Week of October 24th

FEDERAL NEWS Key Provider Relief Fund DeadlinesReturning Funds and RP3 Late Reporting Requests: Providers who submitted their Reporting Period 3 (RP3) reports and did not “spend” all of the PRF from this period, will need...

Hello Associate Members! We have been planning our 2023 events and want to make sure that LeadingAge Kansas is on your calendar.2023 Spring Conference will be Set up Wednesday April 12th and Exhibit Thursday April...

SNF Provider Preview Reports are now available. Review data and submit corrections by November 14th. More information is available here.

On October 18th, LeadingAge joined Argentum and the American Senior Housing Association (ASHA) in co-signing a letter to the Senate and House Congressional leadership, and to the co-chairs of the House 21st Century Long-Term Care...

Please join us for the LeadingAge Adult Day Network meeting on Thursday, October 27th at 12:00 PM CT. Jodi Eyigor will join us from the LeadingAge policy team to discuss changes to CDC guidance...

Join us on Thursday, October 27th at 1:00 PM CT for a conversation on preparing for the solo ager. Guest speakers include: Dr. Sara Geber, who has written a book on the topic; Andrew...

I. Current Talking Points & Templates for Media Engagement:  Template Op-Ed: Aging Services Workforce Now Campaign CMS Home Health Proposed Payment Talking Points CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed Payment Rule Talking Points  CCRC Solvency Talking Points NASEM Report Talking...

Recently added to the LeadingAge Learning Hub are two new opportunities! On November 9th at 2 PM CT, LeadingAge is hosting a webinar about The New MDS V1.18.11, offering a detailed look at the new...

CMS released program policy revisions on Special Focus Facilities on October 21st. While the revisions do not expand the number of nursing homes served in the program, changes include expectations for good faith efforts,...

CMS released additional resources on the Medicaid unwinding that will occur at the end of the PHE. An FAQ can be found here and a slide deck can be found here. As a reminder, the PHE was...

Locust Grove Village in LaCrosse recently held a State Legislator Candidate Forum on their campus, in cooperation with the LaCrosse Chamber of Commerce.  All four of their state senate and representative candidates (see photo...

Here’s an interesting article about standing orders (SOs) in long-term care organizations. The aim of this project was to create a consensus-based SO set grounded in high-quality evidence, clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), and expert...