UPDATED November 24 — Visit this page regularly for current information, tools, and resources to help LeadingAge members plan for and respond to COVID-19.
MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
We are sharing the very latest with members. Subscribe to "LeadingAge Need to Know" via communications preferences in your MyLeadingAge account to receive email updates every weedkday morning. Register to join live online coronavirus policy updates on Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. ET.
- LeadingAge Need to Know (11/24/20) NEW
- Online Coronavirus Policy Update (11/9/20)
See an archive of all member updates.
LATEST INSIGHTS FROM LEADINGAGE
- HUD reopens applications for COVID-19 relief payments (11/23/20)
- First Nursing Home Infection Control Incentive Payment Arriving Nov. 2 (11/18/20) Updated
- ICYMI: CMS Presents Nursing Homes Session at Annual Meeting (11/19/20)
- CMS Issues Alert on How to Handle Holidays (11/18/20)
- Changes Coming to NHSN (11/16/20)
- Thanksgiving Planning Survey Results (11/16/20)
- CDC and State Guidance on Thanksgiving: Travel and Gatherings (11/9/20)
- Member Solutions for a COVID-Safe Thanksgiving (11/9/20)
- Key Information Shared in Training on NHSN Point-of-Care Test Reporting Tool (11/5/20)
- Federal Judge Blocks Public Charge Rule (11/5/20)
- Home Health Agencies Receive 2% Update (11/5/20)
- All Provider Types: Nov. 6 Deadline for Vaccine Distribution Program (11/3/20)
- Ask Governors ASAP: Include HUD Sec. 202 in Vaccine Distribution (11/3/20)
- HHS: Housing's Close Link to Health Status (10/30/20)
- LeadingAge Comments on CMS-3401-IFC Testing Rule (10/28/20)
- Housing Providers Urged to Complete Pharmacy Partnership Form by Nov. 6 Deadline (10/28/20)
- Service Coordinators: Relief Funds, Renewals, and Reporting Deadlines (10/27/20)
- Bill to Allow Home Health Telehealth Reimbursement Introduced (10/27/20)
- HHS Provides Answers to LeadingAge Questions on New Vaccine Initiative (10/23/20)
- HHS Retracts Limits on use of PRF for Lost Revenues (10/22/20)
- Updates On PRF Phase 2 Payments and Phase 3 Eligibility Expansion (10/22/20)
- HUD Service Coordinator reporting deadline extended (10/22/20)
- Nursing Homes to Report Point-of-Care Testing Through NHSN (10/22/20)
- Survey: Cases, Isolation, Financial Strain in Affordable Senior Housing (10/21/20)
A complete timeline of insights, tools and useful links is available here.
LATEST TOOLS & RESOURCES
- Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates (11/20/20)
- State of the Nation's Housing Report Released (11/19/20)
- Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates (11/13/20)
- Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (11/13/20)
- Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates (11/6/20)
- Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (11/6/20)
- Online Databases: Where's the Rental Assistance Help? (11/4/20)
- Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates (10/30/20)
- Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (10/30/20)
- Affordable Housing Reception and Sessions of Interest: LeadingAge Annual Meeting (10/26/20)
A complete timeline of insights, tools and useful links is available here.
LATEST ADVOCACY FROM LEADINGAGE
- LeadingAge Open Letter to the Public (11/23/20) NEW
- Lame Duck Session COVID-19 Relief for Affordable Senior Housing (11/16/20)
- Senate HUD Bill: Improve RAD for Services, SPRACs (11/13/20)
- LeadingAge Letter to Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board Chairs (10/10/20)
- Senate HUD Bill: More Service Coordinators, More Housing (10/10/20)
- 2020 Policy Accomplishments (10/28/20)
- LeadingAge Suspension Request for Medicare Sequestration (10/27/20)
A complete timeline of advocacy is available here.
QUESTIONS? Ask LeadingAge National, Your State Association, or Each Other: There are many ways to get help during this crisis. Staff at LeadingAge’s national office are always here for you. Contact our team directly or email us at covid@leadingage.org. If you have questions about local and state issues, contact your state association. Join the MyLeadingAge Member Community COVID-19 group to ask questions, access resources, and share best practices for dealing with the coronavirus.