LeadingAge Submits Comments Medicaid RFI
LeadingAge submitted comments on CMS' Request for Information RFI on Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP. This RFI is one of many actions...
Inpatient Hospice 1135 Waivers Ending
CMS released a memo stating that certain waivers pertaining to in-patient hospices will lapse in 60 days from the issuance of today’s memo. Specifically, there are...
MLN Article on Value-Based Insurance Design Model Hospice Services
This week’s MLN reviewed the Value-Based Insured Design Model payment for hospice services. Under the Hospice Benefit Component of the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model, participating...
HUD to Review, Adjust Criminal Background Screening Policies
On April 12th, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge sent a memo to agency staff instituting a HUD-wide effort to review programs and increase inclusivity of...
HUD Expects Delays on Service Coordinator Grant Funds; Partial Relief Available
Like last year, HUD is projecting Service Coordinator grant funding to be many months delayed, with award notices expected no earlier than June and...
RAD in the Budget: HUD Makes Improvements to Key Housing Preservation Tool
Expanding, preserving, and improving the supply of affordable and accessible senior housing is LeadingAge's top priority. Many LeadingAge members have utilized HUD's Rental Assistance...
New PHI Report on State Policy Options for Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce Released
PHI released a report on state policy options for strengthening the direct care workforce. It has 24 specific policy strategies with concrete examples. The...
2022 Salary and Staffing Survey Report
HomeCare Magazine published results from their annual Salary & Benefits Survey. About 80% of respondents said they had made changes to their hiring practices, staffing and...
CMS LTSS Caregiver Support Webinar
On Wednesday, April 27th at 1:00 PM CT, CMS will host a webinar on better understanding how to ensure paid and unpaid caregiver needs are met. Objectives...
Dementia Education for Building Management Staff
The American Society on Aging is holding a webinar on a program highlighting a collaborative community-academic partnership between the City of Chicago Age-Friendly Commission/DFSS...
Poll Finds, Despite Preference, Older Adults Unprepared to Age at Home
The National Poll on Healthy Aging released this week found that many people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s need to do more to modify their...
LeadingAge Kansas Members are Encouraged to Participate in HCS Salary & Benefits Studies
The studies are conducted by HCS in cooperation with LeadingAge and cover 98 jobs, benefits, shift differentials, turnover rates, and more. Data are reported by region,...