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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Assisted Living Communities To Receive Free COVID-19 Testing Through Expanded CDC Program
McKnight’s Senior Living (8/8, Bonvissuto) reports, "Assisted living communities now have access to free COVID-19 testing through a federal program that previously targeted schools, shelters and correctional facilities." The CDC’s "Operation Expanded Testing program provides no-cost polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, COVID-19 tests – including specimen collection supplies, shipping materials, laboratory testing and results reporting – to providers for use with staff members and residents." Providers "can receive up to a four-week supply at a time, and there is no cap on the number of tests that may be requested, according to the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living."
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New Report Projects Without Assistance, Nursing Home Workforce Recovery Will Not Occur Until At Least 2026
Facing fewer long term options due to staffing shortages, America’s seniors and their families can’t afford to wait four years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, released a new report today that projects if nursing homes continue to gain jobs at the current, modest pace, a potential recovery to pre-pandemic staffing levels would take at least four years. READ MORE
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2022 KHCA/KCAL Staff Recognition Program Nomination
The 2022 Staff Recognition Program is here again and this is a way for you to honor your staff and volunteers. Our yearly awards ceremony is just a small way of honoring some of the great men and women who care for the elders of our great state! The time taken from your busy schedules to fill out this nomination is very much appreciated.
Category winners will be recognized during the Staff Recognition Award Ceremony during Convention on Friday, September 30, 2022 in Mulvane, KS
Deadline for nominations is Friday, August 26, 2022!
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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
Boy, I am finding out that review of the new Phase 2 and Phase 3 guidance, then making policy additions and revision is a “real job”. One thing I have found out is there are some helpful additions in the guidance. READ MORE
Sample Form for Facility Reported Incidents Attached
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A Publication from the Kansas Office of the State Fire Marshal: The Trumpet
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CMS Study On Federal Nursing Home Staffing Minimum To End In December
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News (8/5) reports, "A study meant to underpin a new federal nursing home staffing minimum will last about seven months and end in December, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official said Thursday." This "confirmation came during an Open Door Forum conference call Thursday, and amid a fierce, ongoing debate how mandated staffing levels can be equitably determined at all." CMS Program Analyst Cameron Ingram "told attendees the study launched in May, and agency officials are working to evaluate more than 3,000 comments on the proposed staffing rule."
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The Long Term Care Survey manual, Phase 3 is now available for pre-order!
Order your copy today for October 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 Lunch & Learn
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.
This course is limited to 45 attendees.
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Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: Risk Management
8/10/2022 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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Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: QAPI
8/17/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: HR Management
8/24/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: Survey Readiness
8/31/2022 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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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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