What’s New
CMS Announces Changes to Five-Star Rating System
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the following changes intended to improve the five-star rating system…Read More
Power Strip Usage Update
LeadingAge has distributed a life safety code update on the new waivers for power strip usage. The update was prepared by LeadingAge’s Life Safety Consultant, Eric Rosenbaum, P.E., with Hughes Associates, Inc., and reviewed by CMS. Read More
CMS Announces New MDS Focus Surveys
Earlier this year CMS completed a pilot in 5 states featuring a focused survey to assess MDS 3.0 coding practices, and its relationship to resident care in nursing homes. The pilot was completed in August, and CMS will now expand these surveys nationwide in 2015.
- View a summary from LeadingAge National.
- View CMS Survey and Certification Letter
Upcoming Events
December 12: Finance and Strategy Symposium
- In partnership with Ziegler Investment Banking/Senior Living and LeadingAge MD
- Host: The Village at Rockville
- 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Click here to see the agenda
- Click here to register
January 8, 2015 : MDS 3.0/RUGS IV Webinar Series Kick Off
- January-May 2015, in keeping with the success of their previous highly-rated distance learning education offerings, LeadingAge state affiliates and Plante Moran have teamed to offer a series of affordable, up-to-date distance learning educational sessions about the process of completing the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0, and the impact of its accuracy. Read More
Stay Tuned For…
- Peer Networking Sessions
- Assisted Living Networking Session
- Februrary Governance Symposium
Member Opportunities and Resources
Member Volunteers Needed
LeadingAge DC is looking for volunteers to participate in the newly developed Education Committee. This committee will assist in designing the 2015 Education and Networking Calendar. If you are interested in volunteering, please email ckramer@leadingage.org
Membership = Benefits
LeadingAge provides valuable member services to help you connect with leads, discounts on products and services and innovations. Two highlighted benefits are below:
- Innovations Fund grants are available for Innovative Dementia Care Programs AND for addressing Mental Health Needs in Affordable Senior Housing Settings. Read More
- LeadingAge Quality Metrics is a set of interactive data tools that assists nursing homes in analyzing how they measure up to their peers, demonstrate value, and improve performance. Leveraging Nursing Home Compare data, Quality Metrics allows nursing homes to compare themselves against nearby or comparably sized nursing homes. It also offers a tool to help predict Five-Star status and provide guidance on where to focus to increase their rating. Read More
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