Illinois Health Care Association

03/23/2026

Giving nursing home workers weekly feedback on hand hygiene does not yield compliance.
https://www.mcknights.com/news/giving-nursing-home-workers-weekly-feedback-on-hand-hygiene-does-not-yield-compliance-study-finds/

03/23/2026

Beyond fall prevention: Elevating mobility as a quality priority in skilled nursing.
https://www.mcknights.com/blogs/guest-columns/beyond-fall-prevention-elevating-mobility-as-a-quality-priority-in-skilled-nursing/

03/23/2026

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03/20/2026

IHCA's Next Lunch & Learn - April 21st | 1PM-2PM

"Driving Excellence: How QRP Measures Impact SNF Quality, Compliance, and Reimbursement"
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Synergy Care, Inc.

03/20/2026

The nation’s first "dementia village" is slated to open in 2027. The $40M project will be spread across six acres and feature "Main-Street: feel with shops, a theater and an arts and crafts center.
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/dementia-village-could-push-americans-rethink-how-we-treat-memory-loss

America's first dementia village opens in Madison, Wisconsin in 2027, offering revolutionary memory care with shops, autonomy, and dignity for residents.

03/20/2026

Hello Spring, We've Been Waiting On You!
"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” ~Anthony J. D’Angelo

03/19/2026

Disaster response in nursing homes is dynamic and depends on staffing mobilization, coordination, and real-time decision making.
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/safeguarding-older-adults-rethinking-nursing-home-emergency-preparedness/

Yale School of Medicine's Natalia Festa, MD, MHS, studies how federal regulation of nursing homes shapes their post-disaster outcomes. Her recent research

03/19/2026

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03/19/2026

Could the small home model be the future of senior living?
https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com/could-the-small-home-model-be-the-future-of-senior-living/

03/19/2026

Senior living communities are among the organizations eligible to apply for the model, alongside physician practices, health systems, accountable care organizations, community-based organizations and Indian Health Service, Tribal Services and Urban Indian programs.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now is accepting applications for the MAHA ELEVATE model, a roughly $100 million initiative that will fund up to 30 cooperative agreements over three years to test evidence-based, whole-person lifestyle interventions aimed at chronic disease prevention an...

03/19/2026

Falls prevention clinic prevents more than 35% of falls in older adults, which can be a major cost savings to the healthcare system.

A geriatrician-led falls prevention clinic service, including the option of a physiotherapist, generated high returns on investment — demonstrating potential viability as an economically attractive model of evidence-based care for falls prevention, according to a February study published in Maturi...

03/18/2026

CMS is collecting more information on Medicare Advantage coverage decisions to help guide consumer choice and inform future reform actions by the agency.

Blaming prior authorization for “eroding trust between payers and providers,” federal officials said Monday they are evaluating how prior approvals might be better targeted to improve healthcare quality and operations.