SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update September 9, 2022

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, please click here. Sign-in to the member portal and you will be redirected to the member only LTC update!​

Updates for this week:

State

• CMP funding request denied
• SD DHS Dementia Training

Federal

• CDC Key Messages
• CMS MDS Nursing Home Comprehensive (NC) Item Set
• Biden-Harris Administration Launches an “Apprenticeship Ambassador Initiative” to Build a Workforce in High Demand Areas
• OIG Data Brief Finds Certain Program Integrity Risks Regarding Telehealth
• Nursing Home Critical Element Pathways
• CDC Webinar on NHSN Vaccination Reporting Forms
• CMS and CFPB Issue Joint Notification Letter on Nursing Home Debt Collection
• DHS to Finalize Public Charge Rule
• Biden’s Plan for Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Shots

LeadingAge

• LeadingAge Supports and Celebrates Vital Aging Services Professionals
• LeadingAge Comments on Medicare Advantage
• LeadingAge 2022 Annual Meeting + EXPO: Six Weeks Away
• What’s Coming in OASIS-E in 2023
• New Nursing Home RoPs Guidance 2022 Resources

Other

• ACL Webinar:  Identifying and Screening for Food Insecurity in Older Adults
• PHI Releases New Annual Report on the U.S. Direct Care Workforce
• USAging Report: New Data Show that Shortages in Caregiving Pose a Significant Threat to Older Adults Seeking Assistance
• NIC Releases Wave 44 Survey Results