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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TOMORROW! Members Only Nurse Advisory Call – Friday, April 15 2022 at 10:00 AM
Please join KHCA’s Nurse Advisory Committee President, Teresa Coover on this month’s Members Only NAC Call to discuss notice of the waivers ending. How is everyone handling the transition? How the TNA going away might affect our communities staffing. Does anyone have TNAs that flat out don’t want to take the full 90 hour course?
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
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TOMORROW! Members Only Facility Standards Call – Friday, April 15, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Join Linda Farrar - KHCA Consultant and Polly Berkley - VP of Operations and Education as they discuss the latest SNF survey findings.
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AHCA To Provide Infection Control Training Through Online Platform
Apply for a 100% paid for scholarship from KHCA/KCAL here.
Provider Magazine (4/1, Kaldy, 151K) reports, "Working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Project Firstline, AHCA/NCAL will help lead a ripple effect with" infection prevention and control training and education "that will provide engaging, innovative, and effective infection control training for frontline workers and others." AHCA/NCAL Clinical and Regulatory Services Director Pamela Truscott said, "The overarching goal is to improve infection prevention and control practices in long term care using an umbrella approach and an understanding that everyone plays a key role." AHCA Director of the Center for Health Policy Evaluation in LTC and AHCA Chief Medical Officer David Gifford said, "The training will be multimedia in nature, with some reading materials but also innovative videos, Power Point presentations with voiceover, and other offerings." Provider Magazine adds, "In the upcoming months, all the training will be available on the ahcancaled platform and available to everyone, not just AHCA/NCAL members."
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KMAP Web Updates
The KMAP website has been updated with the following updates:
- General Bulletin 22066 regarding important KMMS updates
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The document, ‘Workaround to Print or Save an Eligibility Verification as a PDF,’ has been added to the Helpful Information section on the KMAP website.
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Future of the CNA: Nursing Home Reform Efforts, Staffing Crisis Drive Changes in Key Role
Recent calls for nursing home reform and actions from regulators and lawmakers have drawn renewed attention to the role that certified nursing assistants currently play in care centers – and how their role could evolve. READ MORE
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LTSS Webinar: Caregiver Support – April 27
Caregiving can be physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually exhausting. All caregivers require support, regardless of who they care for and whether they are paid for that work. This webinar will help us better understand how to ensure caregivers’ needs are met.
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Known KMAP Portal Issue Notice
We received notice from KDHE and KMAP, the KMPA portal issues affecting NF/NFMHs has been resolved. They sent an email blast to all NF/NFMH at 11:58 this morning letting them know the issue had been resolved and provided the KMAP contact email again, if they had any questions about the portal. Trescia Power, KDADS Trescia.Power@ks.gov
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Reminder: Register for Tomorrow's Webinar on the FY 2023 SNF Proposed Payment Rule
AHCA/NCAL will host a member-only webinar on Thursday, April 14 at 3 PM Central on the FY 2023 SNF Proposed Payment Rule. AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson will provide an overview of the proposed rule and brief the membership on submitting comments to CMS. The webinar will be recorded, and all registrants will receive an email when the recording is ready.
Registration is limited. Please email educate@ahca.org with any questions or if you need assistance registering. As a reminder, AHCA/NCAL has developed a summary of the payment rule and the greatest impacts on members. REGISTER NOW
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CMS Pushes for Mandatory Flu Vax Monitoring Among Nursing Home Staff
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants to adopt a new quality tracker to keep tabs on influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel in skilled nursing facilities. READ MORE
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Vote Now! AHCA Documentary Honored as Telly Award Finalist
“Closed Doors, Open Hearts: Nursing Homes and COVID-19” has been shortlisted as part of the 43rd Annual People’s Telly Awards! VOTE NOW to help move us to the next round!
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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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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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8 Week Webinar Series: MDS Mastermind Insights for MDS Coding and Reimbursement Accuracy
Weekly webinars starting on May 4 and ending on June 22 from
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Members $352
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Improving Resident Relationships in Long-Term Care (IRRL)
The IRRL program is a federally funded, evidence-based intervention developed by Cornell University to prevent resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) in long-term care settings. This program educates staff on how to recognize and mitigate RRA. It empowers staff to help create a safer community for residents and reduce stressful events in the workplace.
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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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8 Week Webinar Series: MDS Mastermind Insights for MDS Coding and Reimbursement Accuracy
5/4/22 through 6/22/22 from 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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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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