New Insights and Tools From LeadingAge
New Insights and Tools From LeadingAgeLeadingAge staff experts are developing essential advocacy, guidance, and tools, and curating the most relevant resources for aging services providers, including:
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Change Healthcare Cyber Attack Impacting Healthcare Providers
Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group since 2022 and its Optum Solutions division, is a payment exchange platform used broadly by healthcare providers and was the victim of a cyberattack on February 21,...
PEAK 2.0 Podcast Focuses on Leadership
There is a new podcast now available on the PEAK 2.0 page. This time, the @Home podcast explores the topic of leadership by talking with Christy Merritt, a 10-year veteran of the long-term care field...
Assessment Tools for Best Practices of Care for Older Adults
Try This:® Series: Assessment Tools for Best Practices of Care for Older Adults.
Spring Conference is Coming Quick. Have You Reserved Your Booth Space?
Booth spaces are filling up quickly.
The Spring Conference is April 10 & 11, 2024 in Manhattan, KS at the Hilton Garden Inn and Manhattan Conference Center. If you work with an organization who would...
The Week in Media for February 14 – February 27, 2022
I. FOLLOWING THE NARRATIVE: A quick summary of national media trends last week.(* indicates that LeadingAge is featured in the story.)
A “return to normalcy” is the government’s new push as indicated with the Centers...
Action Alert: Tell Congress to Fund Vital Aging Programs and Services
Right now, congressional leaders are negotiating federal investments in aging services programs for next year and we need your help! Too many older adults are struggling to access the essential services they need, and...
LeadingAge to Congress: Support the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act
On February 26th, Katie Smith Sloan, LeadingAge President and CEO, sent a letter to members of Congress asking them to support the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act (H.R. 6585). The bill would increase access to...
KDADS Appoints Aging Services Commissioner, David Anderson
Last week on Monday, the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) appointed David Anderson as the new Aging Services Commissioner. Anderson resides in Western Kansas and comes to the position with over...
CMS Clarifies How Veteran’s Access VA Benefits While on Medicare Hospice
On February 22nd, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Change Request (CR 13523) to clarify how dually eligible Veteran’s Affairs (VA) and Medicare beneficiaries can utilize VA benefits. Although Chapter...
NHSN Office Hours for Reporting Flu Vaccination Data
Nursing homes are required to report healthcare personnel flu vaccination data on an annual basis through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). This requirement was first implemented last year, with all data for the...
Last Call to Sign Up for March 3rd – Psychotropic Stewardship Affinity Group
Join Amy Siple as she facilitates a peer-to-peer support and learning group to discuss the struggle of psychotropic and antipsychotic medication management.
The Psychotropic Stewardship Program is a series of 7-10 minute video snippets, presented...