Join LeadingAge National and other LeadingAge State Affiliates on the DAILY Briefing Calls! 12:30 p.m. Pacific

Dear LeadingAge Colleagues: You are on the front line of the most difficult challenge we have ever faced in aging services.  Things change by the...
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LeadingAge National COVID-19 Congressional Request

While Congress has been working on legislation to bring relief to everyone affected by COVID-19, LeadingAge National has been working behind the scenes to help...
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Nursing Home Infection Control Inspections

Effective March 18, 2020, Residential Care Services has received direction from the COVID -19 Long Term Care Incident Command to complete focused reviews of Nursing...
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New CDC Webinar & Guidance for LTC Available

On March 17, the CDC held a clinician outreach and communication activity (COCA) webinar for long-term care facilities including SNF, LTC, and AL related to...
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COVID-19 Assisted Living March 18th * LTSA Dear Administrator Letter

COVID-19 INFORMATION AS OF MARCH 17, 2020 - LTSA: ALF #2020-010 Dear Assisted Living Facility Administrator:  The information in this letter is current as of March...
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COVID-19 Impact to NCLEX Candidates

Test delivery at U.S.-and-Canada based Pearson VUE test centers, the NCLEX test administrator, is suspended until April 16, 2020. FAQs for NCLEX Candidates Is my...
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Negative COVID Tests Required by LTC

Some long-term care sites are requiring a negative COVID test before admitting a patient from a hospital – even patients whose hospital stay had no...
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1135 Waiver Request Summary

On March 15, Washington State submitted a request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) for Medicaid flexibility under Section 1135. This request...
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LeadingAge Washington's Updated 2020 Disaster Resident Relocation Plan

LeadingAge Washington members are dedicated to supporting each other, especially in the time of need. Each year, members participate in the Disaster Relocation Plan as part...
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Guidance for Senior Housing

What Housing Organizations Can Do: How can staff at senior housing facilities prepare for the COVID-19 outbreak? - Take inventory of cleaning supplies and personal...
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Child Care Resources

Child Care Aware Washington https://childcareawarewa.org/   Boys & Girls Club https://positiveplace.org/2020/03/extended-programming/   Available Drop-In Child Care Centers https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6811014-Daycare-and-Preschool-Providers.html
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Message from NICHE in Consideration of COVID-19 Situation

The Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) team recognizes that nursing home leaders and staff are experiencing an unprecedentedly difficult challenge with COVID-19. As...
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DSHS/BCCU Fingerprint Vendor Locations

Please see the list below of DSHS/BCCU fingerprint vendor, IDEMIA, locations with availability for fingerprinting this week of March 16, 2020. Please note, this may...
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