Giving Thanks to our Members
As we gather with loved ones this Thanksgiving season, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for you. Your dedication, expertise, and unwavering commitment to serving others are truly inspiring and make a profound impact within our community.
This year, your contributions have strengthened our shared mission and helped us navigate challenges with resilience and purpose. We are thankful to have such passionate members like you as part of our association.
On behalf of LeadingAge Tennessee, we wish you a Thanksgiving filled with warmth, joy, and cherished moments. May you find time to reflect on the successes of the past year and look ahead to the opportunities to come.
Thank you for all you do, today and every day.
The Search Begins. As shared earlier in the September, our esteemed Executive Director, Gwyn Earl, will be transitioning from her role in Q1 of 2025. LeadingAge Tennessee's Board of Directors is opening their executive search for our next Executive Director. Interested candidates can find the position description here. We ask our members to share, and/or apply online here. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Abe's Garden Community Wins LeadingAge's Songwriter Project Competition. Congratulations to LeadingAge Tennessee Member Abe's Garden Community whose original song, "I Am Who I Am" was announced as the winner of the Songwriter Project at this year's LeadingAge's Annual Meeting + EXPO. For those who weren't able to watch live in Nashville, or for those who want to rewatch the performance, click the video below! Also, "I Am Who I Am" is available for royalty-free use by LeadingAge Members! Congratulations again to Abe's Garden Community!
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New Office of Health Aging will Support Well-Being of Tennessee's Growing Population of Older Adults. The Tennessee Department of Health recently announced the creation of an Office of Healthy Aging to promote partnerships and public health practices supporting the well-being of the state’s 1.6 million adults aged 60 and older, a rapidly growing group now one-quarter of Tennessee’s population. At its outset, TDH’s Office of Healthy Aging is prioritizing two key areas to support older Tennesseans – creating age-friendly public health systems and expanding the infrastructure supporting dementia care and services statewide. Learn more in the press release here.
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Session Speaker Alert | Proposals for the 2025 Annual Meeting are Due December 9. The 2025 Call for Sessions is open and accepting submissions until December 9! We loved seeing you in Nashville in October and hope to see you at the 2025 LeadingAge Annual Meeting, scheduled for November 2–5, 2025, in Boston, MA, and held in conjunction with the Global Ageing Network’s biennial conference. Late proposals cannot be considered for review, so do not miss the opportunity and submit your proposals by December 9, 2024!
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DEA Extends COVID E-Prescribing Flexibilities. On November 15, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a final rule extending the current telehealth prescribing flexibilities of the COVID-19 public health emergency until December 31, 2025. The current flexibilities allow any prescriber the ability to prescribe a controlled substance using telehealth without a prior in-person visit. Read more here.
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CMS Releases Significant Updates to Long-Term Care Surveyor Guidance. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an update to surveyor guidance on November 18 that provides greater insight and direction on several areas of the Requirements of Participation. The identified areas are unsurprising, as they represent areas of significant focus from CMS in recent years such as unnecessary psychotropic medications, erroneous MDS coding, transfer and discharge rights and procedures, and infection control. While requirements have not changed, the details in the guidance will likely result in increased citations as surveyors become more familiar with CMS’s expectations for compliance. The guidance and associated surveyor activities will be implemented in February 2025. LeadingAge is reviewing the guidance and will provide more detailed analysis in the coming days.
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HUD Seeks to Serve Middle Income. On October 29, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a new Mortgagee Letter to create a new set of underwriting thresholds for middle income housing as part of the Federal Housing Administration’s Multifamily Housing programs’ underwriting standards and guidelines. The proposal would add a middle income option within HUD’s 221(d)(4) multifamily mortgage loan insurance program. Read more here.
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LeadingAge National Policy Pulse (Member Update Call).
Please join LeadingAge’s members-only briefing and analysis call, National Policy Pulse, with our experts every Monday at 2:30 PM CT. Members will now get updates from LeadingAge experts on policy, workforce, and more on Mondays on the Pulse. Your registration will keep you on the list for all calls in 2024, and we’ll send a new registration link to members for calls in 2025 so you never miss a beat.
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CDC Will Co-Host Vaccine Webinar. The Centers for Disease Control (DCD) will co-host a webinar with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, American Nurses Association, American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, and American Pharmacists Association on November 21, 11 - 12p.m. CT. The webinar will help clinicians access updates on flu, COVID-19 & RSV, including the latest vaccine recommendations. Register and submit questions here.
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LPC November Network: Thank the Board! Join the LPC Peer Networking Group on November 21 at 1 p.m. CT to celebrate LPCs’ volunteer boards of directors and hear insights on modern governance practices shaping the future of LPCs. Guest panelists include Warren Callaway (ACTS) and Vince Nesline (Edenwald). Email Dee at [email protected] for the Zoom link.
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CMS December Forum: HOPE Tool for Hospice. Join CMS on December 12, 12–1 p.m. CT, for an introduction to the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool, including a Q&A session. Register here.
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Weekly Recaps & Updates. LeadingAge brings you the latest updates and recaps from the recent week. Find yours below:
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5-Star Dining Sweepstakes | Winners Announced (You Could be Next!). The first three winners of the Value First 5-Star Sweepstakes were announced during the LeadingAge Annual Meeting in Nashville. The following members will each receive $10,000 for their organization:
- Matulaitis Rehab & Skilled Care in Putnam, CT
- Brothers of Mercy in Clarence, NY
- Winchester Mount Vernon House in Winchester, MA
Congratulations to the first round of winners, but it's not too late for your organization to win one of the two remaining $10,000! Click here to learn how to register before December 2nd!
Learn more about Value First here and to find the Value First supplier list click here. Contact Terry Romin to learn how you can save money today!
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Special Thanks to our Platinum and Gold Partners
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Our Business Partners have all the tools you need! Email [email protected] and she will be happy to connect with you with the right people who offer real solutions to your needs!
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Contact Info:
Gwyn E. Earl
Executive Director
[email protected]
P.O. Box 14638
Knoxville, TN 37914
865.748.4932
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