The Department of Health Services (DHS) Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) announced recently a four-part series geared toward nursing home compliance. Nursing Home providers and stakeholders are invited to attend the Long Term Care Summit Education Series hosted by the DQA Bureau of Nursing Home Resident Care (BNHRC). Each month, BNHRC staff will provide information relevant to the survey process and on a variety of topics and trends commonly seen in long term care settings.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) recently announced the step-down of the COVID-19 Testing Support for LTC facilities. WHCA/WiCAL has already begun to engage DHS on challenges this step-down could create for facilities, especially with uncertainties such as when/if CDC will alter its current standards and practices related to COVID testing in facilities.
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Don’t miss your chance to attend one of the most impactful and engaging Conferences of the year!
Register before 5 PM CST on February 24, 2023 and be entered into a $500 Cash Prize drawing. The winner will be drawn and announced during the Happy Hour held in the Expo Hall on Thursday, April 13. Winner must be present to win! In addition to the educational programs, networking events, and an interactive expo at Spring Conference, WHCA/WiCAL will be hosting two concurrent pre-conference workshops. One Clinical Workshop & one Reimbursement Workshop.
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The challenges of maintaining sufficient staff and implementing effective infection control measures has impacted the entire nursing home industry. Compounding the penalties faced by facilities for negative survey findings in this area, the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently sued an Ohio-based nursing home for fraud and alleged, among other things, that it provided substandard care tied to low staffing and poor infection control.
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WisCaregiver Careers is a workforce development program administered by the Wisconsin Health Care Association and LeadingAge Wisconsin designed to address the CNA shortage in Wisconsin nursing homes by providing free training, free certification testing, and $500 sign-on or retention bonuses.
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The minimum staffing rule will be drafted and mostly finalized by sometime in March, and so we ask members to
submit a comment to CMS with concerns on the implications of a rigid minimum staffing requirement by the end of February.
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Join WisCaregiver Careers on
Friday, March 17th, for a webinar with special guests from facilities that have had success with implementing WisCaregiver Careers at their home facilities. Come learn from your peers as they share their insights, tips, and secrets to success with this program. This will be a wonderful opportunity to connect with and learn from employers who have faced similar issues and experiences. Get your questions answered by those who have found creative solutions to those same questions!
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