New 5-Star Analytic Reports
The latest 5-Star reports are now available for viewing and download. These analytical reports highlight facility cut points, offering helpful insight for enhanced star ratings. The 5-Star reports are a valuable LA MO benefit designed to assist certified SNFs with strategies to improve care quality and ratings. You can access your report through the LeadingAge Report Portal at https://leadingage.org/leadingage-report-portal/.
LeadingAge Salary Study
The 2025 Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Study deadline is extended to May 28. This annual national study is conducted by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service in cooperation with LeadingAge. There is no cost to participate in the study and participating members qualify for a reduced study purchase rate ($190 vs $400 nonparticipant rate).
Questionnaires can be downloaded at: www.hhcsinc.com. Contact Rich Cioffe at RJCioffe@hhcsinc.com, (201) 405-0075, ext. 10 with questions.
Top Deficiencies Report – 1st Quarter 2025
Please see the most frequently cited deficiencies report from the first quarter of 2025 for ALF/RCF/ICF/SNF facilities in Missouri. LeadingAge Missouri is dedicated to offering support and resources to our members. If your community needs assistance – education or connection to regulatory contacts, please reach out to us.
LeadingAge Requests Nominations for Annual Meeting
2025 McHugh Award: Nominate a Frontline Nurse Supervisor by June 25
During this year’s Annual Meeting, LeadingAge will recognize the critical role of frontline nurse supervisors in the long-term services and supports (LTSS) workplace. Help elevate this important LTSS role by nominating your frontline nurse supervisor for the Joan Anne McHugh Award for Excellence in Frontline Nurse Supervision. The 2025 McHugh Award winner will receive national recognition and $1,000 for professional development.
Learn more about the McHugh Award
New QIPMO Newsletter – May 2025
The Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) published MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 12, Issue 3). In this issue:
- Honoring the Journey: Upholding Compassion and Quality Through F684 and F849
- Disasters Don’t Wait for Day Shift
- ICAR Corner: TB or Not TB… That is the Question
- New Resident Admissions
- Hip, Hip, Hooray! Moving Forward!
Supplemental Health Care Service “Staffing” Agencies Regulation
Any registered supplemental health care services agency that contracts with a health care facility participating in Medicare or Medicaid must submit quarterly reports to the DHSS with the following information:
- Detailed list of each health care facility participating in Medicare or Medicaid with which agency contracted over prior quarter.
- Detailed list of the average “hourly” amount charged by the agency to the health care facility over the prior quarter, broken down by health care facility and each individual health care personnel category within each job classification (including but not limited to nursing, therapy, dietary/nutrition, lab, and radiology).
- Detailed list of the average “hourly” amount paid by the agency to health care personnel over the prior quarter, broken down by health care facility and each individual health care personnel category within each job classification, including but not limited to nursing, therapy, dietary/nutrition, lab, and radiology.
Pursuant to section 198.644, RSMo, DHSS is required to prepare an annual report of aggregate data received from the agencies without including information specific to any one agency. This report summarizes data received by the department in 2024, which was the first full year the department received reports. The 2024 report can be found here: https://health.mo.gov/safety/shcsa/annual-report.html