Workforce shortages in aging services have become a priority in the past 24 months—for federal and state policymakers and advocacy organizations, including LeadingAge. While the […]
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CMS Hosts Nursing Homes Stakeholder Call on Vaccine Mandate, Visitation Guidance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a national nursing homes stakeholder call on November 23 to discuss the CMS vaccine mandate rule […]
Federal Funds Can Make a Difference in Building the Aging Services Workforce
Workforce shortages in aging services have become a priority in the past 24 months—for federal and state policymakers and advocacy organizations, including LeadingAge. While the […]
Mandate Minute: Resources from Week 1
Volume One: Air Date 11.15.21. “So Long, Herd Immunity” Our new “mandate minute” will feature short highlights on news and trends related to the vaccine […]
FAQs from Our CMS/ OSHA Vaccine Mandate Webinar
We have organized the most commonly-asked questions and their answers into topical areas for each mandate issuer: OSHA or CMS. Please also refer to the […]
Phase 4 & ARP Rural Payments to Arrive Starting in December
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CMS Makes Sweeping Changes to COVID-19 Survey Activities and Increased Oversight in Nursing Homes
Throughout the COVID-19 PHE, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid(CMS) has temporary suspended and reprioritized surveys for nursing homes. The intent was to prevent the […]
HRSA Says Nursing Homes Can Wait to Report Infection Control Expenses
Specifically, HRSA indicated that providers can wait to report certain expenses for future reporting periods because “all PRF payments have overlapping periods of availability.” HRSA […]
CMS Issues Big Changes to Visitation Guidance
On November 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updated guidance that nearly returns nursing home visitation to pre-pandemic practices. Effective immediately, […]