The Speaker's Taskforce on Alzheimer's and Dementia held a public hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in the State Capitol. The meeting was preceded by a morning tour of Clark Street Community School, which highlighted the Music and Memory Project, which students at the school participate in.
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According to an email announcement shared with WHCA/WiCAL, the Medicare Advantage program UCare will not provide any of its Wisconsin plans at the end of the year and will not be offering any alternative Medicare plan options in Wisconsin in 2016.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Division of Public Health sent out the following notification this week... The Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health (DPH) has issued the attached memo regarding reporting, prevention and control of acute respiratory illness outbreaks in long-term care facilities.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is seeking skilled nursing facilities to participate in a performance measurement reporting system pilot project.
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The 64th Annual WHCA/WiCAL Fall Convention has a whole slate of educational offerings available for administrators, managers and staff of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. This year's Fall Convention offers 16 possible continuing education credits across 4 educational tracks, and includes other exciting events and networking opportunities as well.
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AHCA/NCAL sent out the following press release earlier this week... San Antonio – Today, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) elected AHCA’s Board of Governors and NCAL’s Board of Directors for the 2015-2016 term. Among the new officers, both boards selected new chairs for the coming year: Tom Coble of Oklahoma for the AHCA Board, and Christian (Chris) Mason of Oregon for the NCAL Board.
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The DHS - Bureau of Assisted Living sent out the following message late Thursday night... "It is with regret that I inform you of the resignation of Paul Peshek as Southern Regional Office Assisted Living Regional Director, effective October 9, 2015.
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The following memo was sent out earlier this week from Dr. David Gifford, of AHCA/NCAL regarding a new Learning Management System from AHCA/NCAL...
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