CARE/PASSAR Office Hours with KDADS Staff
The CARE and PASSAR process continue to cause slowdowns and headaches for Medicaid and other payer sources when individuals are admitted to LTC. Join the new KDADS CARE team for a monthly office hours session...
CMS Releases HHVBP QAPI Program Self-Assessment
CMS released two new tools to help home health agency teams improve their Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs for the launch of the expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model in January. First...
Department of Labor Issues a Proposed Rule on Classifying Employees, Independent Contractors
DOL has published a proposed rule, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, in the October 13, 2022, issue of the Federal Register. The proposed rule provides an analytical framework for determining...
Social Security: Cost-of-Living Adjustments
On October 13th, the Social Security Administration announced an 8.7% increase in payments for 2023. A new report from the Congressional Research Services looks at Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments here.
CMS Releases Hospice VBID Monitoring Guidelines for CY2023
CMS released the Value-Based Insurance Design Model Hospice Benefit Component Calendar Year 2023 Monitoring Guidelines which cover how CMS plans to monitor and evaluate next year’s Hospice Benefit Component of the Value Based Insurance Design demonstration....
Home Heath CAHPS Quarter 2 Data Submission Deadline Next Week
The next data submission deadline for Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) is Thursday, October 20, 2022. If you have not yet submitted CY22, Q2 data for all or most...
How to be the Best Boss Your Employees Ever Had – Employee Engagement and...
You have been asking for it and we are delivering. Here is the supervisory course for all levels of supervisors that can be viewed from your own building. The session will be interactive and...
Webinar Series: Recreation & Activity Professionals
Online training takes place October 24th – 28th.
Dates: October 24th – 28th
Location: Zoom (this event is live only and will not be available via recording) Who Should Attend: Directors of Activity, Program Directors, Therapeutic Recreation Specialists, Leisure Time Specialists,...
CARF 2022 Financial Trends and Ratios for CCRCs Released
Ziegler and Baker Tilly offered an informative webinar on the results of the just-released, 30th anniversary edition of CARF’s annual Financial Trends report. Of all the unique attributes of organizations that make benchmarking challenging, contract type variety was...
EWA Webinar: Key Member Reports on Workforce and Caregiving
On October 11th, LeadingAge participated in an Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) webinar titled, “Key Member Reports on Workforce and Caregiving.” The panelists at the session highlighted important reports on workforce data, shortages, career ladders,...
Aging Studies Program at WSU
Advance your career in senior living and across the aging profession with a graduate degree in Aging Studies from Wichita State University. The 36hr online Master of Arts in Aging Studies program allows you to specialize...
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