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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Weekly Member Spotlight: Medicalodges Coffeyville on Midland
Medicalodges Coffeyville on Midland is a 147-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation community serving the short-term and long-term care needs of residents of Coffeyville and the surrounding communities. The Administrator, Rodney Close has been an administrator since 2014 and has been with Medicalodges since 2017, celebrating 5 years on July 10, 2022.
Medicalodges Coffeyville on Midland’s highly skilled staff of professionals assist their residents in achieving their highest possible level of physical, emotional and social well-being. Medicalodges Coffeyville on Midland has the very unique distinction of being 100% employee owned. Each and every staff member has a personal, vested interest in providing the highest level of quality care to the residents they serve.
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Sometimes you just gotta get up and dance…and that’s what we do at Medicalodges Coffeyville on Midland! Lots of smiles and hugs! |
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Focus F-Tag of the Week
Each week through October, AHCA will be focusing on a particular F-tag(s) to help providers break down the Phase 2 updates and Phase 3 new guidance. READ MORE
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AHCA Warns Biden Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Could Cost $10B, Displace 20% Of Residents
ModernHealthcare (7/19, Christ, Subscription Publication, 215K) reports an American Health Care Association analysis released Tuesday warns the Biden Administration’s "proposal to mandate staffing levels at nursing homes would require providers to hire 187,000 new nurses at a cost of up to $10 billion a year, and displace nearly 1 in 5 residents." AHCA President and CEO Mark Parkinson said in a statement that the "report makes it crystal clear that increasing staffing standards in nursing homes requires substantial and consistent government resources," and warned the regulations would present them with the "impossible task of finding another 187,000 nurses at a time when vacant positions sit open without applicants for months on end."
Skilled Nursing News (7/19, Reiland) reports Parkinson added, "The unintended consequences of this sort of unfunded mandate would be devastating to hundreds of thousands of vulnerable residents who could be forced out of their nursing home."
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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
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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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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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