Each week, through our Unified Voice Newsletter, recipients will receive an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story will include a direct link to a more complete overview where readers can find more information on topics relevant to their needs. For SDAHO members interested in reading the long-term care weekly update in its entirety, pleaseĀ click here. Sign-in to the member portal and you will be redirected to the member only LTC update!ā
Updates for this week:Ā October 28, 2022
- Another Closure:Ā Country View Assisted Living Center in Florence will close in mid-November
- Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Oversight of Nationās Poorest-Performing Nursing Homes
- COVID-19 Focused Infection Control Survey Tool for Acute and Continuing Care Providers and Suppliers
- CMS Revised Guidance for Staff Vaccination Requirements
- HHS Invests $13 Million to Grow and Strengthen the Nursing Workforce
- CDC MMWR Report (10/21) on Staying Up to Date on Vaccines to Protect Healthcare Workers and their Patients
- SNF Provider Preview Reports
- Key Provider Relief Fund Deadlines ā Returning Funds and RP3 Late Reporting Requests
- OIG Report Finds HHA Used Multiple Strategies to Respond to COVID
- Hospice CAHPS Survey Administration Mode Experiments Released
- CMS Releases Hospice Quality Reporting Program Quarterly Update for 3rd Quarter of 2022
- CMS All Stakeholder Call on Strategic Plan, Other Initiatives on November 1
- LeadingAge LTC Coalition Letter to Congress: Prioritize Aging Services Workforce
- ACL Launches National Center to Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce
- Employee Retention Credit FAQs Available
- LeadingAge Voting Resources.
- Cyber Threat Notice
- 1 in 10 Older Adults Has Dementia
- Survey Finds Family Caregivers Feeling Strained
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