Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition, Phase II
The John A. Hartford Foundation has awarded the Moving Forward Coalition $1.69 million in funding to continue work on improving nursing home residents' quality of life. The new three-year award begins on July 1st,...
June Regulation Review Webinar to Cover Quality of Care
It’s that time again! Are you or a teammate registered for the June 26 Regulation Review Webinar? This month, the training will cover Quality of Care Regulations. This session is intended for administrators and...
Last Call to Register for Intersection of Infection Prevention & Control in Food Services...
Join LeadingAge Kansas and LeadingAge Iowa for Intersection of Infection Prevention & Control in Food Services. This session is intended to help infection preventionists, DONs, and culinary and nutrition services personnel foster collaboration skills...
Weekly Recaps: June 19, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Affordable Housing Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Affordable Housing Update.
Nursing Home Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Nursing...
OIG Adds New Managed Care Items to Work Plan
On June 17, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) added several new issues it will explore and evaluate in the coming years, with several focused on managed care in both the Medicaid and...
Bipartisan Bill to Improve Prior Authorization Processes, Transparency and Accountability Reintroduced
On June 12, a bipartisan group of House (135 members) and Senate (45 senators) members introduced an updated version of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (S.4532 and HR 8702). The legislation...
Wall Street Journal Publishes Consecutive Articles on LPC Solvency
Within the last week, the Wall Street Journal has published two probative articles that seek to explore the financial viability of LPCs through the lens of recent (if rare) examples of insolvency or bankruptcies....
LeadingAge Meets with CMS Life Safety Code Officials
LeadingAge met with officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to discuss Life Safety Code and Emergency Preparedness requirements on June 11. Read more about this meeting here. The meeting is...
DEA Submits Proposed Rule on E-Prescribing Controlled Substances to OMB
On June 13, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) submitted proposed rules on the prescribing of controlled substances via telemedicine to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is the final step before publication....
CMS Releases Revised Guidance for Facility Assessment
In a June 18 Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSOG) and Survey & Operations Group (SOG) QSO 24-13-NH Memo, CMS is revising the requirements for the Facility Assessment to align with the Minimum Staffing...
It’s Official: LeadingAge is Co-Plaintiff in Lawsuit to Halt Nursing Home Staffing Mandates
LeadingAge on June 18 joined the American Health Care Association’s (AHCA) lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as co-plaintiff, following our...
Kansas City Area Candidate Meet and Greet on June 26
There’s still time for LeadingAge Kansas providers in the Kansas City region to register to attend the Kansas City Area Candidate Meet and Greet. This event is being hosted at Lakeview Village from 5:30...