September 24, 2023

Featured News

AL Waiver Rules Propose Memory Care Requirements; Rates Forthcoming

Last Friday afternoon, the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) published draft rules revising the certification criteria for Ohio's assisted living waiver.

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You Asked... We Answered

You asked... We answered

Where do we find the data for hospitalizations or cases to determine if we need to be in universal source control of masking? The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has changed their COVID-19 webpage, and we can no longer find the data on cases.

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LeadingAge Ohio News

MDS Freeze Webinar: September 28

Join LeadingAge Ohio’s Quality & Regulatory Specialist - Long Term Care, Stephanie DeWees for this special webinar taking place at 10:00AM on Thursday, September 28.

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ICYMI: Staffing Mandates Featured on All-member Webinar

This week, LeadingAge Ohio members joined Jodi Eyigor, Director of Nursing Home Quality & Policy of LeadingAge for a deep-dive on the recently-released nursing home staffing mandate draft rule.

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LAO Submits Comments to Adult Day Service Rule 173-39-02.01

This week LeadingAge Ohio submitted comments to the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) responding to draft rule OAC 173-39-02.01 which outlines the certification requirements for PASSPORT adult day services.

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LeadingAge News

More on Mandates: FAQ & Member Panel

LeadingAge continues to cover the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed nursing home staffing mandate, including Frequently Asked Questions, which will continue to be updated as more details are available.

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LeadingAge Meets with Domestic Policy Council on Hospice Special Focus Program

LeadingAge, along with national association partners, met with the White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC) on September 18 to discuss concerns with the proposed implementation of the hospice special focus program.

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Federal/National News

CMS Plans to Launch a Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports in October 2023

In October, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release two new Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports to post-acute care (PAC) providers in the Home Health (HH), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) settings.

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HHS Proposes to Strengthen Disability Anti-Discrimination Regulations in Health Care

Earlier this month, the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed new regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits Medicare and Medicaid providers and other recipients of federal funding from discriminating against people with disabilities.

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Upcoming NHSN Surveillance Trainings for LTCFs

The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Vaccination Team will be hosting multiple webinars to review important changes to the surveillance definition of Up to Date with COVID-19 vaccines for long-term care facilities reporting vaccination data and RIFC Pathway data through the NHSN Vaccination and COVID-19 Modules.

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CMS Hosts Patient Listening Sessions on Drug Negotiation

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a series of Patient-Focused Listening Sessions this fall as part of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.

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HHS Takes the Most Significant Action in a Decade to Make Care for Older Adults & People with Disabilities More Affordable and Accessible

In their continued efforts to improve access to health care and lower costs for millions of Americans, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), today finalized a rule to streamline enrollment in the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs), making coverage more affordable for an estimated 860,000 people.

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State News

ODH Seeking Nominees for Parkinson's Disease Registry Advisory Committee

The General Assembly recently passed a law (HB 33-135th GA) creating a Parkinson’s Disease Registry and a Parkinson’s Disease Registry Advisory Committee (PDRAC).

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Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), Bureau of Long-Term Services and Supports (BLTSS) posted new consumer resources this week about Medicaid Home-and Community Based Services (HCBS) programs for older adults and people with disabilities, including the Assisted Living waiver, MyCare Ohio, Ohio Home Care waiver and PASSPORT.

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Center for Community Solutions Highlights Budget Wins for Older Adults

The Center for Community Solutions released an article this past Monday reviewing how state departments are anticipating the funding commitments laid out in the FY 2024-2025 state budget.

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Nursing Facility News

MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual Version 16.0 – Now Available

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Quality Measures (QM) User’s Manual V16.0 is now available.

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Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new QSO-23-21-NH memo outlining changes to Care Compare on the staffing and quality measures for nursing homes.

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Survey Tip of the Week: Dependent Resident Care

F-tag 677 has become the third most frequently cited F-tag for annual surveys in Ohio.

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Plante Moran Releases 2022 SNF Medicaid Cost Report Data

LeadingAge Ohio Partner, Plante Moran, is pleased to announce that the 2022 Medicaid cost report data is now available for all Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) in the state of Ohio.

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Housing News

HUD Updates Contingency Plan for Possible Government Shutdown

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has updated its contingency plan, a document every federal agency is expected to have detailing how it will and will not function during a government shutdown.

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Second Draft of 9% LIHTC QAP Public Comment Period Open

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board met on September 20th and reviewed public comments and the second draft of the 2024-2025 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).

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4% LIHTC QAP Public Comment Period Opens

During the September 20th Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board meeting, the board reviewed the first draft of the 2024-2025 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), which opens the initial public comment period through October 10th, 2023.

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Member News

St. Augustine hosts Camp Cheerful

Not far from the State Route 71 Royalton Rd exit is Strongville is a long, wooded drive named Cheerful Lane.

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Congratulations to Ohio Living

Ohio Living ranked 20th in Fortune’s 25 Best Large Workplaces in Aging Services - Senior House & Care.

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Education & Events

Education and Events Articles

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Upcoming Education Events

September 28, 2023
10:00AM - 11:00AM

MDS Freeze Webinar

WEBINAR

September 28, 2023
1:00PM - 4:00PM

2023 Life Safety Code Virtual Workshop

Emergency Preparedness and Workplace Violence Assessment and Prevention

WEBINAR

October 2, 2023

2023 LeadingAge Ohio PAC Golf Outing

The Golf Club of Dublin

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