Shared Learning Series: Promoting Emotional Wellbeing
Here is what you can expect from this program.
4 live/virtual sessions conducted between July 22nd and October 7, 2021Open to any LeadingAge member providerSmall cohort (limited to 20 participants)Cost: $599
Registration Deadline: July 1, 2021 Learn...
We Are Warriors Video
On Monday’s update call from LeadingAge National, Terry Spitznagel from United Church Homes shared their latest video, “We Are Warriors.” It tells the organization’s COVID story through the eyes of staff throughout the organization.
Why You Should Prioritize Creating and Maintaining Outdoor Spaces
Being in nature—or simply being able to view it—can reduce stress, decrease cortisol levels, and even lower blood pressure. With summer in full swing, now is the time to think about how your community...
A Free Tool Providers Can Use to Help Their Organizations Thrive
Quality Metrics offers web-based, interactive data analytics to help home health and hospice providers perform custom benchmarking to demonstrate organizational value. It’s invaluable in providing a data-informed approach to quality improvement activities with easy...
Identifying and Screening for Food Insecurity in Older Adults
On September 15th from 2:00 – 3:00 PM CT, ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) is hosting a webinar on identifying and screening for food insecurity in older adults, and will...
Assessing the Value of Therapies in Alzheimer’s Disease
The impact of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) on caregivers, communities, and social service needs is profoundly larger than its impact on direct medical costs, as shown through financial and public health data. These impacts are...
Future-Proof Your Senior Living Community
International Council on Active Aging presents Future-proof your senior living community.
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...
Standardization of Standing Orders in LTC
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...
Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Accuracy: Get This Building Block Wrong and There is...
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 has never been more important to the financial well-being of nursing homes. It has a major effect on Medicare payments, various Quality Measures (QMs) and the Five-Star Rating...
Ziegler/ NIC Analysis on LPC Pandemic Occupancy Trends
Here’s a new analysis on occupancy trends in LPC and non-LPC organizations during the pandemic, from Q1 2020 to Q1 2022. For greater detail, please review the NIC report.