Late last week, Governor Tony Evers announced that Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee, Karen Timberlake, will be leaving the Department at the end of the year. It is expected that Secretary Timberlake’s successor will be nominated in the coming weeks.
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A new survey conducted by the Long-Term Care Imperative, a partnership between Care Providers of Minnesota and LeadingAge Minnesota, found that nursing homes and assisted living communities across the state were forced to deny more than 11,000 admissions in October due to staffing shortages.
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Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) began transmitting emails to providers who, based on Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Period 1 submissions, will be receiving a Repayment Request Notice via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). In guidance to AHCA/NCAL, HRSA noted:
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The Wisconsin Health Care Association and LeadingAge Wisconsin have received a $6 million grant for WisCaregiver Careers. WisCaregiver Careers provides four kinds of financial support...
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Nursing home providers have an updated NEMT rate and definition of a “trip” – please see details below provided by The Department of Health Services (DHS).
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WHCA/WiCAL staff recently met with DHS Bureau of Assisted Living (BAL) staff for a regularly scheduled meeting to discuss matters of importance to Wisconsin’s assisted living provider community.
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Join us and register TODAY for a leadership academy webinar on December 20th at 10-11am CST. Just $49 for members to attend!
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