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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Survey: Nursing Homes Still Facing Staffing & Economic Crisis
6 Out of 10 Nursing Homes Are Limiting New Patients Due To Staffing Shortages
Click here to view the survey results
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As more than 500 long term care professionals gather on Capitol Hill this week to meet with the nation’s lawmakers, the American Health Care Association (AHCA), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and other long term care facilities across the country, released a survey of nursing home providers across the U.S. highlighting how the industry is still facing a serious staffing and economic crisis. READ MORE
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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
During the recent Quality Summit, I had the opportunity to attend an excellent session on “communication” around intentional huddling. When I have the opportunity to talk to staff members in facilities, most of them tell me the biggest problem they face in their job is “communication”. Why is that? We can’t seem to get it fixed. The session revolved around the value of intentional huddles. This subject came up at the last Nurse Advisory Committee meeting so I thought I would share my notes with you. Successful communication involves three components: READ MORE
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As revenue slips, study aims to calculate true cost of agency staffing
A new report predicts post-acute care providers will miss out on nearly $20 billion in revenue this year, not due to COVID but rather staffing challenges.
Consulting firm Oliver Wyman calculated that understaffing resulting in lower occupancy will lead to $19.4 billion in unrealized revenue. The biggest hits will come in the Northeast and North Central U.S., the firm projected. The study also sought to measure just how much various staffing needs and strategies are costing providers. READ MORE
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AHCA/NCAL State Heads Highlight Major Industry Challenges
Provider Magazine (6/1, 151K) carried comments from AHCA/NCAL state executives who "weigh in on what they see as the sector’s biggest challenges and what issues they are facing head-on in their local communities." For example, Idaho Health Care Association Executive Director Robert Vande Merwe said, "The greatest challenge both in Idaho and nationally is the workforce crisis. We always knew that there would not be enough workers to support the Baby Boomers after 2030, but the pandemic has brought that crisis eight years earlier as millions have left the workforce." Arkansas Health Care Association and Arkansas Assisted Living Association Executive Director Rachel Bunch, meanwhile, said, "The biggest issue facing our sector nationally is funding, which affects all areas of a quality delivery service, especially access to care in rural America."
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Policymakers Reportedly Must Prioritize Long-Term Care Industry Workers
Provider Magazine (6/1, 151K) highlighted long-term and post-acute care advocacy issues, saying, "Policymakers must prioritize the nation’s caregivers with the resources and support they deserve, specifically through the recruitment and retention of the long term care workforce." A recent AHCA/NCAL report "summarized Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data showing that that long term care facilities have lost more than 400,000 caregivers since the beginning of the pandemic, more than any other health care sector. According to the BLS, overall long term care workforce levels are the lowest they have been in 15 years." Provider Magazine continued, "Nearly every nursing home and assisted living community in the United States is facing a workforce crisis."
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Notice of Final Nursing Facility Medicaid Rates for State Fiscal Year 2023; Methodology for Calculating Rates, and Rate Justifications; Response to Written Comments; Notice of Intent to Amend the Medicaid State Plan
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NHSN Revisions to COVID-19 Module Pathways
The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) recently announced various revisions to the COVID-19 module pathways, which AHCA/NCAL has outlined here. The LTCF COVID-19 Module forms are updated and available on the NHSN website.
The new vaccination form will be available on the COVID-19 Vaccine Module by tomorrow, June 3. In the meantime, members can review the recent NHSN training slide deck for an in-depth overview of the changes made to the COVID-19 vaccination module. Please note that these changes are active for the current reporting period.
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Skilled Nursing Providers To Press Lawmakers For Staffing, Revenue Solutions
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News (6/2, Marselas) reports, "More than 500 skilled nursing providers are expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., Monday ready to press federal lawmakers for solutions on staffing and revenue issues that threaten" to harm patient access across the US. Those twin challenges "will inform most conversations as members of the American Health Care Association try to bring their elected officials onto their side and exert pressure on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ahead of a major funding decision." AHCA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Clifton J. "Clif" Porter II told McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, "The topline message is on continuing our recovery from the pandemic. Obviously, we’re nowhere close to being finished."
