Illinois Health Care Association

04/21/2026

Congratulations Tutera Senior Living on 39 of your facilities being recognized as the "best" for its exceptional care and resident satisfaction by US News & World Report.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/39-tutera-senior-living-communities-named-best-by-us-news--world-report-302746789.html

04/20/2026

Dept. of Labor lays out new methodology to determine wages for visa holders in the US, a move intended to ensure employers can’t undercut the wages of American workers by hiring foreigners.

Senior living and care providers may need to raise wages for some foreign workers if a proposed rule from the Department of Labor is finalized.

04/20/2026

Join us for the 2026 LTCNA Resources for Success Nurses Conference!

This special virtual event takes place during National Nurses Week (May 6 - 12, each day at 1pm) and is planned with long term care nurses in mind! Hear from industry experts on the topics that matter to you!

Celebrate National Nurses Week by taking one hour a day to learn with your LTC colleagues and earn 5 CEs!

Here's the lineup for the week, make sure to register with us to enjoy these engaging topics.

Session 1: May 6 | Michelle Stuercke, TCM Consulting & Management
The Role of the IDT (Interdisciplinary Team) in Completing the MDS

Session 2: May 7 | Melissa Morgan, Medline Industries LP
Details TBD

Session 3: May 8 | Dee Mayfield, Mayfield Health Seminars
Tell Me What You Want, What You Really, Really Want

Session 4: May 11 | Nicole Seabolt, Synergy Care Inc.
I Have a Story: Person-Centered Dementia Care in Skilled Nursing & Long Term Care

Session 5: May 12 | Deb Martin, CE Solutions

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https://members.ihca.com/ap/Events/Register/AnFx764HVCdCN

For more information, contact Ashley Caldwell at the IHCA office,
217-528-6455 or acaldwell@ihca.com.

04/20/2026

Unlike some compliance areas that may be more policy-driven or administrative, infection prevention depends heavily on frontline behaviors being carried out correctly every day.
https://www.mcknights.com/news/why-infection-control-still-dominates/

Infection control continues to top the list of survey deficiencies for long-term care facilities with overall safety environment running a close second.

04/17/2026

Senator Omar Aquino, we are proud to stand beside you and other leaders who put our residents first. Thank you for meeting with the Illinois Health Care Association members this week during our 2026 Lobby Day event to discuss issues related to long term care residents and staff.

04/17/2026

Thank you Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. for meeting with the Illinois Health Care Association and its members Wednesday during Lobby Day to discuss the challenges our residents are facing and the solutions that are needed for stronger investments in quality care.

04/17/2026

Leading with purpose. Advocating for residents. Driving real solutions.

Illinois Health Care Association and its members were lobbying at the Illinois State Capitol this week!

Illinois Health Care Association

04/17/2026

IHCA members hit the Capitol to champion long-term care and the residents we serve for Lobby Day this week! Conversations centered on reducing resident assessment bottlenecks in Assisted Living and ensuring investments go into resident care and quality outcomes.

And legislators got a sweet treat from “Grandma’s Pocket”

Illinois Health Care Association

04/16/2026

CMS promises to create stronger incentives for hospitals to coordinate care, especially with post-acute providers in order to avoid unnecessary rehospitalizations and emergency care.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service has announced a new push to lower Medicare’s joint-replacement costs, but it’s unclear just how much an updated model might reduce skilled nursing revenues.

04/16/2026

Individuals living in regions sourcing drinking water from municipal groundwater systems or private wells on carbonate aquifers demonstrated the highest overall risk of Parkinson’s disease.
https://www.mcknights.com/news/drinking-newer-groundwater-may-lead-to-increased-risk-of-parkinsons-study-finds/

People who sourced their drinking water from newer groundwater experienced an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease compared with those who used older groundwater, according to a March preliminary study that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 78th Annual Meeting, to be held...

04/15/2026

Since the relaxation of the staffing mandate and other regulations, long term care providers are breathing a little easier about the regulatory outlook this year.
https://www.mcknights.com/news/regulatory-balancing-act/

With the recent repeal of the federal staffing mandate for nursing homes and the relaxation of other regulations, long-term providers are breathing a little easier about the regulatory outlook this year.

04/15/2026

Researchers described a variety of AI tools that can be used to discover these tipping points.

By observing how health data changes over time, artificial intelligence can help identify “tipping points” when a patient’s body is moving toward disease. That is according to an editorial published in Intelligent Medicine.