During the Long Term Care Advisory Council Department this week, DHS officials Kevin Coughlin, LTC Initiatives and Policy Advisor, and Pat Benesh, DHS –DQA Policy Advisor provided an update on the DHS Caregiver Career Program Civil Money Penalty Grant.
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Earlier this week, CMS posted an informational bulletin announcing that HHS Secretary Thomas Price and CMS Administrator Seema Verma issued a letter to state Governors in March affirming the agencies' continued commitment to partnership with states, including increased flexibility CMS intends to extend to states in the provision of home and community-based services.
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Although the Joint Finance Committee began voting on the state budget on May 1st, the timing for voting on Health Services is still unclear.
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WHCA/WiCAL's First Annual Quality Symposium is LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY, but there is still time to register!
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Next week, David Soens, Life Safety Consultant, PE, RA, at Wisconsin Department of Health Services will present on what your facility needs to do to be in compliance with the inspection of the sprinklers in your facility.
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The third Financial Affairs Webinar of 2017 will be hosted on May 17th and presented by Pam Branshaw and Larry Lester of Wipfli. This session will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m. and will cover the topic of 1094/1095 PBJ Filings and other PBJ Reporting.
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Every skilled nursing care center embodies a unique and vibrant spirit and community for residents, volunteers and staff alike. Acts of kindness, generosity and compassion from proud veterans, immigrants, and hardworking people of different faiths fill the walls of each center.
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The Wisconsin Music and Memory Program is looking for Dane County-area SNFs interested in taking part in tablet grant opportunity.
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Don’t forget to register for the May F-Tag webinar!
The F-Tag webinar series is geared to help you and your staff understand F-Tag expectations as we enter into some of the new tags under the new Requirements of Participation. While F-Tag numbers will change in November of 2017, the underlying issues will remain areas of compliance focus.
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The Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) will be hosting the quarterly RAI/MDS educational forum on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, from 1-2 p.m. The MDS Education and Automation Coordinators will be addressing current MDS 3.0 topics relevant to Nursing Home providers.
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The UW Madison School of Nursing Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE), Helen Bader Foundation and Wisconsin Technical College System is offering a Direct Care Provider Conference – A Day Just for You.
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The RoP Workshop on July 19 will now be held at Sleep Inn and Suites Conference Center in Eau Claire.
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Last week, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) re-introduced the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act (S. 1028) in the U.S. Senate. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) are original co-sponsors.
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WHCA/WiCAL’s contract lobbying firm Hubbard Wilson and Zelenkova produced this Capitol news roundup available to partners and clients:
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WHCA/WiCAL wants to acknowledge and thank all our nurses for what you do every day and especially for providing quality care to long-term care residents!
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Each year, AHCA/NCAL selects “Future Leaders in Long-Term Care,” individuals identified by state affiliate associations who demonstrate compassion, dedication, and the drive to lead in the long-term care profession.
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WHCA/WiCAL is pleased to announce Med Bridge Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC as a new Business Partner!
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