LeadingAge Washington's 69th Annual Conference & EXPO October (25) 26-28th * Davenport Grand Hotel, Spokane

October (25) 26-28, 2020 * NEW Dates! Join us at The Davenport Grand Hotel in Spokane Our 2020 Annual Conference theme is  Healing Together… Join our community...
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Legislative Leaders Grant Permission for Governor to Extend Long Term Care Waivers

The House and Senate Majority and Minority Leaders have approved the extensions of Governor Inslee’s  waivers. The waivers for long term care will now be...
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Coronavirus Updates and Essential Resources for LTPAC

The American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) and its subsidiaries, the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination (AANAC) and the American Association of Directors...
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AL-SNF Dear Administrator Letter - Personal Protective Equipment Ordering and COVID-19 Testing

Personal Protective Equipment Ordering: Revised Process COVID-19 Testing  ALTSA: ALF #2020-013 ALTSA: NH #2020-015 The manner of requesting and receiving personal protective equipment (PPE) has...
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Washington State Department of Health COVID-19 Infection Control: Aerosol-Generating Procedures-Updated

For healthcare workers performing aerosol-generating procedures on patients with COVID-19, DOH recommends using fitted respirator masks (N95 respirators, or higher) instead of surgical/medical masks, in...
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Freeze Lifted for Enhanced FMAP HCBS Settings

DSHS has been given the approval to lift the freeze on the FMAP increase and distribute the funds to all HCBS settings. LeadingAge WA has...
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Enhanced FMAP NH Medicaid Rate Add-on

Earlier today DSHS received approval to extend the enhanced FMAP rate add-on of $29 ppd back to February 1, 2020.  They are working to submit...
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Amazon Adds Nursing Homes, Assisted Living and Senior Living to PPE Priority List

LeadingAge Washington contacted Amazon and asked that long ten care providers be included along with hospitals in priority purchasing of COVID related supplies.  We just...
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AMDA PALTC CPR Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

AMDA PALTC CPR Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic All clinicians should be aware that the efficacy of CPR is generally low in the nursing home...
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LeadingAge Weekly Calls with Washington's Congressional Delegation

LeadingAge Washington and WHCA have had weekly check-ins with our congressional delegation and will continue doing so for the foreseeable future. We are thankful they...
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COVID By the Numbers

We have been receiving a count of long-term care facilities in the state that have either a confirmed or a suspected case of COVID-19 from...
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CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Available to Skilled Nursing 

HHS announced this morning that they have disbursed the first tranche of funds from the $100B provider fund.  These payments were originally restricted to hospitals...
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AARP Informational Series with Washington State COVID-19 Information Center

AARP is proud to announce a new informational series with the Washington State COVID-19 Joint Information Center and TVW. The program “Spread the Facts” will...
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Vice Admiral Raquel Bono Takes Coordinating Lead 

LeadingAge Washington, WHCA, the Adult Family Home Council and the Washington Hospital Association met with Vice Admiral Bono, the Governor’s appointed Healthcare lead for COVID-19,...
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LeadingAge Live Update Daily Calls

There will be no Live Update this Sunday! We will pause our live online updates once again on Sunday, April 12, to allow members a chance...
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Purposeful Reflection: Leading Through Uncertainty QuickCast

In this 30-minute Complimentary QuickCast, Dr. Judy Brown and Wendy Green, LeadingAge, explore six simple but powerful daily questions to help leaders at all levels...
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ALTSA Informational Webinar regarding COVID-19

Dear Providers, Stakeholders, and Interested Parties, Like all of you, those of us at the Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) have been closely monitoring...
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