On Monday, June 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' final rule rescinding nursing home staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements and testing requirements was officially
published in the Federal Register.
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Earlier this week, AHCA/NCAL hosted its annual Congressional Briefing in Washington, DC. More than 500 long-term and post-acute care professionals attended Congressional Briefing and held meetings on Capitol Hill with US Senators and members of Congress.
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The memo cites areas of concern related to missing or inaccurate patient information upon discharge from the hospital to a post-hospital setting, which can lead to post-acute providers not being properly prepared or able to care for new admissions for whom the post-acute setting did not receive important information prior to admission.
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Last week, we reported that our national affiliate, American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, would be running a multi-part educational series highlighting different areas in which the Minimum Data Set/Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS/RAI) would be changing effective October 1, 2023. Below please find the second installment in this important educational series.
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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! Join WisCaregiver staff to learn about the launch of the new employer portal full of helpful employer resources and to hear about the exciting new website and candidate lead auto-email enhancements.
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Reminder for all WCCEAL Members: Gold Status Reports Review Period ends
June 14th, 2023! In order for your facility to continue as or become Gold Members, you must review both the Satisfaction Survey and 1st Quarter QI Variables Reports.
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