Congress has approved a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund federal agencies and programs through Sept. 30, the end of Federal Fiscal Year 2013.

In what can only be described as a turbulent and unsettling political environment at the Federal level, a large contingent of LeadingAge NY members gathered to lobby Congress on March 20, as part of the LeadingAge 2013 PEAK Leadership Summit.

Beginning May 1, 2013, certain programs will begin to transition to the Uniform Assessment System for New York (UAS-NY) in certain counties.

The ACA requires each hospice to collect data on quality measures and submit the data to CMS beginning in January 2013.

I thought so. Anyone who has recently gone through the licensure and certification process for an Adult Care Facility (ACF), Assisted Living Residence (ALR) or Assisted Living Program (ALP) has experienced significant delays. Unfortunately, during these times of scarce resources, DOH is unlikely to get additional resources that would expedite the process.

LeadingAge New York will host its annual Adult Care Facility (ACF), Assisted Living Program (ALP) and Assisted Living Residence (ALR) Advocacy Day in Albany on Tues., April 23.

Last week the State received an award letter from CMS to participate in the Federal Balancing Incentive Program (BIP).

Cheryl Phillips, MD, SVP public policy and advocacy at LeadingAge, presented at the 2013 National Association of State Veterans Homes Mid-Winter Conference on improving dementia care and reducing unnecessary antipsychotics.