CMS posts memo on Office of Civil Rights clearance process
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted its Survey & Certification Memo 16-37 (PDF), discussing the revised OCR clearance process for...
Palliative medicine symposium aimed at awareness and education
Avera will be holding a Palliative Medicine Symposium on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. This palliative care learning event is designed to emphasize awareness of...
Moratorium legislative committee holds third meeting
The third meeting of the Regulation on Nursing and Assisted Living Beds Study was held on Sept. 8 in Pierre. As a part of...
‘Being Mortal’ event encourages communication about end-of-life care
Avera eLTC and the Good Samaritan Society are sponsoring an event to encourage people to overcome obstacles to identifying and communicating their wishes for...
DOH posts draft administrative rules regulating assisted living centers
The South Dakota Department of Health, Office of Health Care Facilities Licensure and Certification, has developed a website to allow the public access to...
Webinar focuses on improving health of seniors in rural communities
Several rural health care leaders are presenting a Sept. 19 webinar on improving health outcomes for seniors in rural communities despite the challenges of...
Post-acute care providers and others share comments with DOJ on home-based services
The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota recently held listening...
Alliance for Aging Research film urges vaccination
The Alliance for Aging Research has released a new short You Tube film urging seniors to lead their families in vaccination by getting their...
LeadingAge opens registration for annual meeting in Indianapolis
LeadingAge will hold its Annual Meeting and EXPO in Indianapolis Oct. 30-Nov. 2. The annual meeting provides an opportunity to explore the breadth and...
CMS policy to require immediate enforcement remedies for SNFs, NFs, SNF/NFs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing a national policy for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), nursing facilities (NFs) and dually participating...
