LeadingAge Washington has developed an Emergency Preparedness App for members. This App has resources, customized for Washington state, that you can use to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. It also enables you to securely host your necessary emergency documents and share them with key team members and community partners. Please contact Pat Sylvia if you are a member, need login instructions, or need assistance with the App. To view visit here.
Additional Emergency Preparedness Tools and Resources from LeadingAge
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 of the many ways to be prepared for the worst.
We encourage all of our members to participate in the Disaster Resident Relocation Plan. This document is instrumental in case of emergency relocation.
CURRENT Disaster Relocation Plan participating members – Disaster Plan Jan 2019
Disaster Resident Relocation Agreement FORM
Questions or concerns, please contact Cassi at cmeritt@LeadingAgeWa.org.
Part 1 of 6 (repeat from June 5th) Description: So you got that contract signed and you’re ready to go. Don’t just file the contract away!! This session will walk you through the process of educating your financial and clinical teams on the terms of the contract so you r facility can maximize on the… Read More
How to Transform Your Skilled Nursing Wound Care Program! Wound care continues to be a pillar of skilled nursing. As costs have risen and reimbursements have decreased, skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers need to transform the delivery of wound care to meet quality and economic hurdles necessary for success. “Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevention and Wound Care… Read More
LeadingAge Washington’s Case Mix 911! Training ~ Lets breathe life into MDS accuracy! Objectives: MDS accuracy to support all care provided. WA Medicaid Case Mix Direct Care component accuracy. Case Mix 911! Does your MDS ADL coding need CPR (Coding Properly Resident care)? Does your PHQ9 skill practice support Increased Resident voice? Are your… Read More
SAMHSA has recently released a new brief, Guidance on Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics: Older Adults and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Community Settings. ACL staff provided guidance for the development of this brief. The brief is intended primarily for physicians and other prescribers as well as support staff, administrators, and caregivers working with people… Read More
LeadingAge is excited to announce that the Staff Competency Toolkit© is now available to members! This toolkit contains 25 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) areas to be used with staff across disciplines, from front-line staff to management, from nursing to social services, activities, food and nutrition services and beyond. Section 1 of the toolkit provides… Read More
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. The data contained within the Preview Reports is based on quality data submitted by SNFs between Quarter 4 – 2017 and Quarter 3 – 2018, for assessment-based quality measures, and between Quarter 1 – 2017 to Quarter 4 – 2017, for claims-based… Read More
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