Week of December 20th

The regulatory environment of nursing homes throughout the country has escalated to a point where many nursing homes are facing significant financial burdens related to enforcement action. As a nursing home leader, it is...

Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.  Workforce Weekly Update.  Here is your weekly Workforce Policy Update.    HCBS and PACE Weekly Update. Here is...

On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized their proposal to activate codes for qualifying clinicians to bill for face-to-face, in-person caregiver training. Read more about using these codes...

The Participation Exemption for Size Form for the calendar year (CY) 2023 CAHPS Hospice Survey data collection and reporting requirements is available to complete and submit on the CAHPS Hospice Survey website. Hospices that served fewer...

In an article released on December 13th, KFF details the provisions of the home and community-based settings rule and describes states’ self-reported compliance with the rule. Twenty states reported full compliance while 23 reported...

LeadingAge, in partnership with national senior living organizations, veterans’ organizations, and consumers’ organizations (including AARP and Alzheimer’s Association), sent a letter to Congressional Leadership and the leadership of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs...

Many of the provisions of the CY2024 Medicare Advantage policy and technical final rule will take effect January 1, 2024. This LeadingAge article summarizes all the changes that will be impactful for LeadingAge members and those...

A recent article noted that hospitals, too, are at a breaking point with Medicare Advantage and plans’ wrongful denials of needed care. The hospitals suggest that CMS should incorporate the frequency with which plans...

The LeadingAge Kansas Board of Directors have approved the finalized priorities list for the upcoming legislative session. The Government Affairs team will be leading the way on reimbursement requests such as rebasing and an...

Last Friday, December 15th, we announced the winners of our Professional Development Survey prizes live on the weekly webinar. In case you missed it, the winners of the four $50 gift cards are:   Caitlan...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary    As of December 22nd, there are 10 long-term care facilites with clusters and three are LeadingAge Kansas Members. Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters     Clusters: 160Cases: 1,592Hospitalizations: 47 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates     Cases: 505,522Total Case Rate...

Desi Flerlage has been named executive director at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. She will assume the role January 10th. “We are excited to welcome Desi back to PMMA,” said Bill Taylor, chief operating officer for PMMA....