LeadingAge News
U.S. News and World Report will launch its first-ever review and ranking of the Best Senior Living options in independent living, assisted living, memory care, and Life Plan Communities (LPCs).
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State News
The Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) hosted a webinar entitled Mounting Our Defense: Vaccines and Therapeutics to Protect Residents from COVID-19 on February 23 and 24 for Ohio’s healthcare facility leadership teams and medical directors.
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Federal/National News
Providers and other stakeholders are invited by Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to attend a special live-streamed virtual roundtable discussion to acknowledge Black History Month.
read full article >The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) updated COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for moderately or severely immunocompromised people on February 19.
read full article >On February 15, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) updated the Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19: Information for Healthcare Professionals list.
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Nursing Facility News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Mathematica and RTI International to develop a Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program scoring methodology that ties SNF payments to the quality of care provided across several domains of care.
read full article >Care plan citations are two of the top 10 most cited F-tags during the standard annual health inspection in 2019. F656 and F657 address development and timing of the care plan.
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Adult Day News
As LeadingAge Ohio continues its advocacy on behalf of Ohio adult day services providers, the LeadingAge Ohio Adult Day Subcommittee has created a Sector Check-In Survey to learn on the current status (as of 1/1/2022) of staffing, closure, and capacity.
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Housing News
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Aging (NIA), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are collaborating to discuss mental health and older adults.
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Life Plan Community News
LeadingAge Ohio associate member, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA), is conducting a series of surveys to capture various trends and provide not just results, but analysis and opportunities to senior living providers across the country.
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Education and Resources
The Green House Project is hosting a development workshop at The Woodlands, a 144-bed Green House community offering skilled care and short-term rehab, located at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach, Florida on March 16-17.
read full article >LeadingAge Ohio is pleased to announce that it is partnering with LeadingAge New York to offer members the opportunity to attend the 2022 Annual Housing Professionals Webinar Series!
read full article >LeadingAge Ohio holds valuable education webinars and in-person events all throughout the year.
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