On Monday, as part of a National Nursing Home Day awareness campaign, WHCA/WiCAL will be inviting legislators and their staff to tour a facility in their legislative district, meet the staff and residents, and gain a greater understanding of our member facilities' ongoing efforts to offer the best skilled nursing care available.
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WHCA/WiCAL leadership and members are invited to attend a briefing and round-table discussion on the use and development of post-acute care provider networks on May 12.
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At the invitation of Wisconsin Department of Health Services officials, John Vander Meer, WHCA’s Executive Director participated in a workgroup with stakeholders and DHS officials on a Chapter DHS 129 Advisory Committee regarding the promulgation of rules on the CNA Bridge Training program that was enacted into law in 2014.
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The Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin recently held a forum entitled “Improving Patient Care, Addressing Medication Reconciliation from Hospital to LTC” that brought together representatives from hospitals, long-term care facilities and pharmacies to discuss the subject of prescription medications through the lens of care transitions.
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As part of WHCA/WiCAL’s continuing efforts to raise the specter of Wisconsin’s LTC workforce crisis and extreme Medicaid underfunding, the WHCA/WiCAL Payment Council will be holding a meeting Monday, May 16 in Madison. WHCA/WiCAL is asking for member input on mechanisms to increase provider reimbursement that is directed at the workforce shortage. The purpose of this in-person meeting will be to address these issues.
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Given the attention over the past few months to the pneumonia vaccination, particularly in skilled nursing facility settings, WHCA/WiCAL wants to make sure that all members received and appreciate the DQA Alert that was issued earlier this week.
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In April, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) announced that the term “pressure injury” replaces “pressure ulcer” in the NPUAP Pressure Injury Staging System and also announced several updates to the Staging System.
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The Joint Finance Committee has not scheduled any hearings on the proposal. While JFC Co-Chair Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) signaled he is ready to move forward with the proposal, his Senate counterpart, Co-Chair Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) has indicated that colleagues in her chamber need more time to understand the proposal and have discussions with Gov. Walker's administration and DHS.
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Gov. Schreiber recently sat down with WisconsinEye to discuss his own personal journey as a caretaker for his wife, and the challenges he faced as a 24/7 caregiver. Elaine now lives in a care facility, and Gov. Schreiber has mounted a campaign to raise awareness of Alzheimer's and the great amount of energy and constant care that goes into providing for those with dementia.
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This webinar exclusively for WHCA/WiCAL members focuses on what long-term care facilities can do to better position themselves to be part of post-acute care networks, including insight from the Wisconsin Hospitals Association, the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, and Wipfli.
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The 65th Annual Fall Convention is at the Radisson Hotel and Convention Center in Green Bay. This year, we'll be sharing the hotel with the Pack! The Packers scheduled to stay in the hotel on Wednesday ahead of their Thursday Night Football game against Chicago. The hotel will book up fast.
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This July, WHCA/WiCAL will offer three emergency preparedness workshops - in Eau Claire, Appleton, and Brookfield - led by Ray Miller, Director of Risk & Safety Solutions at Direct Supply, and Dave Seebart, ASD, WHEPP.
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On Thursday, June 9 AHCA/NCAL will host training on How to Run Reports in LTC Trend Tracker and How to Set up your Dashboard. Utilizing the tools within LTC Trend Tracker will help members keep track of progress towards achieving goals of the AHCA/NCAL Quality Initiative and to prepare for mandatory reporting.
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