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/dailyupdates
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Report: Increasing Nursing Home Staffing Minimums Estimated at $10 Billion Annually Unfunded Staffing Mandate Could Displace 18 Percent of Nursing Home Residents
Click here to view the report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Health Care Association (AHCA), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and other long term care facilities across the country, released a new report from accounting and consulting firm CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP), which found that increasing staffing minimums at the federal level will require billions of dollars each year to hire tens of thousands of more caregivers. CLA estimated the impact of implementing a staffing minimum of 4.1 hours per resident day (HPRD) and concluded: READ MORE
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KDHE/DHCF August 2022 Medicaid Training - Four Opportunities
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance is offering four Medicaid Training courses beginning August 3, 2022. The courses in this curriculum provide an overview of Kansas Medicaid with the following topics: Medicaid Overview; Medicaid Eligibility; Medicaid Eligibility – Home and Community Based Services (HCBS); and History of Kansas Medicaid Managed Care.
Training schedule and course objectives are in the PDF here.
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Reminder: Upcoming HCBS Compliance Portal Technical Assistance - July 28, 2022 11am-12pm
One technical assistance guidance session opportunity remains to help providers navigate the new HCBS Compliance Portal and ask questions. READ MORE
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Take advantage of the discounted Early Bird registration rates for the 73rd AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo at the Music City Center in Nashville.
Early Bird Discount Ends Friday, July 22.
Convention & Expo Highlights
- Education sessions focused on Requirements of Participation
- Earn up to 14.75 CEs
- Constituency Education for Not for Profit and ID/DD providers
- Separate Ticketed Programs
- Rehabilitation Therapy*
- Assisted Living: NCAL Day*
- Transformative Keynote Speakers
- 2-Day Expo Hall
- AHCA/NCAL National Quality Awards Ceremony
- Network & social opportunities
- Boots & Bling: Gala Dinner & Dance*
* Indicates a separate ticketed education program or event.
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HHS Extends Public Health Emergency Through October 15
On Friday, July 15, 2022 U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra renewed the declaration that a public health emergency exists. This took effective July 15, 2022, and will continue for 90 days pursuant to federal law.
PHE renewal through mid-October is welcome news. It provides for the uninterrupted continuation of several flexibilities that have protected beneficiary access to important services in as safe and effective manner as possible. READ MORE
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Nursing Home Groups Offer Resources For Preparing For Active Shooter Incidents
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News (7/18, Marselas) reports, "The increased possibility of an active shooter event is increasingly placing providers in the position of preparing for the worst." Nursing home industry groups offer several resources – LeadingAge recently hosted a Webinar on active shooter preparation, and the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living has developed a Hazard Vulnerability Assessment to "help providers calculate which threats they could encounter."
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AHCA Calls For Federal, State Training Programs As Survey Finds 60% Of Nursing Homes Have Closed New Admissions Due To Staffing Issues
McKnight’s Senior Living (7/18, Steele Gaivin) reports the American Health Care Association "and other health care groups are calling on federal and state legislators to intervene" in nursing home staffing shortages "by investing dollars into training and recruiting staff rather than launching unfunded mandates setting minimum staffing requirements." AHCA President and CEO Mark Parkinson said lawmakers should "prioritize long-term care residents and staff" by "providing resources to address workforce challenges," noting that the industry "uniquely relies on government funding." AHCA’s efforts follow the release of an AHCA survey finding that 60% of "nursing homes are refraining from admitting new residents due to historic staffing shortages."
Bloomberg Law (7/15, Pugh, Subscription Publication, 4K) said that nursing homes "most of all...want more Medicare and Medicaid funding to pay for any required workforce expansion that would result from an industry-wide staffing requirement. ‘It’s hard to put a specific number on anything quite yet. But what we are advocating for is that any new requirements must be fully funded,’ said Holly Harmon, senior vice president of quality, regulatory and clinical services at the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living."
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Long-Term Care Providers Urged To Address Trauma-Informed Care For Residents With Dementia
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News (7/18, Lasek) reports an editorial published in JAMDA warns long-term care providers that the coronavirus pandemic "may have triggered an exacerbation of past trauma" in residents with dementia, "requiring awareness and informed care that is long overdue." While "trauma-informed care practices are a regulatory requirement for skilled nursing facilities...there were no models for this care" until recently. According to the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, trauma-informed care "is key to nursing facility survey success and quality care."
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New OSFM Education Consultant
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is pleased to announce Shawn Alexander joined our Prevention Division as our Fire Prevention Education Specialist, after 17 years at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex. He brings over 10 years of training experience to the OSFM. Shawn lives in Topeka with his wife and three kids, as well as his dog, Delta. He enjoys hunting, fishing and camping/glamping with his family.
“I was looking for a new challenge,” Shawn said. “And this was a good opportunity for that.”
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In a COVID-19 related staffing crisis? Contact KFMC for help…
The link above takes you directly to the KFMC webpage that hosts the request link.
This info can be found by going to the KFMC website, clicking on tools and resources tab and then scrolling down to find the blog post. Resource Library - KFMC
You can reach project manager Brenda Groves at 785-271-4150 or by cell at 785-554-6641. Brenda Groves bgroves@kfmc.org
Click here to see how the program has been utilized so far.
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The Long Term Care Survey manual, Phase 3 is now available for pre-order!
Order your copy today for September delivery.*
Phase 3 of The Long Term Care Survey manual includes all the updates from CMS' three-phase implementation.
Survey guidance for Phase 3 was released in June 2022. Surveyors will begin using this guidance on October 24, 2022.
Save money by ordering through KHCA!
Learn more about updates to this important resource and place your order today! E-mail Jennafer Sumner with desired quantity.
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Person-Centered Dementia Care...From the Perspective of the Resident
8/31/2022
10:00AM - 3:00PM
Olathe, KS
This course is limited to 45 attendees.
This Lunch and Learn course includes the common framework and the stages of Dementia with a focus on improving the quality of care for individuals with dementia living in Long Term Care communities including Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, and Home Plus settings. Presented by Linda Farrar, RN, LNHA this course will look at how care partners can approach prevention and de-escalation of challenging behaviors and will help you to intervene when behavior escalates. You will know how to recognize, respond and calm the individual using non-pharmacological approaches.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will demonstrate an understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias and the impact on cognitive function.
- Participants will demonstrate ability to identify key care approaches for stages of dementia promote the highest practicable level of well-being for elders with dementia.
- Participants will demonstrate understanding of strategies to enhance communication and minimize negative behaviors.
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Webinar: Documentation for Social Services
7/26/2022 2:00PM-3:15PM
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Webinar: Survey Top 10 Citation Series - Survey Success! #7 Top Citation: F677 ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents
8/2/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: The Proficient Infection Preventionist Series: Insightful Root Cause Analysis for the Infection Preventionist
8/16/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Person-Centered Dementia Care...From the Perspective of the Resident Lunch & Learn
8/31/2022 10AM-3PM
Olathe, KS
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Dynamic DON
This 8-week webinar series runs August-September 2022 and focuses on skill building for serving effectively as the Director of Nursing with emphasis on effective leadership and staff engagement, nursing operations and systems of care for common conditions treated in the LTC setting.
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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. Many more education sessions to come.
Questions about education can be directed to Polly Berkley VP of Operations and Education.
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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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