Week of September 26th

FEDERAL NEWS CDC Recommendations    Here is an updated LeadingAge article on CDC recommendations for healthcare settings as they gain further insight from CDC. Newly added are clarifications around staff removal of source control in areas...

Healthcare cost-containment strategies are essential to protecting the financial health of your community and employees. Increasing healthcare costs are forcing employers into policy changes that restrict healthcare provider networks, piling additional out-of-pocket costs onto...

We have very limited booth space so make sure to plan accordingly. We have opened up exhibitor space for our 2022 Fall Conference. We will be in Salina at the Salina Hilton Garden Inn, October...

Presented By Bethany L. Bramwell, RPh, BCGP of Guardian Pharmacy | Thursday September 29th | 1:00 – 2:00 PMDescription: Ensuring quality and improving outcomes in the long-term care setting is a team effort. Due to their complexity,...

Presented By: Cal Roberson of CalTech | Thursday October 20th  |1:00 – 2:00 PM We will present to you the framework for the fundamentals of cybersecurity and the action you can take to protect yourself best...

The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation administers essential programs that allow communities and service organizations to help Kansans find the safe, affordable housing they need and the dignity they deserve. They published a Statewide Housing Needs Assessment in December 2021....

At long last, HUD announced the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for new Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly grants. The NOFO will provide $184.6 million for capital advance funds and Project Rental...

The new Inflation Reduction Act includes significant investments to address climate change in affordable housing, including $1 billion for a new Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) at HUD. This article summarizes the types of feedback HUD will...

LeadingAge members have free access to the results of the 2021-2022 National Healthcare at Home Best Practices and Future Insights Study. Join Lindsay Doak, Senior Manager at BerryDunn and owner of the study, as...

LeadingAge has been busy releasing resources to help nursing homes implement the new RoPs surveyor guidance (compliance date: October 24, 2022). Keep an eye on the Nursing Home RoPs Tools and Resources page for the latest....

A training video on the recent changes to the nursing home 5-Star staffing measure by CMS is now posted on the LeadingAge Quality Metrics website.

September 20th was National Voter Registration Day, an important reminder that having a plan to vote is really important for this upcoming election. Coming out of the pandemic, many states are once again changing...