Improved Purchasing Power Through Premier - JOIN Today!

We are excited to announce, effective May 1st,  Premier is LeadingAge Washington’s preferred Group Purchasing Partner. Premier is a leading force in healthcare supply chain and...
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CMS Rule Implementing Federal Vaccine Mandate

The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The emergency regulation...
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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID Vaccines

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS)to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace. The ETS...
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FDA Investigation of Imported Medical Gloves

The FDA is investigating  certain imported medical gloves  that appear to have been reprocessed, cleaned or recycled and sold as new. The FDA has determined...
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Vaccine Mandates for Housing Providers: Making Sense of the New OSHA Rule

On November 4, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new rule that requires employers with 100 or more staff to implement either an employee vaccine mandate or...
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Nursing Home Transfer and Discharge Proclamation Extended to December 1st

Governor Inslee has extended Proclamation 21-15,  Transfer or Discharge of Nursing Home Residents, until December 1st. This Proclamation expedites the ability to transfer or discharge...
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First Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Report Grace Period Ends November 30

As the grace period for PRF reports comes to an end on November 30, we encourage LeadingAge members to look at what is required for...
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Rule Making Public Notice: Remote Training for LTC Workers

The department is planning to amend WACs 388-112A-0010 and 388-112A-0300 to establish rules that allow for remote skills training which provides for more flexibility in...
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Trainings: Tool SNF-Home Health and Hospice Providers Can Use to Help Their Organizations Thrive Begin October 19th

Quality Metrics is a tool from LeadingAge New York that offers web-based interactive data analytics to assist nursing homes, home health agencies, and hospices perform custom...
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Webinar: Skilled Nursing Documentation for PDPM 3-Part Series * November 2, 9 and 16th

Series Overview As nursing homes experience unprecedented staff turnover, the need became apparent to get “back to the essentials” and provide education related to essentials...
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Webinar: Long-Term Care Workforce Data Review and Outlook with Carma Matti-Jackson, Dec. 7th

Long-Term Care Workforce Data Review and Outlook In this webinar, we will explore workforce data sources and information that may provide some insight to your...
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Quarterly RCS-Provider Meetings: Dec. 10 * 8:30 a.m. (SNF) and 10:30 a.m. (AL).m. (AL)

LeadingAge WA and Washington Health Care Association have scheduled meetings with Residential Care Services (RCS) and Providers.  These meetings are a step towards building relationships...
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The Stability Zone by DRIVE! (6) Online Training Modules For Your Schedule: Are You At Your Breaking Point?

Are You At Your Breaking Point?  Consider The Stability Zone.... The Stability Zone is a go-at-your-own-pace, online program that is brimming with my very best...
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12-part Webinar Series: (1) Standards of Care and (2) Cultivating LTC Leaders by ProActive (includes recordings & NAB credits)

Standards of Care: Master the Core Elements of LTC Excellence - This 12 month webinar series focuses on nursing facility systems of care and managing common...
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