KHCA/KCAL is committed to providing our members with important updates. Below is a list of the most recent information. Please visit our website for a list of complete updates. www.khca.org/covid-19-resources
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KHCA/KCAL President/CEO Update from 4/4/22
Click here if you missed Monday's President/CEO Update.
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CMS Chief holds second 1-on-1 with providers as reform looms
Leaders of several nonprofit skilled nursing providers warned Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure about the potential impact of “unfunded mandates” and “counterproductive” narratives during a rare direct meeting late last week.
The providers spent much of their time emphasizing the staffing challenges they face and how that inhibits quality. They also asked the administrator to consider the “science of quality improvement” as the agency looks to sharpen its enforcement efforts. READ MORE
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will offer more than $110 million to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) program. READ MORE
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Capital Providers Push Back On Biden Administration’s Opposition To Private Investment In Skilled Nursing
Skilled Nursing News (4/3, Stulick) reports skilled nursing capital providers "are pushing back on the White House’s" criticism of private investment in the industry, warning that "newer owner-operators will have a hard time getting the necessary funding for entry into the SNF space." The Biden Administration cited "numerous studies" linking private equity to lower "facility performance, warning private equity is a ‘dangerous model’ that puts profits before people." However, American Health Care Association President and CEO Mark Parkinson said in a recent webinar "that people that don’t understand that and don’t understand what private equity really is, then conflate private equity with private capital or private investment." He added that without "private investment, there’s no sector in the economy that could succeed. That’s where the money comes from."
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Speaking face-to-face with your Members of Congress is the most effective way to advocate for the kind of quality care you want to provide in your centers.
AHCA/NCAL’s Congressional Briefing offers you that invaluable opportunity. Come to Washington, D.C. this June, and ask for what you need and want. You’ll get an update on the latest happenings in long term and post-acute care, make an effective and immediate plan of action with your colleagues, and then meet with your Representatives and their staff on Capitol Hill. It’s a priceless chance to use your voice, and one that you can’t afford to pass up. Click here for more details.
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KHCA/KCAL Nurse Advisory Committee Approves 100% Paid Scholarship for AHCA/NCAL Infection Preventionist Specialized Training
The KHCA/KCAL Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) recently approved 100% paid Nurse Scholarships from the Joan Hamel Nurse Scholarship fund for KHCA/KCAL Members wishing to advance their nursing careers to become infection preventionists. Click here to review the updated guidelines for scholarship applications and click here for information on the AHCA/NCAL IPCO Training.
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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
There is a lot of “chatter” going on about the Special Focus Facilities (SFF). It is apparent that CMS is preparing to “revamp” the process. Along with information that CMS intends to be “more stringent” in surveys, we need to prepare. Interestingly enough, there is also conversation about revamping the Care Compare site to make it easier for consumers to use (which has always been an issue) and show more information about the facility and each facility’s compliance history. Yesterday, we learned that CMS hopes to be “aggressive” with the Biden initiatives and will have the changes in place within a year, but they hope for sooner. AHCA has assured us, through meetings with CMS officials, that they are aware of the staffing issues and intend to proceed in a measured way. Yesterday the HHS Secretary held a “roundtable” to discuss long term care issues. Thankfully, the national associations were invited attend and participate. The advocates were there also, and the national association of nurse aides. My own observation was that the national association of Directors of Nursing wasn’t named (maybe I just missed it). AMDA was also not mentioned (again, maybe I missed it). Our voices must be heard.
Let’s get back to the SFF. In February, CMS issued a new list of SFF. It includes: READ MORE
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Call for Presentations
An essential service to our association is offering high quality training and education to our members. We invite you to join us in our commitment to delivering timely, relevant, and engaging information as we prepare for our 2022 Nurse Leadership Conference (June) and Annual Convention (September).
We are looking for topics that fit skilled nursing, assisted living, home plus and residential health care communities.
Click here to learn more on our needs and how you can submit a proposal.
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Webinar: Restorative Nursing Series - Starts this Thursday!
Click each link for more details and to register.
Course Description for the Series:
Nursing interventions that can promote your resident’s ability to live as independently as possible is our priority as a restorative team. This 3-part series will focus on the details of your role and how to best accomplish restorative nursing tasks with your residents. There will be special attention during each webinar on increasing revenue through the case mix program. Electronic Restorative resources will be included.
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Webinar: Restorative Nursing Series: Restorative Nursing Overview (Part 1)
4/7/22 from 1:00PM - 2:15PM
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Webinar: Restorative Nursing Series: Bowel Bladder, Dining, Communication & Cognition (Part 2)
4/14/22 from 1:00PM - 2:15PM
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Webinar: The Proficient Infection Preventionist Series: Competency in Infectious Diseases Common in Post-Acute Care Settings
4/19/22 from 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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Webinar: Restorative Nursing Series: ROM, Bed Mobility, Transfers, Ambulation, Dressing & Grooming, Amputation & Prosthetic Care (Part 3)
4/21/22 from 1:00PM - 2:15PM
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2022 Spring Joint Provider Surveyor Training
4/27/22 from 9:00 - 4:30 (Topeka)
4/28/22 from 9:00 - 4:30 (Wichita/Virtual)
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The AHCA/NCAL Quality Summit is Back! Registration Now Open!
Quality Summit will be held in Kissimmee, FL, May 16-18.
This year’s AHCA/NCAL Quality Summit delivers three days of education programs and awesome networking opportunities with like-minded, quality professionals in long term and post-acute care. The Quality Summit offers 30 sessions topics focused on leadership, recruitment and retention, infection prevention and PDPM.
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Kansas Health Care Association and the Kansas Center for Assisted Living
1100 SW Gage Blvd. | PO Box 4770 | Topeka, KS 66604
PH: 785-267-6003 FAX: 785-267-0833
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