At WHCA/WiCAL, we continue to work to provide you with the finest in continuing education whether you work in a nursing facility, assisted living center or facility caring for folks living with disabilities. Our September regional survey seminars as well as our comprehensive Fall Convention programming in October are great examples.
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On Tuesday, August 9, Wisconsin voters headed to the polls to participate in the 2022 Partisan Primary election. Along with several statewide races, local legislative primaries were also on the ballot, shaping the future makeup of the state legislature.
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The Bureau of Assisted Living (BAL) provides informational videos for prospective providers who are opening a Community-Based Residential Facility (CBRF) or an Adult Family Home (AFH).
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In July 2022, CMS updated Five-Star Ratings on
Care Compare to include staff turnover measures.
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The Collaboration of Wisconsin (COW) Rural Healthcare Grant is being administered by a collaboration of workforce development boards and funds are available to cover tuition, books and selected supports (transportation, etc.) for qualifying participants.
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WHCA/WiCAL is pleased to continue celebrating the great work of Wisconsin’s hard-working long-term care providers with the
2022 Shining Star Awards.
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Approximately $14.5 billion of Phase 4 Payments has been distributed to more than 89,000 providers and 98 percent of applications have been processed. To date, more than $8 billion has been distributed through ARP Rural Payments and 99% of applications have been processed.
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The final submission date for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is
August 15, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.. The Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment data and data submitted to CMS via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for January 1 – March 31 (Q1) of calendar year (CY) 2022 are due by the August deadline.
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On behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), AHCA has requested that SNF provider members volunteer to participate in a brief — less than 10-minutes — survey regarding health information technology (HIT). The last such national survey was conducted in 2017 and the results can impact future SNF HIT policymaking.
The survey ends August 31, 2022. Read More
Recently, Department of Health Services (DHS) announced a new grant opportunity that will be open to Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) providers. There will be $30 million of ARPA funding available through two to three rounds of the grant.
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Assisted living centers now have access to free COVID-19 testing for their staff and residents through December 31, 2022. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Operation Expanded Testing (OpET) program expanded access to free testing nationwide to now include assisted living communities, which previously targeted schools, shelters, and correctional facilities.
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Wisconsin assisted living and nursing home providers continue to endure a workforce shortage crisis, according to a new report produced by a coalition of provider associations including WHCA/WiCAL and the Disability Service Provider Network, LeadingAge Wisconsin.
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Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) fiscal year (FY) 2023 (10/1/22-9/30/23) update.
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This year at the AHCA/NCAL annual Convention, they want to feature YOU and share why you love what you do. AHCA/NCAL will be creating a compilation video that features our heroic caregivers.
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On upcoming nursing home surveys conducted by the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA), you may be asked to complete a short survey asking if your nursing home has nursing protocols for COVID antiviral administration and physician protocols for antiviral prescribing.
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From 2020 to present day, the survey process has seen many changes – some temporary and some permanent. Survey policy, along with enforcement protocol, adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and CMS is now establishing new expectations for survey agencies and providers as we all begin to turn our eye toward emerging from the public health emergency. With a new focus on Infection Control in light of COVID-19, facility staff need to make sure basic and specialized processes are in place while implementing ever changing, more stringent protocols.
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