Board Best Practices – Eide Bailly webinar series
Eide Bailly invites you and your board to join them for another thoughtful CPE webinar series. Each month throughout the fall, we will cover...
Final Convention Education Session – A Positive Approach to Care
Join the last session of SDAHO’s Convention Education on Wednesday, September 30th! One participating SDAHO member facility will win a complimentary LeadingAge Annual Meeting...
CMS Announces $165 Million in Supplemental Funding for States Operating MFP Programs
​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced $165 million in supplemental funding to states currently operating Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration programs....
Joint Health and Human Service Committee holds COVID-19 Coronavirus Relief Fund Hearing
The Joint Health and Human Service Committee met on September 22, to consider testimony related to the use of CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund...
New Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation
On Thursday, September 17 the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released new visitation guidance for nursing homes. CMS Memo QSO-20-39-NH directs state...
Governor Noem Announces Special Legislative Session
Governor Kristi Noem announced that she will call a special legislative session of the state legislature. The legislature will meet on Monday, October 5,...
AHA Launches Digital Resources Related to COVID-19 Vaccine
When the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in late 2019, hundreds of individuals and organizations around the world quickly mobilized to develop a vaccine for...
Skilled Nursing Facility Healthcare-Associated Infections Measure
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Acumen to develop a claims-based quality measure of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) for the...
Governor Noem Releases Framework for $100 million CARES Act Funding for Community-Based Healthcare Providers
Governor Kristi Noem announced a new framework on September 18 to designate up to $100 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) for...
HHS Releases Notice on Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on September 19th released a notice outlining reporting requirements for providers that received Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments.  The notice includes...