Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contractor Abt Associates has begun reaching out to select nursing homes for participation in site visits as part […]
Provider Type: Nursing Homes
When Hospitals Needed Help, One LeadingAge Member Bolstered a Regional Health Care System
Nonprofit aging services providers exist to serve older adults, first and foremost. But they also play a valuable role–too seldom acknowledged–in the larger health care […]
Nursing Home Caregivers See Double Digit Pay Increases in 2022
Hourly rates for RNs, LPNs, and Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) spiked upwards in 2022. according to the 45th Annual Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report published […]
Aging Services Workforce Now 2022 Campaign Highlights
For six weeks, LeadingAge has continued to engage Congress and the Administration with various activity and meetings as part of the Aging Services Workforce Now […]
CMS Finalizes 2.7% Pay Increase for Nursing Homes in FY 2023 SNF PPS Final Rule
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule was published in the Federal Register on August 3, finalizing […]
Transition to iQIES Will Require Security Official
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will soon begin transitioning nursing homes to the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). First piloted […]
Ensuring Accuracy of Staffing Ratings in Nursing Home Care Compare
The Nursing Home Care Compare quarterly refresh on July 27 incorporated new staffing measures into ratings on the Five Star Quality Rating System. The six […]
CMS Shares Updates on Nursing Home Staffing Study
At the end of February 2022, the Biden Administration released a plan for nursing home reform that included conducting a staffing study and proposing nursing […]
CMS Issues RFI Requesting Thoughts on Medicare Advantage
CMS seeks feedback from a wide variety of stakeholders on ways MA can: Advance Health Equity; Expand Access to Coverage and Care; Drive Innovation to […]
FY 2023 SNF PPS Final Rule Includes Fix to FSES Problem
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule on […]