Illinois Health Care Association

02/02/2026

IHCA Illinois Leaders - Class of 2026!

IHCA’s Illinois Leaders Program is committed to developing leaders within the Association and Illinois’ long term care profession. This is an exclusive IHCA-member program that takes LTC professionals interested in improving their personal and professional leadership skills and guiding them through a crafted curriculum to help them become even better and strong leaders.

Last week kicked off the first meeting and believe us when we say, these are definitely the leaders of tomorrow! Past participants of this program have taken the skills they learned from the classes and done some extraordinary things in life!

To learn more about IHCA’s Illinois Leaders Program click the link or contact Ashley Caldwell (acaldwell@ihca.com | 217-528-6455).
https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/2338/2025/10/Illinois-Leaders-Program-Overview-and-Application-2026.pdf

02/02/2026

Rather than relying on short-term fixes, nursing home executives are countering workforce pressures by rebuilding the culture from the ground up.

Nursing home leaders are rethinking not only how they operate but how they define opportunity heading into 2026.  This is apparent from executives at

01/30/2026

Unintentional falls are a leading cause of injury, disability and healthcare utilization among adults older than 65 years.

Falls increased the likelihood of nursing home placement among older adults, according to a January study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.

01/30/2026

So, what does it mean to track sleep later in life?

The quantification of sleep in older adults.

01/30/2026

Leaders must understand the pressures facing their teams while remaining flexible enough to shift priorities and rethink workflows as conditions change.
https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com/strategies-for-effective-leadership-during-staffing-shortages/

01/29/2026

Most employees in the United States are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, but not everyone is.
https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/news/feds-issue-faqs-to-address-new-overtime-deduction/

The Treasury Department and the IRS have jointly published answers to frequently asked questions related to the deduction for qualified overtime compensation introduced in the budget reconciliation bill originally known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed into law July 4.

01/29/2026

Through a subscription model, senior living providers can gain access to profiles of prospects and their families, while families and older adults seeking senior living services can identify care options and potential benefits.
https://seniorhousingnews.com/2026/01/23/nih-funded-tech-startup-takes-aim-at-senior-living-referral-lead-aggregation/

01/29/2026

Hospital-based physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants play an important role in post-acute care discharge planning.

A January review published in JAMA Internal Medicine outlined the different types of post-acute care (PAC) settings to help inform hospital discharge planning for patients. The review focused on short-term PAC for skilled rehabilitative needs after hospitalization. This differs from long-term servic...

01/28/2026

The "Ensuring Seniors Access to Quality Care Act" is being reintroduced, allowing SNFs to continue operating in-house CNA training programs even if they face fines for issues unrelated to direct patient care.

Congressmen have reintroduced legislation that would allow skilled nursing facilities to continue operating in-house CNA training programs.

01/28/2026

“People with IDD and their families will be profoundly impacted if we continue down the dangerous path of failing to sufficiently invest in home and community-based services and the workforce of direct support professionals who make their inclusion in the community possible."

After years struggling to find staff to support people with IDD living in the community, an influx of federal dollars allowed service providers to make headway, but the gains could be short-lived.

01/28/2026

Illinois was one of the first states to get nursing home electronic monitoring legislation on the books.

There’s been a resurgence in legislation on electronic monitoring devices in nursing homes, with 17 states actively figuring out the right balance between

01/27/2026

Skin cancer in residential care facilities is rising.
https://www.cureus.com/articles/425788-skin-cancer-in-residential-care-facilities-a-scoping-review-of-risk-diagnosis-psychosocial-impact-and-management #!/