Lead September 22, 2022

Top Stories:
Collection of Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Employee Information – October 2022 through December 2022 Payments

Assisted Living:
NIC Analysis: Assisted Living Occupancy Rebound

Nursing and Rehabilitation:
Updates Regarding Preadmission Assessment Requirements for Long Term Care Providers

Home and Community Based Services (HCBS):
LeadingAge Illinois Advocating for Grants for Adult Day
Study Finds Adult Day Closures Linked to Participants’ Cognitive Decline

Top Stories:

Collection of Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Employee Information – October 2022 through December 2022 Payments
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) has posted a new Provider Notice regarding Collection of Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Employee Information – October 2022 through December 2022 Payments.

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Assisted Living:

NIC Analysis: Assisted Living Occupancy Rebound
The National Investment Center released an analysis summary that outlines the three drivers of the dramatic recovery that Assisted Living (AL) providers are seeing in occupancy. Despite experiencing a “faster and larger decline in occupancy” during the pandemic than IL residences, AL providers are now seeing just as significant a recovery, with 92 of 100 primary and secondary markets experiencing a positive change in occupancy. The three drivers of this rebound were identified as 1) the release of ‘pent-up demand’ from the pandemic, 2) the growth in the 85+ segment of the population that typically has co-morbidities that require care in AL and 3) construction activity in the IL segment was greater than in the AL segment, so the volume of new available units effected the overall comparative occupancy of both segments. Also notable was the fact that the NIC Secondary markets – generally the small- to medium-sized markets – have recovered faster than the Primary markets, which was also attributed to the slower pace of new construction in Secondary markets. Overall, the markets that showed the greatest recovery were Las Vegas, San Jose, San Diego, Chicago, Miami, Phoenix, and Dallas.

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Nursing and Rehabilitation:

Updates Regarding Preadmission Assessment Requirements for Long Term Care Providers
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) has posted a new Provider Notice regarding Updates Regarding Preadmission Assessment Requirements for Long Term Care Providers.

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Home and Community Based Services (HCBS):

LeadingAge Illinois Advocating for Grants for Adult Day
LeadingAge Illinois and the Illinois Adult Day Services Association (IADSA) are currently advocating for the release of grant funding to adult day centers to make sure they can survive after the challenges faced due to the pandemic.  We recently had a couple meetings with Senator Ram Villivalam (D-8th District; Chicago) to enlist his support for requesting that the Illinois Department on Aging (DoA) release funding for centers.  We will continue to push for the release as well as promote this integral service.

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Study Finds Adult Day Closures Linked to Participants’ Cognitive Decline
A study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that pandemic-related closures of adult day services left older adults and caregivers without critical supports and services. Unlike childcare centers, which were deemed essential during the pandemic, adult day centers were not treated the same way. However, the magnitude of the impact of adult day closures on well-being, particularly among members of racial/ethnic minority groups, has yet to be measured with any form of “big data” because large-scale, nationally representative data sets consisting of participant-level information and outcomes associated with adult day center participation do not yet exist. Study authors call on adult day centers to link rigorous collection of racial and ethnic data to quality measures of access to equitable “age-friendly” care as a means of better supporting diverse community-dwelling older adults beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

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