PEAK 2.0 Open Enrollment for New Enrollees
Open enrollment for the PEAK 2.0 is now open through April 15th. New homes must enroll to participate. If you have been in PEAK in the past, there is an opportunity to get back...
KDADS CARE Office Provides Useful Tools on CARE/PASRR Process
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) CARE office leaders provided training information pertaining to the CARE/PASRR process for providers to review. Providers should no longer be faxing any CARE assessment requests to...
GERTI’s Adult Care Home Operator’s Course is Returning in February
Are you interested in becoming a Kansas Certified Adult Care Home Operator? Then this course is perfect for you! LeadingAge Kansas and GERTI are bringing a 4-week online Adult Care Home Operators course for...
Nominate a Co-Worker to Highlight for Careers in Aging Month
March is Careers in Aging Month, and we are looking to highlight all the careers available to those interested or considering aging services as a career path. We’ll use these videos throughout the month...
Draft MDS 3.0 Item Sets to Review
On January 12th, CMS released the Draft MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.19.1. The draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.19.1 and Item Matrix are now available in the Downloads section...
Weekly Recaps: January 17, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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Increased Staffing Does Not Necessarily Improve Care for Nursing Homes with High Percentages of...
A new study published in Health Services Research reveals that higher staffing levels do not resolve key discrepancies between nursing homes with higher and lower percentages of residents with Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other cognitive impairments. Researchers...
Tax Package Includes Aging Services-Related Provisions
On January 16th, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced agreement on The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024....
MedPAC Votes to Cut SNF and HHA, No Payment Update for Hospice
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met on January 11th to finalize recommendations for their March 2024 Report to Congress. As part of the review of payment adequacy for post-acute care settings, the commission voted...
Utility Failure Resources Highlighted by CMS
Each month, LeadingAge shares select emergency preparedness resources from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE). In the latest Medicare Learning Network Connects newsletter, CMS...
January 31st Regulation Review Webinar to Cover Resident Rights
There is still time to register for the January 31st session of the Regulations Review Webinar Series.
The regulations in the resident’s rights subsection of Appendix PP drive many aspects of the resident’s quality of...
Last Chance to Register for the 2024 Governance Webinar Series
Strategic planning, strategic thinking, board engagement and awareness of economic and financial trends are a necessity for an organization to go from surviving to thriving. Join us for the Governance Series where we'll dig...