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SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update: December 12, 2025: A resource for members

Each week we provide 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.

Updates for this week: December 12, 2025

SDAHO

  • SDAHO’s 3rd Annual Art Contest at the 2026 Post Acute Partners in Care Conference. The theme for this year’s event is “A Century of Caring – Caring Through the Decades”
  • Post-Acute Partners in Care award celebration

SNF

  • SNF Off-Cycle Revalidations Suspended Indefinitely

Assisted Living

  • Assisted Living Accreditation is going national after pilot

Home Health

  • MedPAC recommendations for home health and hospice
  • MedPAC reports on upcoming mandatory report on PDGM
  • Home Health Non-Compliance Letters for CY 2026 APU Posted

Hospice

  • MedPAC recommendations for home health and hospice
  • CMS Will Reject Long-Term Stay Hospice Claims with the Same “Admission” and “From” Dates

LeadingAge

  • National Policy Pulse Call

Other

  • CMS Informational Bulletin on Medicaid Work Requirements
  • CMS Releases 2026 SSI, Spousal Impoverishment, and Medicare Savings Program Resource Standards
  • Can government ease the LTC crisis?

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!

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