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FY 2026 SNF VBP Program

Starting in the FY 2026 Program year, the SNF VBP Program is expanded to assess performance on multiple quality measures rather than a single measure of all-cause hospital readmissions. Performance is based on 4 quality measures:

1. SNF 30-Day all-cause readmission
2. SNF health care-associated infections requiring hospitalization
3. Total nursing staff turnover
4. Total nurse staffing hours per resident day

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• Finding Where Costs are Deviating
• Knowing Outliers
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Here are a few more hot topics in the news. Make sure to check our blog for timely updates, news, and resources. Also, don't forget to follow along on our social media pages for more!

• Kentucky Skilled Nursing Facility Rates Update – Effective July 1, 2025 (Click here for details.)
• CMS Extends Mandatory SNF Provider Enrollment Revalidation Deadline to January 1, 2026 (Click here for details.)
• KLOCS Modernization Launch – Register for an upcoming information session (Click here for details.)

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• September 29-30, LeadingAge of Kentucky Conference: Hargis will be attending LeadingAge of Kentucky conference September 29-30. Rhonda Houchens will be speaking at conference on September 29! (Click here for details.)

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A special share from the desk of Sarah McIntosh ✨

"I had the honor of attending the National Association of State Veterans Homes (NASVH) summer conference this week in Louisville Kentucky. I was with Remarkable people committed to serving our veterans by providing compassionate care.

I also had the honor of meeting veteran Brigadier General Leslie “Les” E. Beavers (United States Army, Retired) and his lovely wife Brenda."

Pictured above: Sue Popplewell (Administrator at Radcliff Veterans Center), General Leslie Beavers, Brenda Beavers, Mark Bowman (Executive Director for Ky Department of Veterans Affairs), and Sarah McIntosh (Hargis & Associates LLC President).

Neat Facts of Brigadier General Leslie "Les" E. Beavers...

On Oct. 1 1998, Les was appointed by former Gov. Paul Patton as the first commissioner for the newly formed Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs and given the mission to “take care of Kentucky’s veterans.” He continued to serve as KDVA commissioner through the following administrations of former Gov. Ernie Fletcher and Gov. Steve Beshear. Beavers retired from KDVA in 2008, having provided over 10 years of service to the commonwealth’s veterans.

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