Last week, 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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On Friday, 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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HERE to view a message from AHCA/NCAL President & CEO Mark Parkinson.
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As you have read and have seen, Eastern Kentucky was recently ravaged by historic flooding. AHCA/NCAL and the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities (KAHCF) has advised that while no resident or staff lives have been lost, the property destruction to many staff homes has been devastating.
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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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The CMS Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual
webpage was updated recently.
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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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A new
webpage featuring guidance for preventing and controlling acute respiratory illness outbreaks in Wisconsin long-term care facilities (LTCFs) is available on the DHS website.
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The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program has created free resources to help 2023 Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award applicants. Organizations planning to apply for a 2023 Quality Award are encouraged to begin the process by accessing the Quality Award Criteria Series and Roadmaps for each award level.
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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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The
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) has updated the Therapeutics Pathway based on provider feedback on how to make enhancements to this module and provide some reporting relief.
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