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This is the final edition of the LeadingAge Minnesota Advantage newsletter for 2024. Please note there will be no newsletter published on Thursday, Dec. 26, as our team takes time to celebrate the Christmas holiday.

The Coaching Room has been your go-to space for getting answers to your most pressing questions from our Expert Support Team.

Organizational and site leaders and board members are invited to join us Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the 2025 Institute & Expo for our Leadership and Governance Pre-Conference Intensive sessions.

The upcoming webinar, Preparing for a Successful Financial Audit at a HUD Property on Jan. 23 from 10-11 a.m., will offer practical insights into streamlining the audit process, reducing compliance findings, and minimizing audit adjustments.

EduCare, LeadingAge Minnesota’s exclusive, on-demand training partner, is releasing new courses to meet new Assisted Living requirements.

January 2025 will bring significant updates to the Five-Star Quality Rating System. The freeze on four Quality Measures (QMs) that began in April 2024 will come to an end with the Care Compare update.

On Nov. 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released QSO-25-07-NH outlining updates to Appendix PP, including revised surveyor guidance and F-tag changes for nursing homes.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published a new rule requiring housing providers to provide written notification to tenants facing eviction for non-payment of rent 30 days in advance of filing a formal judicial eviction procedure.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released finalized provisions for nursing home reporting through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Employee Scholarship and Loan Forgiveness application is open now until Feb. 14, 2025.

Applications are open for the 2025 Leadership Academy, a nine-month journey designed to build and strengthen key leadership skills for aging services professionals.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has made a significant policy shift back to a more pro-union stance, reinstating the "clear and unmistakable waiver" standard.

The Holiday Pay rule was officially entered into the State Register on December 9, with state enforcement of the rule set to begin on Jan. 1, 2025.

The upcoming webinar, Preparing for a Successful Financial Audit at a HUD Property on Jan. 23 from 10-11 a.m.,  will offer practical insights into streamlining the audit process, reducing compliance findings, and minimizing audit adjustments.

Attend the 2025 Institute & Expo for important education and updates to help you serve your residents, collaborate with your teams, and do your best work.

Mark your calendar and register for LeadingAge Minnesota’s (LAMN) first District Meeting of 2025. Scheduled for January 16, the agenda for this virtual meeting features an excellent line-up of speakers.

The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation is excited to announce our Ninth Annual Silent Auction, which will take place as part of the 2025 Institute & Expo.

LeadingAge MN is excited to find its next highly-skilled team member to support our growing membership portfolio of senior housing members.

With great excitement, the LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation welcomes Kirstan Ketter as our new Foundation Project Manager to lead our initiative to bridge pathways between New Americans and senior care employers, a nearly $1million grant-funded investment from the DHS GEAR Division.

On Dec. 5, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued a “Dear Colleague” letter to clarify expectations for language access services, stressing compliance with the new final rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“Section 1557”).

In case you missed the earlier article on this topic and this requirement applies to your site, please note the change of process for Certificates of Rent Paid and the upcoming training opportunities.

As we prepare for the coming year, we invite you to get involved in LeadingAge Minnesota committees in 2025.

Congratulations to the 2024 Leadership Academy graduates who will lead and transform the field of aging services for decades to come.

Earlier this week, the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board rule that would require eleven paid holidays took the final step toward approval and implementation, which is due to start Jan. 1, 2025.

Our theme—Courageous Thinking—celebrates bold ideas and innovations that enhance the lives of older adults.

The 2025 Institute & Expo is Feb. 12-13, 2025 in St. Paul. The theme of this year’s conference is Courageous Thinking.

On Dec. 3, 2024, Bob Dahl, President and CEO of Cassia, formally announced his plan to retire in January 2026.

The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation is excited to announce our Ninth Annual Silent Auction, which will take place as part of the 2025 Institute.

For many years, we have anticipated that at some point in time there would be legislation proposed at the federal level applying to assisted living facilities.

On November 20, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released industry segment-specific compliance program guidance for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (Nursing Facility ICPG).