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As skilled nursing ‘teeters,’ leaders look to DC for help on pay rule and more
More than 500 skilled nursing providers are expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., Monday ready to press federal lawmakers for solutions on staffing and revenue issues that threaten patient access across the country.
Those dual challenges will inform most conversations as members of the American Health Care Association try to bring their elected officials onto their side and exert pressure on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ahead of a major funding decision. READ MORE
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Supporting Caregivers' Emotional Needs to Avoid Burnout
Recognizing when to reach out for support is important and is often missed by caregivers as they are often the beacons of support for others. READ MORE
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2023 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program Year Is Now Open! |
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The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program is excited to announce that the 2023 application year is now open. For the first time, application packets are available three months earlier than previous years so that skilled nursing care centers and assisted living communities can begin to prepare.
We encourage members to take advantage of this additional time to download application packets and materials and to begin planning, reviewing and gathering relevant data.
WHY APPLY
The National Quality Award Program is a rigorous three-level process (Bronze, Silver, and Gold) that evaluates an organization's capabilities against nationally recognized standards for excellence. The program provides a pathway to improved outcomes in areas including care, workforce, leadership and operations.
The Value of Applying
- An outside perspective
- Learning from the feedback
- Team building
- Becoming stronger and more resilient
- A focus on results
- Recognition and pride
- A commitment to the process leads to better occupancy rates and prepare providers to meet regulatory demands.
DATES TO KNOW
- May 9 - Application packets and materials available to download
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May 16-18 - Quality Award workshops, sessions and LED Talks at Quality Summit
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September 15 - Portal opens for application and Intent to Apply (ITA) submissions
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October 9-12 – AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo and 2022 Quality Award Ceremony
- November 15 – ITA deadline
- January 26, 2023 – Application deadline
- Summer 2023 – Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award notifications
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QAPI for Assisted Living - Lunch and Learn
June 17, 2022
12:00PM - 4:00PM
Topeka, KS
Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) is not just for skilled nursing facilities; in fact it is used in many industries and can be used in assisted living (AL). Assisted Living providers must think of quality improvement holistically and how improving quality can drastically improve your business.
By operationalizing business systems, you can drive quality. These systems should support quality AND acceptable business practices. In this lunch and learn, attendees will learn how they can use QAPI and performance improvement projects (PIP) to improve quality in your Assisted Living or Home Plus.
This work shop will be a hands-on session, sharing QAPI templates and walking through them to understand implementation. Attendees will also learn how to implement a PIP by going through examples of PIPs. Learn about best practices for these quality improvement practices, including barriers to implementation and how to address them so you can start or continue your quality journey.
This course is limited to 45 attendees.
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Webinar: Survey Top 10 Citation Series – Survey Success! Avoiding Top Citations. #5 Top Citation: F656 Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan
6/7/22 from 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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Webinar: MDS Mastermind Series: Achieving PDPM Success (Part 2)
6/8/22 from 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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Nurse Leadership Conference - In Person
Manhattan, KS
6/14/2022 11AM - 6/15/2022 3:30PM
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QAPI for Assisted Living - Lunch and Learn - In Person
Topeka, KS
6/17/2022 12:00PM-4:00PM
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Webinar: The Proficient Infection Preventionist Series: Competency in Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO) for the Infection Preventionist
6/21/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: MDS Mastermind Series: Surmounting Survey and Audit Preparedness
6/22/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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FREE Webinar (1.0 CE): Candida auris outbreaks in LTC Communities
6/23/2022 2:00PM-3:00PM
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Fearless In the Face of Crisis (On Demand Education)
Fearless in the Face of Crisis is the ultimate playbook for leaders. A self-directed, online course it contains five modules, made up of short, easy-to-digest videos, that are filled with simple actions you can take immediately.
7 NAB approved CE approved
View at your convenience!
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The Stability Zone (On Demand Education)
The Stability Zone is a go-at-your-own-pace, online program that is brimming with my very best stress-busting advice! Just like Fearless in the Face of Crisis, this course contains quick, easy-to-implement actions in bite-sized videos. The Stability Zone is the main course, the pièce de résistance, to get leaders full of stress-free hacks and JOY, delicious joy! One of the best parts of The Stability Zone is that leaders can share this joy by teaching their teams how to banish their stress for good too!
6.5 NAB approved CE approved
View at your convenience!
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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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