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 the February 2019 Hospice Compare...
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) home health (HH) prospective payment...
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 (LTSS) into a single report....
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 that aims to reduce harms...
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 Model (PDGM) planned to start...
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 in South Dakota. In response...
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 Reporting Program on Nursing Home...
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, as well as enable members...
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 operating margins of 5 percent,...
Selby forms nonprofit to save local nursing home
The residents of Selby in north central South Dakota have formed a nonprofit organization in an attempt to buy the Good Samaritan Center nursing...
