CMS Provides Home Health and Hospice Updates in September 2022 Open Door Forum
On September 21st, CMS hosted an Open Door Forum for Home Health, Hospice and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) providers. Read a full article on the key announcements made during the call.
Independent Study Finds Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Demonstrated Slight Decreases in Utilization and Medicare...
A cohort study published in JAMA Health Forum compared beneficiary care in a state with the original Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) demonstration and states which did not participate in the demonstration. The study found...
ICYMI – LeadingAge Kansas Gets State and National Media Attention on Staffing Agencies
From the Salina Journal: Medical facilities want change - Kansas nursing homes and hospitals have relied on staffing agencies – at a high cost (Featuring Rachel Monger and member Charlotte Rathke)
October 6, 2022 | Salina Journal, The (KS)...
MedPAC Commissioners Discuss Nursing Home Staffing Ratios
MedPAC held its October public meeting today; the agenda included a discussion on nursing facility staffing. MedPAC staff presented these background slides, including a data analysis pulled from 2019-2021 PBJ submissions. The analysis showed that agency...
Research from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston and Weil Cornell Medicine Links Job...
A new article in Geriatric Nursing by Verena R. Cimarolli, Natasha S. Bryant, and Robyn Stone, researchers at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, and Francesca Falzarano, a researcher at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Division of Geriatrics...
EWA Webinar: Key Member Reports on Workforce and Caregiving
On October 11, 2022, at 2:00 PM CT, LeadingAge will participate in an Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) webinar titled, “Key Member Reports on Workforce and Caregiving.” The panelists at the session will highlight important...
The New MDS V1.18.11: Are You Prepared?
Alicia Cantinieri and Melanie Tribe-Scott from Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, LLC will join LeadingAge to host a webinar offering a detailed look at the new MDS draft and help skilled nursing providers plan for...
CLA Survey on Budgeting in Volatile Times
Our partners at CLA are in the process of gathering data on how organizations are budgeting in the COVID-era, especially in response to the pressures of changing governmental regulations and of inflation. If you...
Researchers Find Personal Care Aide Shortage in Rural America
New research published in Health Affairs this month found that many rural Americans who need personal care aides through Medicaid home and community-based services are not able to access services. The report looked at rates of...
LPC September Meeting Materials Available
If you weren’t able to join us for September’s LPC Member Network meeting on inflation, rising costs and financial planning, or want a replay, here are the meeting recording, slides, and announcements (includes hyperlinks and audio recording.)...
KING Safety Matters
The makeup of the working population is changing.. This Safety Matters Promoting Safety in An Aging Workforce Edition covers those workers coming out of retirement and those staying in the workforce longer.
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 10-12-2022
STATE UPDATE
KDADS Updates Adult Care Home Guidance on COVID-19 Last week KDADS posted newly updated COVID-19 guidance for adult care homes. The guidance is intended to match the newest CDC/CMS guidance for nursing facilities....