NAB, ACHCA Introduce Two New Training Programs
The National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and the American College of Health Care Administrators today introduced two new training programs.
Essentially, the Administrator-in-Training (AIT) and Preceptor Programs go hand-in-hand: the AIT Program...
Survey & Regulations Workshop Just 1 Week Away
Rachel Monger, Director of Government Affairs with LeadingAge Kansas will cover the new Conditions of Participation: Phase 1, 2 and 3.
Join Rachel for the December 8th training located in Topeka, KS. Rachel will prepare you...
Sign up for Your 2023 Partnership Early – So You Don’t Miss a Thing
2023 Spring Conference will be Set up Wednesday April 12th and Exhibit Thursday April 13th in Wichita. We are making plans for 2023 and want to make sure you are informed of everything going on at LeadingAge...
Thank You for Your Donations on #GivingTuesday
We raised $2500 yesterday on #GivingTuesday for scholarships to further the education of our member employees in aging services. And more money keeps coming in! Thank you for your donations and support to the...
Schowalter Villa Announces Leadership Transitions
Bluestem Communities’ Schowalter Villa life plan community is preparing for a series of leadership transitions through internal promotions that will be finalized in early 2023.
After 14 years in leadership at Schowalter Villa, Treva Greaser,...
Sunshine Meadows Features Letter B in Monthly Menu for a Little Fun
Written by Melanie KoehnThis month our dietary staff is starting to do a fun project for our residents here at the Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community. Eric Beye Our dietary manager has different themes that the dietary...
OIG Report Finds Providers Didn’t Comply with Advance Care Billing Requirements
As of January 1, 2016 Medicare began paying for advance care planning conversations. Payments for these services from 2016 through 2019 totaled more than $340 million but a new Office of Inspector General (OIG) report with brief found...
OIG Report on Psychotropics in Nursing Homes
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report on November 14th on the use of psychotropic drugs in nursing homes. The report utilized Minimum Data Set (MDS) data and Medicare claims data...
LeadingAge Quality and Risk Management Member Network Meeting on December 2nd
The Quality and Risk Management Member Network will meet on Friday, December 2nd, from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT. The primary topic of discussion will be the 2022 Measures Under Consideration (MUC list)...
DOL Nursing Expansion Program Funding Opportunity Announcement Amended: The Nursing Career Pathways Track’s Lead...
On October 11th, LeadingAge asked the Department of Labor (DOL) for a clarification on whether the DOL’s Nursing Expansion Grant Program’s Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) requires nonprofit healthcare organizations, who are one of the...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 11-30-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
HHS Toolkits on Updated COVID-19 VaccinesIn this toolkit created by the Department of Health and Human Services, you can find answers to frequently asked questions, talking points, tips, and other science-based information about...