Governor Laura Kelly Announces Kansas Veterans’ Home Receives Five Star Quality Rating
Dec 8, 2021 - Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced that the Kansas Veterans’ Home (KVH) recently received a Five Star Quality Rating from the Nursing Home Compare Five Star Quality Rating Analysis Report for...
New HHS Medicare Telehealth Report and Utilization Data
Highlights of the new HHS report, “Medicare Beneficiaries’ Use of Telehealth in 2020: Trends by Beneficiary Characteristics and Location”:
The share of Medicare visits conducted through telehealth in 2020 increased 63-fold, from approximately 840,000 in...
Apostolic Christian Home Welcomes New Executive Director
Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha is welcoming a new leader. Rick Aberle has recently assumed the position of Executive Director. Rick brings a fresh perspective and innovative vision, and we are excited to see...
HUD and HHS Announce Housing and Services Resource Center
HHS and HUD have announced a new Housing and Services Resource center to improve access to affordable, accessible housing and the critical services that make community living possible. HHS’s Administration on Community Living is...
Immigration Advocacy
LeadingAge joined with other LTC organizations to urge the State Department to prioritize and process immigration visas for healthcare workers. Our efforts were highlighted in an article in US News, which unpacked the challenges facing US employers who...
Life Plan Community Advisory Group
Join us Thursday, December 16th at 1:00 PM CT for the Life Plan Community Advisory Group meeting. If you missed the November call, you can access the slides, recording, and notes. Our panelists from November’s "Transitions in...
OSHA Rule Requiring Submission of Injury and Illness Data Takes Effect January 1st
Effective January 1, 2024, a U.S. Department of Labor final rule released in July 2023 will require certain establishments, including aging services, to electronically submit injury and illness information to OSHA on an annual basis. ...
HUD Quarterly Data Show Major Rent Increases, Continuing Housing Instability
During its quarterly update, HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research shared alarming trends in rents, with the average nationwide rent in September 2021 rising 12.5% compared with rents in September 2020. These drastic rent increases in the...
HUD Piece of Senate’s Build Back Better Released, Scored
Following a process laid out by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs released its portion of the Senate’s Build Back Better Act on December 9th. Also on...
The Week in Media for December 6 – 12, 2021
I. FOLLOWING THE NARRATIVE: A quick summary of national media trends last week.(* indicates that LeadingAge is featured in the story.)
Democrats’ continued push to bring Build Back Better to the Senate floor for a...
Demographics and Financing of LTC in Minnesota – Good News but Rough Sledding Ahead?
The Long-Term Care Discussion Group will meet on December 20th at 1:00 PM CST to talk about two new studies commissioned by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The state has consistently ranked first...
Last Call! Professional Development Needs Survey
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