Illinois Health Care Association

12/22/2025

We love to see members giving back to the community and Feed My Starving Children was a great way to do this for the holidays.
Way to go team Marklund!!

12/22/2025

The new Medicare identity verification process is geared towards limiting the number of fraudulent logins on Medicare.gov.
https://www.womansworld.com/healthcare/new-online-medicare-id-login-system-in-2026

12/22/2025

The Illinois Municipal League said the rising number of calls for lift assist at congregate care facilities has become a growing concern.

Many home rule governments already charge people fees when first responders are called to help lift someone, but other communities have struggled with the cost.

12/20/2025

Three of McKnight's most popular articles this year focused on the staffing rule and how some staffing agencies fraudulently placed fake CNAs in facilities.

If future historians discover a time capsule revealing the most captivating skilled nursing issues of 2025, dominant themes will jump out.

12/19/2025

We're celebrating the holidays! Check out some of the IHCA staff donning thier holiday gear this week.

12/19/2025

After a roundtable meeting CMS plans to pursue voluntary improvements on denials through six key reforms aimed at accelerating care decisions and enhancing transparency for patients and providers.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon require all Medicare Advantage plans to submit data on initial coverage decisions and appeals they process.

12/18/2025

The "quotes" that defined skilled nursing in 2025.
https://skillednursingnews.com/2025/12/the-quotes-that-defined-skilled-nursing-in-2025-and-hint-at-whats-ahead/

12/18/2025

New CMS changes are said to represent a compliance and operational reset with transparency being a hallmark.
https://skillednursingnews.com/2025/12/nursing-home-cost-report-redesign-goes-granular-with-data-marking-first-major-changes-in-15-years/?spMailingID=182339&puid=3120229&E=3120229&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=182339

12/18/2025

“Twenty-eight percent of the direct care workforce in long term care services is immigrants and the reliance on a foreign-born workforce is only going to increase."
https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/news/state-department-factors-in-social-media-in-screening-vetting-of-certain-visa-applications/
LeadingAge

The State Department's expanded screening and vetting process for certain visa applications went into effect on Monday.

12/17/2025

Changes on the horizon as some SNF providers will be plunged into one of the most significant data submission changes as the fiscal year closes in less than 2 weeks.

Many skilled nursing providers will soon be plunged into one of the most significant data submission changes in recent memory, with cost report season getting underway for the majority of providers who close their fiscal year on Dec. 31.

12/17/2025

“SNFs that proactively strengthen ACP workflows, documentation and interdisciplinary coordination will be better positioned if and when the CMS measure moves from consideration to requirement."
https://www.mcknights.com/news/cms-weighs-advance-care-planning-quality-measure-for-nursing-homes/
PointClickCare

Nursing homes could soon be measured on their ability to capture advance care planning documents for their patients.

12/17/2025

The direct care workforce is the largest workforce - comprising nearly 5.4M personal care aides, home health aides, and nursing assistants employed across care settings.

‘We can’t afford to look away from direct care workforce challenges that are both longstanding and compounded by current political trends.’