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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
On September 20, the AHCA State Affiliate Meeting was held. The following items were discussed:
State-wide Quality Measures were released. Facilities should be reminded that CMS will freeze 4 QMs in April and CareCompare will have those QMs from the last quarter in 2022 (July2022-April 2023) will remain frozen until the changes have been fully implemented. READ MORE
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TOMORROW! Webinar: Mission Possible: SNF Department Head Briefing - Meaningful Meetings
9/26/2023 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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CONVENTION IS THIS WEEK!! 73rd Annual Convention & Trade Show - September 27 - 29, 2023
Registration is still open for the 73rd Annual Convention and Trade Show!
Access to the handouts coming soon!
Here’s just a snippet of the educational offerings that are scheduled so far:
- Courageous Leadership – Living a Life of Influence
- Managing Change in Senior Care
- Achieving Great Customer Service
- Child Care in LTC – creating a win/win
- Becoming an AIT Preceptor
- Differentiating Dementias
- Interventions to Better Connect Through Behavioral Expressions
- Ethics: Truth, Transparency and Trust
- Data and Quality Improvement in Assisted Living
- Medicaid Reimbursement Transition to PDPM Effective July 1, 2024
- KCAL Annual meeting with Board Elections
- KHCA Annual meeting
- AL Regulatory Networking
- SNF Regulatory Networking
- Staff Awards Recognition Lunch
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CMS Updates Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures
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What They Are Saying: U.S. House Ways & Means Committee Chair, Health Care Advocates Add To Growing List Of Voices Sounding The Alarm On Proposed Staffing Mandate For Nursing Homes
With the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announcing its proposed rule for a staffing requirement for nursing homes, voices from across the country are expressing concern that a federal mandate without funding and supportive measures to help facilities increase their workforce will further limit vulnerable seniors’ access to care, especially in rural communities. Even after a leaked CMS study revealed that no single staffing level would guarantee quality care, and previous statements from CMS about the flaws of a one-size-fits-all-mandate, the Biden Administration still moved forward and rolled out the misguided rule. READ MORE
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Proposed Federal Staffing Mandate Will Not Affect CCRC Ratings, Report Says
McKnight’s Senior Living (9/21, Gaivin) says, "The minimum staffing rule that most nursing homes will be required to meet within the next three years will add to staffing pressures at continuing care retirement/life plan communities, but it will not affect their ratings, according to a...report from Fitch Ratings." The "ratings will not be affected, Fitch said, because although most CCRCs contain a skilled nursing component, they also include other service lines, such as independent living and assisted living, and can adjust the number of skilled nursing beds in service." Fitch US Public Finance Director Gary Sokolow and Credit Policy – Research Senior Director Sarah Repucci noted, "Private-pay [independent living] units, which are a key driver of financial performance and generally comprise the largest number of units at Fitch-rated [life plan communities], are not subject to the proposed staffing requirements." However, "in addition to skilled nursing facilities, assisted living also is at risk of losing staff members following this first-ever proposed federal staffing mandate for nursing homes, according to senior living experts." NCAL Executive Director LaShuan Bethea said, "Assisted living communities are at risk of losing staff. ... No matter where an assisted living community sits on this continuum, a federal minimum staffing mandate threatens to take away the essential staff on which these communities depend to provide high-quality care for hundreds of thousands of residents."
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CMS Daily Digest Bulletin
- New! CMS National Training Program Update
- MLN Connects Newsletter: Sept 21, 2023
- Reminder: 2023 MIPS Value Pathway (MVP) Registration is Open
- 9/12 – 9/13 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting Update
- Coverage for Half a Million Children and Families Will Be Reinstated Thanks to HHS’ Swift Action
- Administrative Simplification Q2 Enforcement Statistics Report
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In the quest for Medicare patients, Yelp stars outshine Care Compare
More consumers are turning to social media review platforms to help choose a nursing home for family members, but the reviews can be skewed by anecdotal and personal evidence, a new study shows. READ MORE
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Recording Now Available! AHCA Member Webinar: How to Submit Comments in Response to the CMS Minimum Staffing Proposal
The recording to AHCA/NCAL’s member webinar on how to submit comments in response to CMS' minimum staffing proposal is available now. Long term care staff, residents, and family members are encouraged to submit a comment to CMS with the goal of producing 10,000 unique comments.
Don’t forget, if you need your Special Edition Top Line Report related to the Minimum Staffing Proposal, Jennafer at the KHCA office has it. Shoot her an email at jsumner@khca.org and she will email it to you.
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KHCA Annual Business Meeting
The Annual Business Meeting, held during the Kansas Health Care Association’s 73rd Annual Convention and Trade Show is scheduled as follows:
Friday, September 29, 2023
10:00- 11:00 AM
Kansas Star Event Center
785 Kansas Star Drive
Mulvane, KS 67110
Please plan to attend.
Click here to view reports as they become available. The member login information is required.
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Wound Champions in the Post-Acute LTC Setting
Thursday, October 24, 2023
Prairie Band Casino and Resort - Mayetta, KS
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
$25 per person
6.0 CEs
Attend this basic to intermediate program to update your wound prevention and management knowledge and skills. This seminar will discuss pressure injury risk factors, prevention strategies, and other hard-to-heal wound etiologies such as arterial and venous insufficiency, diabetic foot ulcers, and more. Content includes Best Practice and Regulatory Guidelines for the wound assessment and documentation and reporting mandates from CMS. In addition, wound-related infection and control practices will be covered. This program is appropriate for new and seasoned treatment nurses, facility or corporate wound management leadership, MDS Coordinators, PT/OT, providers, and others involved in wound prevention and management in the Post-Acute LTC setting.
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73rd Annual Convention and Tradeshow
9/27/2023 2:00PM - 9/29/2023 4:00PM
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Webinar: The Main Attraction: Activities That Work: Regulatory Essentials and Survey Management for Activities
10/4/2023 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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Webinar: Deep Dive Into Federal Regulations in a Year: §483.50 Laboratory Radiology and Other Diagnostic Services
10/10/2023 1:30PM - 3:00PM
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Webinar: The Main Attraction: Activities That Work: MDS, Care Planning & Documentation Requirements for Activities
10/11/2023 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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Webinar: The Main Attraction: Activities That Work: Required Components of the Activity Program
10/18/2023 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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Wound Champions in the Post-Acute LTC Setting
10/24/2023 8:00AM - 5:00PM
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Webinar: Mission Possible: SNF Department Head Briefing - Steering Survey Success
10/24/2023 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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Webinar: The Main Attraction: Activities That Work: Designing and Formatting the Activity Program
10/25/2023 1:30PM - 2:30PM
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Virtual ICD-10 Coding Workshop
12/4/2023 8:30AM - 4:00PM
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Administrator in Training (AIT) Program
Looking for an AIT Program? Click here for more details on KHCA's Program.
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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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