April 20, 2024

Featured News

LeadingAge Ohio Launches the Learning Center

The LeadingAge Ohio Learning Center is your new stop for on demand education, live webinars and in-person event opportunities.

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Final NH Staffing Rule and HCBS Access Rules Expected This Week

On Tuesday, two key rules impacting LeadingAge Ohio members left the Office of Management and Budget, signaling their imminent publication.

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LeadingAge Ohio Welcomes Lindsey Buzzard, Director of Home Health and Hospice

LeadingAge Ohio proudly announces Lindsey Buzzard as the association’s new director of home health and hospice.

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You Asked... We Answered

You Asked... We Answered

Is there a survey entrance list for the life safety code inspection like there is one for the health inspection? We would like to have the life safety code documentation readily available and have a survey binder for life safety like we do for the health inspection.

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LeadingAge Ohio News

Be the First to Know: Staffing Rule & Access Rule on Monday’s Advocacy in Action

Join us Monday, April 22 for breaking news on CMS’ final decisions on the nursing home staffing rule and HCBS access rule, both expected to be published yet today or tomorrow.

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LeadingAge Ohio Responds to ODM’s Motion for Discovery

This week, LeadingAge Ohio, along with its counterpart nursing home associations, filed a motion to dismiss the Department of Medicaid’s motion for discovery.

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*New Member Alert* SpringMeade Retirement Community and Daybreak Transportation and Adult Day Care

Help us welcome two new members, SpringMeade Retirement Community and Daybreak Transportation and Adult Day Care!

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LeadingAge News

*Member Benefit* Pathway Health on Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Resources, Free Webinars

LeadingAge is in the final stages of an agreement to engage with Pathway Health on creation of resources, tools, and webinars for the expected nursing home staffing mandate.

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LeadingAge Lobbies for the Future

LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan welcomed hundreds of attendees to the Leadership Summit during the opening session on Monday and then challenged members to commit to bold change, both in innovation and in advocacy.

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Fellowship Program for New CEOs and Executive Directors

Are you the highest-ranking leader in your organization? Have you been in this position for less than three years?

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State News

Senate Housing Committee Releases Recommendations Report

Yesterday, Senator Reynolds, Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Housing, held a press conference on the release of the much-anticipated report summarizing recommendations gleaned from over six months of testimony across the Buckeye State.

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Coming Soon: Mandatory Statewide Survey of LTC Facilities

Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) Director Ursel J. McElroy announced yesterday that Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University will soon launch Ohio’s Biennial Survey of Long-Term Care Facilities.

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Coming Soon: Home Health Direct Care Work Survey

Home care providers of PASSPORT, Ohio Home Care, and MyCare Medicaid waivers should expect a survey next week commissioned by the Ohio Department of Medicaid about their home care agency.

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Nursing Facility News

SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available

The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the July 2024 refresh and are incorporated into Ohio’s Medicaid payment methodology via the quality incentive payment.

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ODH Issues Alert On Nursing Home Fire Watch Procedures

The Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) Provider Resources and Education Program (PREP) has updated its Fire Watch Procedures template, which includes a newly created Fire Watch Documentation Log.

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Survey Tip of the Week: Specialty Mattress

The Accidents and Hazards F-tag 689 is the most frequently cited harm and immediate jeopardy deficiencies in Ohio in 2023.

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Housing News

HUD Service Coordinator Mental Health Trainings Now Open

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched free Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training for HUD multifamily service coordinators.

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Education & Events

Education and Events Articles

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Upcoming Education Events

April 22, 2024
10:00AM - 11:00AM

Advocacy in Action, April 2024

Webinar

May 1, 2024
9:00AM - 4:30PM

Advanced Principles of Hospice Management

LeadingAge Ohio; 2233 North Bank Drive; Columbus, OH 43220

May 8, 2024
11:00AM - 12:00PM EST

STAT: Survey Tips and Tactics

Compliance and Ethics Program

Webinar

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