LeadingAge has updated Medicare Part-A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) calculator and the Medicare Part B therapy rate calculator to help members assess and estimate the impact of final payment changes for FY 2019, that began on Oct. 1, 2018. Access to this tool requires login via My.LeadingAge.
The Collaborative Care & Health IT Innovation Summit, formerly known as Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Health IT Summit, will be held in Baltimore, MD on June 23-25, 2019. The Summit is the premiere health IT conference for executives and information technology leaders from LTPAC sector, as well as acute care providers, payers, and technology Read More…
A new report from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston explores how Medicare and Medicaid funds might be used to finance delivery models that use affordable senior housing as a platform for coordinating health and supportive services to help older adults remain health and independent and reduce their use of costly health care services. Exploring Read More…
LeadingAge wanted to get a better idea of how older adults view quality of life and aging, particularly should they develop physical or cognitive impairments and need long-term services and supports (LTSS). So, we teamed up with NORC, a research institution at the University of Chicago, to survey a representative sample of 1,200 older adults Read More…
LeadingAge has taken an important step towards increasing its impact and influence across the full continuum of services and supports for people as they age. In February, LeadingAge entered into an agreement with the intent to affiliate with the Visiting Nurse Associations of America and ElevatingHOME. All three organizations have shared visions, similar missions and Read More…
Please Take Action Now To Support AB 1709 AB 1709 (Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles), a LeadingAge California sponsored bill, was introduced on February 22, 2019. This bill would create a pathway for more nursing home administrators to become preceptors by encouraging different and innovative approaches to training. California is experiencing a crisis-level shortage in the skilled Read More…
