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Membership Reminder
As a reminder, the renewal deadline for your KHCA/KCAL membership is March 31st. We strive to give you a highly-valued return on your dues investment, and we look forward to serving you in the year ahead.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your membership status, please contact Kristin Plantz kplantz@khca.org.
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Changes to our Daily Update
Starting next week, KHCA/KCAL will no longer publish a Daily Update. We will instead send an update on Monday and Wednesday and continuing sending a Legislative Update on Friday. Should an urgent matter arise on a non-publishing day, we will send an update that day to ensure you receive important information in a timely manner.
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CMS Updates Guidance for Home Dialysis Furnished in Nursing Facilities
Clarifies Care Delivery Flexibilities and Responsibilities
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Quality Safety Oversight Group issued a long-awaited revised 21-page Guidance and Survey Process for Reviewing Home Dialysis Services in a Nursing Home (Rev QSO-18-24-ESRD) to State Survey Agency Directors. The effective date is immediately.
CMS notes that the characteristics of persons residing in nursing facilities requiring dialysis, such as age and multiple comorbidities, increase their risk of experiencing adverse health and safety events, such as hospitalization, infection, and death. Offering home dialysis as a treatment option for nursing home residents addresses certain disadvantages of in-center dialysis, such as transportation times and disruption of the resident’s daily activities. READ MORE
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CDC: Adults need only one updated COVID booster shot for now
The CDC does not recommend more than one updated COVID-19 booster shot at this time for adults who have completed their primary series of vaccinations. READ MORE
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NCAL Webinar: Expanding Affordable Assisted Living Options
Join NCAL Executive Director LaShuan Bethea and representatives from certified public accounting and business advisory firm Plante Moran on a webinar for assisted living providers on April 18 from 1 PM– 2PM CT to learn about NCAL’s new resources developed to help members explore the possibility and feasibility of moving into the affordable assisted living space. READ MORE
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The demand for professionals with expertise in long term care is growing rapidly. The U.S. will need between 5.7 million and 6.5 million nurses, nurse aides, home health, and personal care workers to care for the 27 million Americans who will require long term care by 2050.
Careers in Aging Week is dedicated to bringing greater awareness and visibility to the wide-ranging career opportunities in long term care and aging services, and to celebrate current employees in the profession.
Join us in celebrating and spreading the word about careers in aging on social media using the hashtag #CareersInAging.
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Focus F-Tag of the Week: §483.80(d) Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations
For the next few weeks, AHCA will be focusing on a regulatory focus area for Federal Monitoring Surveys related to specific F-tags.
In fall of 2022, CMS issued Admin Info: 22-09-ALL, which outlined several regulatory focus areas for Federal Monitoring Surveys related to specific F-tags for FY2022 and FY2023.One area of regulatory focus is §483.80 Infection Control, with specific focus on immunizations at F883, F887, and F888
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AHCA Population Health Management Associate Vice President Urges Providers To Prepare For CMS’ Care Goals
American Health Care Association Population Health Management Associate Vice President Nisha Hammel writes in Provider Magazine (3/28, 151K) that in 2021, CMS "set a goal of having 100 percent of Medicare beneficiaries in an accountable care relationship by 2030." And since then, the agency "has been enthusiastically pursuing systemwide health care reform for whole-person centered, equitable, accountable care." Now, as "accountable care organizations and managed care are here to stay," Hammel says "the question is whether long term care (LTC) providers will take the initiative and lead in this evolving landscape or continue to be managed." Hammel adds, "Despite all the headwinds, including unprecedented workforce challenges, LTC providers need to pay attention, learn, assess their organization’s current status in today’s value based environment, identify their short and long term goals, and start exploring paths forward that align with these goals."
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AHCA/NCAL Awards Program Nominations Opening April 7
Nominations for the 2023 AHCA/NCAL Awards Program will open on April 7 and run through June 9, 2023. All nominations will be available via Award Force. Members are encouraged to check back on each of AHCA and NCAL's award pages for more information, including rules and guidelines. READ MORE
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Upcoming Education: MDS - RAI Changes Workshop
6/12/2023 9:00AM - 4:00PM
This workshop has been specifically created to review the changes to the RAI manual starting October 1. Line by line coding instructions for new and revised sections. Click here for more details.
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FREE Webinar: CMS’s new schizophrenia audits: What you need to know NOW
Apr 4, 2023 12:00 PM
New CMS schizophrenia and antipsychotic audits are coming. How can you protect your star rating?
If CMS identifies inaccuracies in MDS coding, the nursing home’s Five-Star rating will be downgraded by one star for six months, creating a significant negative ripple impacting your admissions, your community partnerships, and your facility's reputation among external stakeholders.
Join us for this important webinar to hear industry experts explain the CMS audit plan, its consequences, and how your facility can evaluate and mitigate your risk.
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Assisted Living Conference
A full day of education for those working in the Assisted Living, Residential Health Care and Home Plus settings
TOPICS:
- The Magic of Connection – Opening Keynote and Humorist Desi Payne
- Writing a Plan of Correction – Joan Hudson
- Making Life Meaningful – Amy Siple
- Stay in Your Lane – Talking through KS Regulations
- Top Questions the association receives and how to find answers in your Reg Manual – Linda MowBray
- Workplace Resilience through the power of friendship – Amy Siple
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Webinar: Deep Dive Into Federal Regulations in a Year: §483.20 Resident Assessment & §483.21 Comprehensive Person-Centered Care Plan Requirements
4/11/2023 1:30PM-3:00PM
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FREE in person or ZOOM: We Need to Talk: The Transformative Power of Life and Death Conversations
4/12/2023 2:00PM-3:15PM
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Assisted Living Conference
Lawrence, KS
4/14/2023 8:00AM-4:00PM
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Webinar: Mission Possible: SNF Department Head Briefing - Thriving Therapy Departments
4/25/2023 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Nurse Leadership Conference
6/13/2023 11:00AM - 6/14/2023 4:00PM
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Administrator in Training (AIT) Program
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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. The SNF in-service on Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation has been updated to reflect Phase 3 information.
Questions about education can be directed to Polly Berkley VP of Operations and Education.
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Attention Assisted Living and Home Plus Providers: FCS Refresher
We have frequent requests for FCS refreshers and people who want to attend the FCS section only of the Operators course. We now have it available on demand in a 75 minute webinar. It’s worth 1.5 CE’s on demand.
$20 Member Discount Code: KHCA018
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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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