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 four waivers around life safety codes, facility and equipment inspection,...
Hospice PEPPER Reports Now Available
The hospice PEPPER reports were released recently. These reports are an educational tool that summarizes individual hospice data statistics for Medicare services that may be at risk for improper payments pre-CMS guidance. The data...
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life Measure Goes Live in May
In February 2022, the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed, through their consensus process, the claims-based measure, Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life, or HVLDL. HVLDL reflects the proportion of hospice patients who received...
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 Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) retain responsibility for all Original Medicare...
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 individuals with criminal histories. In the memo, Secretary Fudge directed...
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 payments to grantees expected in July or August. The Service...
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 Demonstration (RAD) to convert and preserve affordable senior housing properties....
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 report can be found here.
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 salaries as a result of the competitive job market. The...
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 include discussing the role of caregivers at home and in...
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 and University of Illinois Chicago. They created a Dementia Training...
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 homes or plan for services they may need to age...