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 December 16, 2022
- Letter to US Governors from HHS Secretary on COVID, Flu and RSV Resources
- South Dakota Ranks #2 in the US for Residents in Nursing Homes Who Are Up to Date with their COVID vaccine!
- SD DOH Priority Health Indicator Assessment
- Check your authorized COVID-19 at-home tests expiration dates.Ā
- HHS single dose vials of COVID vaccine now available
- COVID-19 Vaccination and Therapeutics LTC Toolkit
- CDC Health Advisory:Ā (12/14) Interim guidance for clinicians to prioritize antiviral treatment of influenza in the setting of reduced availability of Oseltamivir
- Congressional Progress on FY23 Spending Bills
- Hospice CAHPS Exemption Deadline December 31, 2022
- Senate Companion Legislation Introduced to Increase Access to Services from APRNs
- MedPAC Recommends a 3% Reduction to Medicare SNF Payments for FY2024
- OSHA Submits Final Rule for OMB Review Concerning Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings
- HHS-LeadingAge and AHCA Partnership to Increase Bivalent Booster Uptake by Nursing Home Residents
- Katie Smith Sloan & Dorothy Davis Author Op-ed on Critical Role of Home Care
- New LeadingAge Workforce Crisis Resource Document
- LeadingAge participates in Congressional roundtable
- LeadingAge and Hospice Community Joins Listening Session with OIG.
- CFPB Consumer Resource on Caregivers and Nursing Home Debt
- Essential Components of Fall Management and Injury Prevention Training
