Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions

Highlights of the memo; Suspension of surveys will continue until further notice. The only surveys are those self-reported incidents that could be related to abuse...
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CARES Provider Relief Fund Update

The CARES Provider Relief Fund has distributed two sources (targeting funds based on Medicare FFS and higher Medicaid to Medicare census) of funding to many...
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Vice Admiral Bono Responds to LTC Priority Requests 

The associations had a follow-up call with Vice Admiral Bono after she assumed lead role on the COVID-19 response for Long Term Care. The general...
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Coronavirus Deaths in U.S. Nursing, Long-Term Care Facilities Top 10,000

Industry says more testing is needed to detect and curb outbreaks, and some states boost efforts The number of U.S. coronavirus-linked deaths in long-term care...
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Northwest Healthcare Response Network Regional COVID-19 Coordination Center (RC3)

The Regional COVID-19 Coordination Center (RC3), the product of ongoing collaboration between Western Washington Disaster Medical Coordination Centers and the Northwest Healthcare Response Network, was...
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Driving the Coronavirus Conversation: Katie Smith Sloan Interview

As the trusted voice for aging, LeadingAge is speaking out to ensure that decisionmakers and the public have accurate information on the novel coronavirus' impact...
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COVID-19 Related Fraud Schemes

  The coronavirus pandemic has given rise to a host of fraud schemes attempting to profit off the crisis. According to the Federal Trade Commission...
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Weekly check-in With Congressional Delegation

LeadingAge WA and WHCA had our weekly check-in with our Congressional Delegation to update staff on Washington’s COVID-19 response. Staff was updated on the most...
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LeadingAge Washington's Displaced Workers Outreach Initiative * Virtual Job Fair Coming Soon!

In light of the current COVID-19 situation, we are working on a clearinghouse to match potential staff with member communities.  We will be sharing information...
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Webinar: SNF COVID-19 Units – First Experiences: What Have We Learned (Recorded)

If you did not have the chance to watch the WA-PALTC webinar Wednesday night, we would highly encourage you to watch it. It is one...
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Webinar: COVID-19 in Nursing Homes To Test or Not to Test? Is That Even a Question? April 29th

              What do we know about the accuracy of current tests available? What is the optimal testing strategy to...
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Webinar: COVID-19 and Trauma Informed Care: Strategies for Caregivers with Increased Uncertainty & Stress April 30th

For most people, COVID-19 will be associated with increased uncertainty and stress.  When we are under stress, we are more likely to trigger the “survival”...
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