CMS issues Bulletin on Medicaid Reimbursement for Strategies to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin to states regarding flexibilities available to enhance payment for nursing facility during...
Creating an Effective Hospice Plan of Care
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Learning Network (MLN) has published a Fact Sheet on Creating an Effective Hospice Plan of...
CMS releases Long Term Care Facility COVID-19 Testing Requirements
On August 25 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interim final rule related to additional policy and regulatory provisions in...
LeadingAge Offers Free QuickCast on Advance Care Planning
Do your loved ones understand your wishes if you are unable to speak for yourself? Advance care plans can be developed at any time,...
Hospice National Data Set Survey
The National Data Set (NDS) represents a comprehensive compilation of often hard to find and timely data points on hospice clinical and operations data....
SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. Providers have until August 30, 2020 to review their performance data...
Requiring Nursing Homes to Submit Staffing Data
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a memorandum announcing plans to end the emergency blanket waiver that waived the requirement for...
Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Gov. Kristi Noem has proclaimed June 15, Elder Abuse Awareness Day (EAAD) in South Dakota. EAAD provides an opportunity for communities to promote a...
Palliative Care State Reports
The Center to Advance Palliative Care’s (CAPC) new state-level reports provide information about palliative care access in each state, along with recommendations to improve it. Each...
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LeadingAge offers a 9-hour online training tool, developed by EduCare©, to provide skills needed to ensure individuals are well-prepared to work as a Basic...
