Regulatory Expertise

State agency regulating assisted living, nursing homes and home care licensed agencies.

Regulations pertaining to Life Care/CCRC Communities.

Revisions to the Surveyor Guidance in Appendix PP will be effective February 24, 2025. These resources will aid nursing home providers in ensuring compliance.

Statewide map outlining the expansion care coordination. (UPDATED July 1, 2019)

Federal resources for the planning, preparedness and prevention of the pandemic flu.

 

Information to ensure compliance with federal nursing home certification and surveys.

Information on day-to-day operating instructions, policies and procedures based on statutes and regulations, guidelines, models and directives.

CMS Memo for nursing homes related to weekend staffing and turnover

Information on the Consolidated Billing (CB) requirement for skilled nursing facilities for Medicare services.

 

 

Resource for providers when submitting billing to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS).

Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities

Detailed guidance for nursing homes on federal survey tags.

Letters related to the expanded Medicaid program, Health Choice Illinois.

Phone Directory of the program areas of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS).

State agency responsible for providing healthcare coverage for those who qualify for Medicaid.

Responsible for providing a wide variety of safety net services to Illinois residents in poverty, who are facing other economic challenges, or who have any of a variety of health challenges.

State agency regulating assisted living, nursing homes and home care licensed agencies.

Frequently Asked Questions related to Long-Term Care direct billing.

The key contacts at Managed Care Organizations (MCO).

Information on registration for the Medical Electronic Data Interchange (MEDI).

National health insurance program administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Third Party Liability (TPL) requirements under Medicare.

Find and compare nursing homes certified by Medicare and Medicaid.

Fact sheets on a variety of Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) related topics.

FAQs related to the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM).

Resources for the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM).

Training presentations which can be used as education on Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) policy and implementation.

 

Includes data elements that the report should list.

Regulations pertaining to Sheltered Care Facilities.

Regulations pertaining to Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facilities.

Claim Void and Resubmission of Replacement Claim requirements.

 

Regulations pertaining to Assisted Living & Shared Housing establishments.

Application to become licensed as an Assisted Living or Shared Housing establishment.

 

 

Federal disaster preparedness resources.

State of Illinois disaster preparedness resources.

State agency regulating assisted living, nursing homes and home care licensed agencies.

 

 

 

A guide to settings and policies for third party caregivers in Independent and Assisted Living.

Augmented reality tool.

Augmented reality for dementia residents.

Federal disaster preparedness resources.

State agency responsible for providing healthcare coverage for those who qualify for Medicaid.

A review tool for Supportive Living Program certification.

Through a federal HCBS waiver, this is an alternative to nursing home care for low-income older persons that is administered by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS).

Regulations pertaining to Supportive Living Programs.

Technical Assistance Guidance on Supportive Living Program access for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness or Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.

LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) produces and publishes a comprehensive portfolio of hands-on resources that help providers understand, plan for, select, implement, and adopt the appropriate technology while advocating for innovative care models.

Federal disaster preparedness resources.

Background and up-to-date guidance on HUD's policy and procedure regarding disaster recovery efforts by the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs after a Presidentially-Declared Disaster (PDD).

Self-supporting state agency that finances affordable housing across Illinois.

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is a Cabinet department in the executive branch of the United States federal government.

LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) produces and publishes a comprehensive portfolio of hands-on resources that help providers understand, plan for, select, implement, and adopt the appropriate technology while advocating for innovative care models.

Federal disaster preparedness resources.

A guide to settings and policies for third party caregivers in Independent and Assisted Living.

LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) produces and publishes a comprehensive portfolio of hands-on resources that help providers understand, plan for, select, implement, and adopt the appropriate technology while advocating for innovative care models.

Federal disaster preparedness resources.

Regulations pertaining to Home Health, Home Services and Home Nursing Agencies.

State agency regulating assisted living, nursing homes and home care licensed agencies.

LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) produces and publishes a comprehensive portfolio of hands-on resources that help providers understand, plan for, select, implement, and adopt the appropriate technology while advocating for innovative care models.

Federal disaster preparedness resources.

State agency regulating assisted living, nursing homes and home care licensed agencies.

State agency that serves and advocates for older Illinoisans and their caregivers by administering quality and culturally appropriate programs that promote partnerships and encourage independence, dignity, and quality of life.

The largest national voluntary health organization dedicated to advancing Alzheimer's research and helping those affected by the disease.

 

A non-profit professional organization committed to providing accurate and timely information opportunities for education and representation of nurse assessment coordinators in long term care.

Site for the professional society for nearly 4,500 administrators in long-term care.

The professional association of medical directors and physicians practicing in the long term care continuum.

Contains information about research and information about geriatric physical therapy and links to other geriatric related internet sites.

The international, professional association that provides leadership, education, advocacy and resources to advance the practice of senior care pharmacy.

A national trade association representing assisted living providers dedicated to a consumer-focused philosophy of care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

National association representing not-for-profit providers of long-term care dedicated to advancing the vision of healthy, affordable, ethical long term care for America.

 

 

 

NAB strives to enhance the effectiveness of state boards of long term care administrators in meeting their statutory and regulatory duties and responsibilities to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

A non-profit association of CNAs and health care assistants providing experience-based, peer-driven solutions to long term care.

Membership organization that promotes, develops, and protects the practice of social work and social workers.

Health of the Elderly: Nation's principal health statistics agency and a unique public resource for health information, including health of the elderly with links to sourced reports

Promotes gerontological nursing in order to influence the clinical care of older adults.