LeadingAge Washington's 69th Annual Virtual Conference * TOGETHER * Now Available ON-DEMAND

Learn on YOUR Time!   Our 2020 Annual  Virtual Conference theme is  Healing Together... Join our community of aging professionals as we come together around our common goal...
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Recognizing our 2020 Awards of Excellence Nominees, Leadership Institute Grads', Group Retro Winners, Scholarship Recipients and more...

LeadingAge Washington’s 2020 Awards and Recognition Program is all about people who make a difference every day in the lives of those they serve. It‘s...
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Assisted Living Certified Leadership & Management Virtual Training Program begins February 2nd * 6 days over 3 weeks

LeadingAge Washington is proud to announce the return of the Assisted Living Certified Leadership & Management Program. This program is structured to assist the new...
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LeadingAge Washington Sends Letter to State Leaders Urging LTC Residents and Workers Be Prioritized with COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution 

Today LeadingAge Washington, State Ombuds Office, Adult Family Home Council,  and Washington Health Care Association sent a joint letter to Governor Inslee, DOH Secretary, John...
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ICAR Assessments From Department of Health

ICAR assessments are non-regulatory Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICAR). The program is open to facilities across the state. ICARs are a great opportunity for skilled...
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LeadingAge Washington Requests LTC Waiver Extension 

LeadingAge Washington sent a letter the legislative four corners (House and Senate majority and minority leaders), requesting an extension of the LTC waivers set to...
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WATrac (Washington System for Tracking Resources, Alerts, and Communication)

LeadingAge Washington is encouraging all Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities in Western WA to sign up with Northwest Health Response Network (NWHRN) and WATrac....
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New CDC Update - Options to Reduce Quarantine for Contacts of Persons with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Symptom Monitoring and Diagnostic Testing

Local public health authorities determine and establish the quarantine options for their jurisdictions. CDC currently recommends a quarantine period of 14 days. However, based on...
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Medicaid Client Participation During the Public Health Emergency

DSHS issued the following release this week regarding Medicaid client participation.  To view the release, you can visit here. "Under the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency...
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NICHE January CMP Grant Opportunity

Nursing homes have another opportunity to apply to participate in the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Washington State Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) project....
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Reminder to King County SNF and AL Members

Public Health Seattle King County issued a notice on November 25, 2020, that all facilities under the Long Term Care Facility Safe Start Plan, follow...
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Updated Guidance for Fitness Centers

Dear LeadingAge WA Members, We have some updated guidance on fitness centers or gyms in long term care communities. After discussion with RCS and the...
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Webinars: Managing the Holiday Stress, In Times of COVID: For Staff, Residents & Families! 3-part series ~ Nov. 23, NEXT Dec. 17, Jan. 14

In this 3-part (30 min each) series we will discuss the critical importance of practicing self-kindness and self-nourishment during your work day in order to...
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Webinar: 2020 Regulatory Review: The Impact of Covid-19 on your Year-End sponsored by Viventium Dec. 3rd 9:00 a.m.

Thu, Dec 3, 2020 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST Skilled nursing facilities like yours faced unique workforce challenges in 2020 due to COVID-19. Are...
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