Sherwin-Williams Group Buy Savings for January and February 2019
Start the new year off right with an assortment of paint from Sherwin-Williams Healthcare Savings including applicators, tools and equipment. Sherwin-Williams offers a wide range of high-performance coating systems for walls, floors, roofs and...
HUD Says December, January Renewals Must Rely on Reserves
LeadingAge has learned the likely fate of the 650 contracts that were up for renewal in December but were not renewed prior to the shutdown, which began on December 22. Over a third of...
Members have access to Regulatory Roundup 2.0
“Regulatory Roundup 2.0” is a quick and easy tracker to help find pertinent rules and federal regulations for LeadingAge members (nursing home, housing, home and community-based services etc.) It will be updated weekly, so...
The Mental Health Training Guide
Behavioral health is among our members top concerns and challenges. The Mental Health Training Guide was designed to assist staff in supporting and working with residents with mental illness.
This series of videos covers the topics included...
Sandstone Heights Receives Zero Deficiencies
Sandstone Heights was treated to an annual survey the day after Christmas and received a zero deficiency survey. Congratulations to everyone at Sandstone Heights on this great accomplishment!
Colonial Village Preps for Its Grand Opening Event
Colonial Village, LeadingAge Kansas’ newest subscriber and a senior living community in Overland Park, KS, is preparing for its grand opening event on January 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Colonial Village will...
Aging Services News You Need
Are you Interested in staying abreast of relevant news in aging services? The LeadingAge National communications team can help!
The team curates news from a range of sources and tweets 5-10 news articles daily, Monday...
New Guidance from CMS on Serving Dual Eligibles
On December 19, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a new State Medicaid Director Letter titled Ten Opportunities to Better Serve Individuals Dually Eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. In this letter, CMS spotlights...
PEAK 2.0 Open Enrollment for New Enrollees
Open enrollment for the PEAK 2.0 program is now open. This program coincides with the state fiscal year calendar, July to June. The enrollment period is open from January 7th to April 15th. New...
Call for Survey Responses to CDC Study on Adult Day Services
CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics’ (NCHS) National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP) encourages adult day services center directors, if contacted, to complete the 2018 survey. NSLTCP is an ongoing federally funded study...
2019 MDS Item Sets Draft Posted
A new DRAFT version of the 2019 MDS item sets (v1.17.0) has been posted. This version is scheduled to become effective October 1, 2019. The files are located in the Downloads section of this CMS webpage.
Course Approval from HOC in 2019
In an effort to provide the most expedient course approval process to course providers, Health Occupations Credentialing will be implementing a change beginning January, 2019. Rather than sending an email with an approval letter...