Weekly Recaps: March 6, 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 Home Update.
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Committee to Vote on Federal Minimum Staffing Mandate Bill
On March 6, the House Committee on Ways and Means will vote on H.R. 7513, the Protecting American Seniors’ Access to Care Act. The bill, cosponsored by Representatives Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) and Greg Pence...
Cheryl Phillips Interviewed about New RoPs
Cheryl Phillips, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Health Services with LeadingAge National recently spoke with Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging about the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
The 2017 LeadingAge National Awards Call for Submission is Now Open
The LeadingAge National Annual Awards honor LeadingAge member organizations and individuals that embody excellence in nonprofit aging services. Award recipients make outstanding contributions to our field and represent models of leadership, quality, and innovation.
Awards...
CDC Updates Public Health Guidance for Respiratory Illness; Healthcare Settings Recommendations Do Not Change
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...
Calling Qualified Individuals to Apply for LeadingAge Kansas Board Membership
The 2017 LeadingAge Kansas Nominating Committee invites qualified individuals to apply for the Board of Directors. Board members must be employees or board members of LeadingAge Kansas member organizations, or employees or board members...
Cooking Up Some Intergenerational Fun at Parkside
Congratulations to Parkside Homes in Hillsboro! They recently received a $2,400 grant from the Hillsboro Community Foundation to conduct an intergenerational program, “Cooking and Learning in Grandma's kitchen”, with Parkside residents and Hillsboro youth. ...
New Timelines for MDS Drafts
On the CMS SNF Open Door Forum on March 2, CMS shared updated timelines related to the latest Minimum Data Set (MDS). The final version of the MDS is expected to be released by...
Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor Receives Award
The staff at the Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor were treated to a special celebration on February 15th from their corporate office. This community was recognized with an Emerald Award Level One from Presbyterian Manors of...
Did You Open Your Present from LeadingAge Kansas Last Week?
All primary contacts of LeadingAge Kansas members that provide nursing home or LTCU services were emailed the latest 5 Star Reports on Monday of this week.
The 5 newest Quality Measures are now weighted 100%...
OSHA Convenes Small Business Panel for Review of Possible Workplace Violence Rule
On March 1st the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally convened a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panel to obtain feedback about a possible future rule relating to prevention of workplace violence in...
Let’s Continue to Work Together for Regulatory Sanity
Have you (and your key staff, board members, and your other constituents) sent an email to members of Congress to advocate for the reform and/or replacement of the federal nursing home survey and enforcement...