Washington's 69th Annual Virtual Conference * TOGETHER * October 27-29th

Join us as we move from in-person to Virtual! Our 2020 Annual Conference theme is  Healing Together... Join our community of aging professionals as we come...
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Increase in Nursing Homes Reporting COVID-19 Positive Cases

The State of Washington is starting to see an increase in COVID-19 cases in long term care facilities.  Over the past month, many of the...
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We Need YOU to Act Now for Older Adults

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted older adults and their care providers across the country and Congress has not done enough to support them. Join...
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Public Health Emergency Extended

HHS Secretary Alex Azar has renewed the Public Health Emergency, effective Saturday, July 25. The PHE will last 90 days or terminate earlier if the Secretary...
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Assisted Living Quality Measures Final Report 

After the completion of a two-year workgroup, the assisted living quality measures report has been finalized and submitted to the legislature. One of the recommendations...
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HHS Announces New Funding from the Provider Relief Fund

HHS has announced that they will devote another $5 billion of the Provider Relief Fund to Medicare-certified nursing homes.  The intent of these funds is...
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Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements

HHS and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released some new information regarding the reporting requirements for providers that received payments exceeding $10,000...
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ALTSA: NH #2020-047

CMS is enhancing its penalties for noncompliance with infection control to provide greater accountability and consequence for failures to meet these basic requirements. This action...
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HHS Testing Program

On the weekly CMS Nursing Home call, it was confirmed HHS will send the first round of shipments of the antigen testing machines out this...
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Regional COVID-19 Coordination Center (RC3)

Overview and Purpose The Regional COVID-19 Coordination Center (RC3) is established based on the Disaster Medical Coordination Center model to triage and place COVID-19 patients...
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CMS Updated NHSN Data - Supporting COVID-19 Testing

The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that they will begin providing nursing homes with a Point of Care (POC) rapid response testing instrument to...
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Have you applied? COVID-19 Technology Grants for SNFs * Communication In Challenging Times * Apply Today!

Deadline is approaching! During this unprecedented and challenging time for both nursing home staff and residents, we know how important it is for residents and...
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NEW Workforce Matching Tool * www.ConnectToCareJobs.com

Washington State has an opportunity to participate in the pilot of a new workforce development website through ADvancing States.  We are the second state to...
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Webinar: Hearing Help for Seniors * Your Role as a Community Partner During COVID-19 * July 30th

Hearing Help for Seniors: Your Role as a Community Partner During COVID-19 Webinar July 30th * 11:00 a.m. - Noon (Pacific) Objectives: After attending this...
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Webinar: N95 Fit Testing–Train the Trainer * Two Date Options August 4th a.m. or 6th p.m.

N95 Fit Testing – Train the Trainer “Go to Webinar” (bring your team to the table)   TWO options: August 4th - 10:00 – 11:00...
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Webinar: Fearless in the Face of Crisis * 5 Part Leadership Series Begins August 6th - every Thursday

Over five webinars we will walk attendees through the 5 principles and the 30 behaviors that support exemplary leadership. And this is all tried and...
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QIO Program Weekly Nursing Home Training * Every Thursday 1 p.m.

The QIO program continues its weekly national nursing home training series. Trainings are held every Thursday at 4pm ET. This week’s subject is “Clinical Care:...
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QuickCast on Disinfecting High Touch Areas

The LeadingAge Knowledge Center continues to add new content to help you navigate the COVID-19 crisis. Don’t miss our QuickCast on Environmental Cleaning and Disinfecting...
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QuickCast on Dining in Life Plan Communities

The LeadingAge Knowledge Center continues to add new content to help you navigate the COVID-19 crisis. This week’s QuickCast is Preparing to Resume Dining Services....
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LeadingAge Learning HUB - Complimentary COVID-19 & More Educational Offerings

Expert-Led Education at Your Fingertips The LeadingAge Learning Hub offers a mix of learning opportunities across a wide range of topics to give aging services...
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