Beginning on Dec. 26^th, nursing homes will be required to post their CMS Five-Star ratings in each of the three Five-Star domains: health inspections, staffing, and quality measures.

The CDC recently hosted a webinar on the new changes to NHSN LTC reporting requirements for acute respiratory illnesses.

LeadingAge NY continues to analyze CMS's new updates to the guidelines for surveyors recently announced in memorandum QSO-25-07-NH. With the effective date of Feb. 24, 2025 fast approaching, it is imperative to fully understand the implications for nursing home providers. This article will review the infection control modifications and major updates.

This comes in response to changes to four quality measures that will be used to calculate the Quality Measures domain of the Five-Star Quality Rating System at the January 2025 Care Compare refresh.

CMS has posted data for the baseline period that will be used in FY 2026 VBP calculations for providers to review.

Recommendations regarding Medicare payments will be submitted to Congress in March.

NYS's OCAF is set at 4.5 percent, just under the national average of 4.8 percent.

The rule finalizes a process initiated by HUD in late 2023 to make permanent certain pandemic-era eviction notification requirements, which LeadingAge supported.