBJ data...
CMMI Announces New Dementia Focused Model
On July 31st, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) model.
GUIDE is an 8-year voluntary...
The Cruelty of Calling Older Adults ‘Sweetie’ or ‘Honey’
Next Avenue, an affiliate of PBS, recently published The Cruelty of Calling Older Adults ‘Sweetie’ or ‘Honey’. It’s a great read for all employees at...
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...
USCIS Publishes Revised Form I-9
On August 1st the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised version of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification). USCIS had previously indicated...