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Week of December 6th

LinkedIn Might be the Key to Recruiting Your Next Great Team Member 

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On November 28th LinkedIn, the career-focused social media platform rolled out a host of new features to help healthcare professionals find their next job, reinforce their skills and grow their network. Updates include customized...

Gig Economy Reveals Important Information About the Workforce 

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Millions of Americans are embracing work in the gig economy often doing casual work but are not counted as employed for the purposes of the government's official statistics. New research sheds light on the...

CFPB Announces Webinar Series Highlighting Resources that Support Financial Learning 

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced a free four-part webinar series to highlight the Bureau’s “Your Money, Your Goals” financial empowerment and consumer protection resources. The series is designed for organizations that...

“Dying Broke” Series Highlighted in KFF Webinar – All Americans Deserve an Affordable, Equitable...

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KFF hosted a webinar on December 5th, “The Long-Term Care Crisis – Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America.” Featuring authors Jonathan Rau and Reed Abelson, as well as Anne Tumlinson of...

CMS Hosting HCBS CAHPS Survey Webinar 

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CMS invites states, managed care plans, and other organizations that have or are considering use of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS CAHPS®) Survey to assess quality...

LPC November Member Network Materials Available 

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If you were unable to join the November LPC Member Network meeting on philanthropy trends, you can now access the handouts and recording. Save the date! The last Member Network meeting of the year...

SNF Open Door Forum December 7th 

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The next Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Open Door Forum with CMS will be Thursday, December 7th at 1:00 PM CST. The agenda released by CMS includes “Nursing Home Survey Testing”, MDS 1.19.1 release, MDS...

Weekly Recaps: December 6, 2023

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Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.  Affordable Housing Weekly Update.  Here is your weekly Affordable Housing Update  Nursing Home Weekly Update.  Here is your...

Medicaid HCBS Waiting Lists Show Extensive Unmet Need, Not the Whole Picture 

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KFF analyzed data on waitlists for HCBS from their recent survey of states. While most individuals on waitlists do have access to state plan services like personal care, more specialized services like adult day...

Post-Acute/Long-Term Care Measures Under Consideration (MUC) List Now Available

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CMS released the 2023 Measures Under Consideration (MUC) List on December 1st. This list details measures that CMS is considering adopting into various Medicare programs. CMS is accepting public comments on measures through December...

Minor Updates to PACE Enrollment Guidance

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On December 5th, CMS released a memo to PACE organizations announcing updates to Chapter 4 (Enrollment and Disenrollment) of the PACE Manual. The memo outlines that the updates included in Chapter are effective immediately....

Providers Must Report on Use of PRF and ARP Rural Funds 

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Any provider who accepted the Provider Relief or American Rescue Plan rural funds that were distributed to them on or after April 1, 2020, must report on their use of those funds. (See the...