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Membership Reminder
As a reminder, the renewal deadline for your KHCA/KCAL membership is March 31st. We strive to give you a highly-valued return on your dues investment, and we look forward to serving you in the year ahead. Don’t miss these important updates on the HCBS Final Rule process.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your membership status, please contact Kristin Plantz kplantz@khca.org.
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Our greatest appreciation and heartfelt thank you goes out to all of our Administrators! We hope each and every one of you have an excellent week! |
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FREE Webinar: CMS’s new schizophrenia audits: What you need to know NOW
Apr 4, 2023 12:00 PM
New CMS schizophrenia and antipsychotic audits are coming. How can you protect your star rating?
If CMS identifies inaccuracies in MDS coding, the nursing home’s Five-Star rating will be downgraded by one star for six months, creating a significant negative ripple impacting your admissions, your community partnerships, and your facility's reputation among external stakeholders.
Join us for this important webinar to hear industry experts explain the CMS audit plan, its consequences, and how your facility can evaluate and mitigate your risk.
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New National Infection Prevention Forum (NIPF)
The NIPF is a national forum for any infection preventionist (IP) or infection prevention champions in long term care (LTC) to share lessons learned and resources and get questions answered. This national forum will also provide a mechanism to rapidly disseminate federal updates and resources about infections in LTC as they become available from CDC, CMS, or OHSA. The American Health Care Association (AHCA) partnered with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) with funding from CDC Project First Line to set up the NIPF, which is open to all LTC professionals focusing on infection prevention regardless of their membership in AHCA or APIC
The goal of NIPF is to foster a collaboration and sharing of experiences between IPs in LTC. In addition, APIC subject matter experts will be available to address questions the group are unable to answer. The NIPF uses the “Connect Communities” platform to organize email discussions by threads and allows for sharing and posting of resource and tools in an organized library and ability to look up other IPs participating in the forum.
How to get started: To enroll in this national forum, all you need is an email address and password. Instructions for enrolling are available here.
Guidelines: Discussions are not moderated therefore we ask that users follow posting rules and etiquette linked here.
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AHCA/NCAL Launches Campaign To Help Providers Recruit Staff
Provider Magazine (3/1, 151K) reported "long term care providers are in the midst of a historic workforce crisis brought on by the pandemic – the entire sector has lost more than 300,000 jobs since the pandemic began in 2020." In addition, "more and more Americans are in need of long term care services as the Baby Boomer population ages." In response, AHCA / NCAL "recently launched Careers in Caring – a national campaign that provides resources to providers to assist them in their hiring efforts and improve the public perception of long term care careers." The initiative "offers customizable tools for facilities and state associations to help create hiring campaigns in their communities and encourage more caregivers to enter the long term care profession." According to the article, "Careers in Caring is designed as a one-stop shop for nursing homes, assisted living communities, and other long term care providers to spread the word that they can offer rewarding careers with tremendous opportunities to make an enormous impact on the lives of others."
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TOMORROW! Members Only Nurse Advisory Call – Friday, March 17, 2023 at 10:00 AM
Please join KHCA’s Nurse Advisory Committee President, Teresa Coover on this month’s Members Only NAC Call to discuss Nurse Leadership Conference, Nursing Scholarships, hot topics, and the latest happenings.
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Meeting ID: 242 343 458 411
Passcode: pQn7fz
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TOMORROW! Members Only Facility Standards Call – Friday, March 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Please join us for the monthly Members Only Facility Standards Call. Cynthia Pendleton VP of KHCA Facility Standards will lead discussions and Linda Farrar KHCA Clinical Consultant will review recent survey findings.
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Meeting ID: 254 886 756 384
Passcode: SqKDBR
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Your Voice Matters: Be Part of the Solution
Registration is now open for AHCA/NCAL’s 2023 Congressional Briefing. Join us June 5-6 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill to meet personally with your elected Representatives on current policies and issues impacting long term care and assisted living. Learn more by clicking here.
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Are you a current AIT Preceptor or are you interested in becoming one?
If you are a current Preceptor we would love to have you on our list. Please contact Teresa with your Preceptor number at tkeating@khca.org. Are you interested in becoming an AIT Preceptor and shaping the future of the profession? Our team is happy to walk you through that process. Click here for the KDADS information and give Teresa a call at 785-267-6003.
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Assisted Living Conference
A full day of education for those working in the Assisted Living, Residential Health Care and Home Plus settings
TOPICS:
- The Magic of Connection – Opening Keynote and Humorist Desi Payne
- Writing a Plan of Correction – Joan Hudson
- Making Life Meaningful – Amy Siple
- Stay in Your Lane – Talking through KS Regulations
- Top Questions the association receives and how to find answers in your Reg Manual – Linda MowBray
- Workplace Resilience through the power of friendship – Amy Siple
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Spring Joint Provider - Hosted by LeadingAge KS
3/21/2023 9:30AM-4:00PM - Wichita | Live Stream
3/22/2023 9:30AM-4:00PM - Topeka
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Assisted Living Lunch and Learn: A Deeper Look at FCS/NSA and HSP
3/24/2023 10:00AM-2:00PM - Wichita
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Webinar: Mission Possible: SNF Department Head Briefing - Strategies for Social Services
3/28/2023 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Deep Dive Into Federal Regulations in a Year: §483.20 Resident Assessment & §483.21 Comprehensive Person-Centered Care Plan Requirements
4/11/2023 1:30PM-3:00PM
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Administrator in Training (AIT) Program
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Looking for options for required Staff In-Service?
KHCA’s online learning platform is BACK! We’ve loaded the in-services for SNF and for AL first. The SNF in-service on Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation has been updated to reflect Phase 3 information.
Questions about education can be directed to Polly Berkley VP of Operations and Education.
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Attention Assisted Living and Home Plus Providers: FCS Refresher
We have frequent requests for FCS refreshers and people who want to attend the FCS section only of the Operators course. We now have it available on demand in a 75 minute webinar. It’s worth 1.5 CE’s on demand.
$20 Member Discount Code: KHCA018
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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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