Promotion at Bethesda Home
Bethesda Home is pleased to announce the promotion of Johannes (Jannie) Van Aardt to Environmental Services Director. Jannie has been an invaluable member of our maintenance team for numerous years. This promotion recognizes the...
Last Call for Essentials of the DON Role Training
In this DON focused session, you’ll explore infection prevention and control programs, regulations relevant to the nursing department and Human Resources topics the DON might be responsible for and needs to understand. Whether you...
Katie Sloan to Senate Leaders – The “Settings Rule” is a Bad Fit for...
On June 20th, the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the Senate HELP Committee hosted a panel discussion in honor of the anniversary of the landmark 1999 Supreme Court Decision in Olmstead v L.C....
Provider Partnership to Develop Assisted Living Recommendations
LeadingAge recently joined four other major organizations that represent assisted living providers or regulatory standards developers to announce a new collaboration to develop recommendations for assisted living. The group will build a set of...
U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce Schedules Hearing on Skills-Based Economy
On Thursday, June 22nd, at 9:15 AM CT, the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing titled: Competencies Over Degrees: Transitioning to...
Older Americans Act Regulations Updated for First Time in 35 Years
On June 15th, the Administration for Community Living announced the release of proposed updates to the OAA regulations. The proposed rule addresses issues that have emerged since the last update (which was in 1988)...
Bureau of Labor Statistics Issues Quarterly Compensation Report
A Bureau of Labor Statistics quarterly report issued June 16th shows total employer compensation costs (wages, salaries, and benefits) for private industry workers nationally, across all sectors, averaged $40.79 per hour worked in March...
Releases June 2023 Report
The Medicaid and CHIP payment advisory commission released their June 2023 report on June 15th. Note to LeadingAge members, Chapter 2 builds upon the Commission’s previous work on integrating care for people who are...
More Information on SNF Claims Audits
On June 5th, CMS began conducting Medicare claims audits through the Medicare Administrative Contractors on all SNFs. CMS announced that they would be auditing 5 claims from every SNF to ensure proper billing practices,...
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 Policy Update. Here is your weekly...
MDS Updates and Beyond Training Coming September 12th
KACE and LeadingAge Kansas are excited to announce a joint MDS Updates and Beyond training opportunity.
Mark your calendar and plan to join us Tuesday, September 12th in Salina (or via livestream) for a full-day...
Last Chance to Attend the Resident to Staff Aggression Prevention and Response Training
If you have thought about taking this training or having team members take it, July 20th is the last training opportunity. This no-cost training teaches strategies for prevention, de-escalation and post-incident response attendees can...