Week of March 6th

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 Home Update.  Workforce...

Have you registered for your booth at our Spring Conference Expo on April 10th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan, KS? Booths are filling up, so you need to register soon to get...

HJ Sims is a wealth management, investment banking, and institutional services firm helping individual investors, organizations, municipalities and institutions realize their potential since 1935. From building wealth to building communities, we help clients navigate...

On March 4, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the end of the Value Based Insurance Design Hospice Benefit Component as of December 31, 2024. CMS stated the decision came “after...

The KING Annual Meeting will be held on April 11th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan during the LeadingAge Kansas Spring Conference.  The luncheon meeting is scheduled to begin at noon.  KING members...

The Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a report on February 29, Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Can Help Improve Care in Nursing Homes. The report is the...

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CDC released updated public health guidance on respiratory illness on March 1. Find the guidance here. This guidance, which does not apply to healthcare settings like nursing homes, replaces previous public health guidance on...

On February 27, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), announced two new initiatives to provide intensive technical assistance to states and stakeholders and a...

On February 28, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that people 65 and older receive an additional dose of the COVID-19 vaccine’s current formulation. The recommendation...

Senators Gillibrand and Casey introduced their Strategic Plan for Aging Act on February 28. The bill would create a new, nationwide grant program to incentivize and support states’ efforts to create strategic plans for...

The upcoming Mental Wellness 2024 ECHO: Enhancing Care for Older Adults through Non-pharmacological Interventions and Appropriate Medication Management is funded by the United Health Care Community Plan and is designed to ensure learners can...