Mobridge, Madison nursing homes are scheduled to close
Black Hills Receiver has filed with the South Dakota Department of Health notice of intent to close the Mobridge...
Freeze date announced for February Hospice Compare data
The freeze date for the Hospice Item Set (HIS) data that will be included in quality measure calculations for...
CMS releases 2019 Medicare home health final rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a final rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS)...
AARP provides profile of LTSS in South Dakota
AARP’s annual Across the States Report provides profiles of state and national data for long term services and supports...
Long term care facilities sought to participate in antibiotic stewardship program
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking long term care facilities to join a national program...
CMS finalizes payment model changes for home health services
Despite the home health industry concerns, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the Patient-Driven Groupings...
DOH seeking proposals to expand long term care capacity
The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) has identified a need for additional long term care nursing facility capacity...
CMS adds quality measures to Nursing Home Compare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin posting quality data from the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality...
LeadingAge launches Center for Managed Care Solutions and Innovations
To help members better understand alternative payment models, LeadingAge has launched a new website resource to help address concerns,...
New skilled nursing facility cost comparison report available
CliftonLarsonAllen, a LeadingAge partner, analyzed data from 2017 and found that nursing homes with the best financial performance averaged...
