EMPOWER Act passes the House
On July 23 the House passed H.R. 3728, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act of 2018. The legislation...
Hospice reconsideration requests webpage now available
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made available a Reconsideration Requests webpage, which provides information and updates related to the annual...
Biannual nursing facility regulation report now available
The July 2018 nursing facility report from the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH), Office of Licensure and Certification, is now available and is...
Caregivers groups ask for immediate implementation of Family Caregivers Act
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, LeadingAge and 72 other national organizations in a June 28 letter urged Health...
LeadingAge Learning Hub now available
Training for long term care staff just got easier with the help of a new resource created by LeadingAge. The LeadingAge Learning Hub is...
Dementia certification training offered
Learn how to utilize dementia care best practices at a one-day, in-person training session being offered in multiple locations across South Dakota. This training...
Proposed changes to Home Health Prospective Payment System rule
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is reviewing the recently released Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule CMS-1689-P, which...
CMS seeks comments on proposed home health changes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to overhaul the home health prospective payment system and continue the shift toward value-based...
Providers encouraged to complete nursing home admissions survey
The South Dakota Department of Health, Department of Social Services and Department of Human Services are seeking information that impacts a nursing facility’s decision...
Wanted: promising practices on how to address post-acute care workforce challenges
The LeadingAge Center for Workforce Solutions is collecting stories on promising practices which have been implemented in long term care facilities and could be...
