Wellness and Wellbeing Resources
Here are the latest articles and resources focusing on wellness and wellbeing for aging services and older adults.
A 'Meaningful' Life Is Connected To Better Health, Study Finds. But It's Complicated
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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...
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.
The Direct Care Workforce: Year in Review (2018)
According to PHI (a long-term care workforce thinktank) 2018 was a remarkable year for the direct care workforce. Organizations released an array of research and policy reports that deepened our knowledge on these workers,...
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...
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...
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!
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...
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...
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...
Spring Conference Registration is Now Open!
We are speeding towards our conference dates of April 10th and 11th, which means it is time for YOU to get registered! Our conference website and registration are now live. Check out the website...
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...