LeadingAge Washington represents the interests of not-for-profit and mission-driven organizations dedicated to improving the aging experience of over 50,000 older Washingtonians and their family members; whether in need of safe and affordable housing or healthcare offered in both community and licensed residential settings. On behalf of our member organizations, we advocate for needed funding to support caring and housing for low-income seniors and we advocate for sound policy that promotes a healthy and balanced care environment always with a constant eye towards quality improvement.
We educate member organizations on cutting-edge clinical care practices and changing regulations and we advance innovative solutions to designed to meet the growing needs of an aging society. Through various member services programs, we help members use their resources efficiently through our group purchasing program and by insuring against and managing the risk of worker injuries. We are one of 37 state partners with LeadingAge, a national association exclusively representing the interests of not-for-profit organizations that collectively touch the lives of over 2 million people every day. Together we are committed to excellence in each individual’s aging journey, providing the services and resources people need, when they need them, in the place they call home.
SESSION #3 of our 7-part “E-Series”: Culture Driven Recruitment and Retention! This is an outstanding series – that will benefit all department leaders! “Engagement from the Onset – E Series Session 3 details Trying to hire the “right people” but can’t figure out where to find them? Wish your turnover was lower? We are thrilled… Read More
F-Tag Review Webinar Series – Comprehensive Review of Regulations & Interpretive Guidance for Top F-Tags. A series of 12 webinars focusing on top-cited F-Tags in the new survey process brought to you by LeadingAge Washington and ProActive! During this year long series, we will focus on the top deficiencies cited nationally with the new Long… Read More
Moving Mountains 13-part webinar series ~ The Phase 3 ROP & 2019 Reimbursement Changes Planned! LeadingAge WA has continued our partnership with Proactive Medical (that brought you our successful 2018 Phase 2 trainings) to prepare for the next webinar series focused on successfully managing the industry changes taking effect in 2019 including Phase 3 Requirements… Read More
The Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission recently approved an advisory opinion to clarify and provide distinction from the registered nurse and licensed practical nurse roles, responsibilities and functions. You can find the advisory opinion Here. LeadingAge Washington staff will be reviewing this and meeting with Residential Care Services to evaluate how this will impact our… Read More
Staffing in long-term care nursing facilities significantly affects the care delivered to residents. Since July 2016, nursing homes have been submitting data electronically through the PBJ system as required under section 1128I(g) of the Social Security Act (the Act) and 42 CFR §483.70(q). The data submitted by facilities are the number of hours direct care… Read More
Washington State has dropped from #1 in the nation for Harm and IJ tags to #4. However, our overall percentage of re-cert surveys with harm or IJ has increased from 29% to 31.3% and remains three times higher than the national average. These numbers include G and above citations. MORE A review of the first… Read More
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