Week of September 26th

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...

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...

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,...

Staff appreciation week was September 19th-23rd at Mount Hope Nursing Center in Mount Hope.  The entire community and resident family members were invited to participate and share their thanks. Here is the rundown of...

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....

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...

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.

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 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....

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...

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...

The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new literature review of 62 studies which found Medicare Advantage plan enrollees used post-acute care (PAC) less than people with traditional Medicare. While the review could not determine if the...