Senior care providers get new cyber security guidance
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2018
The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) has developed new research aimed at helping senior healthcare providers better understand cybersecurity threats and mitigate risks.
AAHSA officially becomes LeadingAge, ready to ‘inspire, serve, advocate’
Jan 25, 2011
The American Association of Homes and Services officially changes its name to LeadingAge today as part of what its leaders call an effort to align itself more with its mission.
Providers take trip to the top with LeadingAge PEAK leadership summit
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 20, 2012
LeadingAge will host its spring annual meeting Sunday through Wednesday in Washington. Typically considered a “Capitol Hill fly-in” during which providers meet with their respective states’...
Large nonprofit LTC providers have embraced electronic health records, information exchange lags, survey...
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 09, 2013
The nation’s largest not-for-profit long-term care providers have implemented electronic health records, but there is still much room for growth when it comes to the sharing of digital data, according...
State lawmakers consider cutting CNA training hours, hiking Medicaid pay to address staffing woes
By
Joe Bush
Nov 14, 2022
Raising state Medicaid pay rates and financial support for nursing homes and greater accountability for supplemental staffing agencies are getting a hard look from the Kansas legislature and provider advocacy...
LeadingAge: Don’t stop fighting for CLASS Act
Oct 18, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services may have shelved the CLASS long-term care benefit, but advocates of the program said mixed messages from the White House suggest otherwise. One major provider...
LeadingAge CEO Minnix announces retirement
By
John O'Connor
Feb 06, 2015
LeadingAge’s president and CEO of nearly 15 years, Larry Minnix, will retire by the end of 2015, the organization announced late Thursday.
HackFest winners build a virtual bridge between senior living communities and homebound elders
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 04, 2013
Homebound elderly people might soon have easy virtual access to activities offered by senior living communities, thanks to the winners of the inaugural LeadingAge HackFest.
LeadingAge board chair about to kick off new era
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2017
Several thousand LeadingAge members got their first look at new board chairman Steve Fleming recently, and if initial reactions are any indication, it’s going to be a wonderful relationship.
AHCA and other groups pushing for extension of 2% Medicare sequester cut; Congress reaches deal on third...
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 21, 2020
Healthcare providers, including nursing homes, are demanding continued relief from the 2% Medicare sequester cuts through the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The relief would help improve the “relatively...