Effective Aug. 22, 2019, providers of aging services with hospice and nursing home settings will no longer be allowed to dispose of pharmaceuticals by flushing […]
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Hospice: Trends and Recommendations for Future Development
LeadingAge, LeadingAge Ohio, and the National Partnership for Hospice Innovation collaborated on the development of the report. The publication describes the genesis of hospice services […]
Congressional Telehealth Caucus Request for Information: Comprehensive Telehealth Legislation Recommendations – 2019
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Observation Stays Legislation Introduced in House and Senate
On March 12, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 in the House […]
CMS Presents Skilled Nursing Regulatory Update
In a memo on March 5, CMS stated that in-depth analysis to assess the impact of the new survey process introduced with Phase 2 of […]
LeadingAge NORC Poll: Older Baby Boomers’ Preferences on Aging
Contact: Lisa Sanders lsanders@leadingage.org 202-508-9407 or 347-385-2218 Washington D.C. March 18, 2019 — How do older baby boomers want to age? Would they prefer to […]
2020 Budget Proposal Would Slash Funding for Aging Services
For the budget category of domestic discretionary programs, which includes senior housing and home- and community-based services, the 2020 Trump budget invokes the draconian spending caps […]
CMS Offers Free Training on Infection Prevention and Control
On March 11, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a free online training course on Infection Prevention and Control. This course […]
Senate Finance Committee Not Forgotten: Protecting Americans from Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes March 6, 2019 Statement for the Record
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RFA Guidebook
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