In his Spring 2018 article in Engage Magazine, Institute on Aging’s Dr. Patrick Arbore described social isolation as a public health problem with damages compared in scale to cigarette smoking. With COVID-19 keeping seniors indoors and primarily homebound during stay-at-home, some older adults may be more impacted by the negative physical and emotional health effects Read More…
LeadingAge has successfully advocated for provisions and policies that directly help members maintain operations while providing the best care and services during the pandemic. Today, hundreds of LeadingAge staff, state executives and members from across the country would have descended on Washington D.C., for meetings with members of Congress as part of our annual Lobby Read More…
On March 18th, DSS issued Provider Information Notice 20-08-ASC providing updated or additional statewide waivers for certain licensing requirements pertaining to Adult and Senior Care (ASC) licensees, particularly around workforce requirements. Updated PIN supersedes the previous PIN 20-07-ASC and include the following: Recommendations on the prevention, containment and mitigation measures for COVID-19, outlining responses to Read More…
Updated on March 26th. Updates in italics. During HUD’s call on March 18th, HUD emphasized looking to the CDC and state and local public health departments for guidance with regards to the health and safety of the residents. HUD is doing its best to adapt to the situation but reinforced that it could only handle Read More…
CMS approved California’s 1135 Waiver request on March 23rd, which provides for new flexibility in federal requirements across several programs. The CMS response letter can be found here. Highlights of the waiver that impact aging services are below: Current “blanket waivers” (waivers that are granted for the entire country) include: The 3-day prior hospitalization for Read More…
On Wednesday, March 18, President Trump signed the second major congressional legislation designed to address the Coronavirus pandemic. The bill passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate, but is not the last word. Negotiators are working on a third bill that appears likely to contain direct payments to the populace, as well as relief for Read More…
Our world and our workplaces are more connected and collaborative than ever. This is great for efficiency and speed of global business, but the increase in mobility may also mean an accelerated risk of an epidemic turning into a pandemic. Our world and our workplaces are more connected and collaborative than ever. This is great Read More…
Below are highlights from the February 21, 2020 Quarterly Stakeholders Meeting for Long-Term Care Providers provided by Brenda Klütz, LeadingAge California’s Senior Policy Advisor. Court Decision for CANHR v. Smith [Re. H&S 1418.8 – Epple bill] LeadingAge California asked if the department was planning to train surveyors and notify providers of the court decision. For Read More…
At the time of this writing, there are 82,549 reported cases of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) and 2,810 deaths mostly in mainland China. There are currently 60 cases in the United States. However, yesterday it was reported that the first confirmed case of community-spread of the virus occurred in Northern California. The patient is a Read More…
SNFs seeking a waiver from CNA staffing requirements due to a workforce shortage or patient need must submit waiver applications by April 1, 2020. The full text of AFL 20-03 can be found here: The application filing period for PNW and WSW is open from January 1st, 2020 through April 1st, 2020. The online application Read More…