It's Moments Like This That Remind Us That the Services and Care We Provide Does Not Go Unnoticed.

This week the residents and team members at the Wesley Des Moines Health Center got a surprise Bubble Performance outside their windows. While they were...
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CMS Releases Recommendations on Adult Elective Surgeries, Non-Essential Medical, Surgical, and Dental Procedures During COVID-19 Response

At last weeks White House Task Force Press Briefing, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that all elective surgeries, non-essential medical, surgical,...
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CMS Move to Delay Elective Surgeries Could Create Lasting Strain on Skilled Nursing Facilities

Skilled nursing facilities, and post-acute providers in general, will feel pain even beyond the immediate short-term challenges of protecting residents and staff from the spread...
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DSHS Releases the Dear Provider Letter For Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing on Annual Survey Inspection and More

The Department of Social and Health Services has released its most up to date Dear Provider letter in response to lasts weeks Governor Proclamation 20-18....
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CDC Issues COVID-19 Guidance for Federally-Assisted Housing

The CDC has issued Interim Guidance, “Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities.” This guidance is for owners, administrators, operators, workers,...
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U.S. to Pause Routine Nursing Home Inspections

Inspectors to Emphasize Controlling Infections, Focus on Facilities at Risk From Coronavirus.  By: Anna Wilde Mathews and  Jon Kamp - March 23, 2020 12:30 pm ET Federal...
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Stanwood Drive-Thru Delivers Coffee to Every Nurse at Josephine to 'Make Them Smile'

                                  Bean N Brew 0n 532, owner Shay Bennett...
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Signature’s Chief Medical Officer: COVID-19 Crisis Will Usher in ‘New Era’ of Skilled Nursing, Post-Acute Care

As both the chief medical officer for Signature HealthCARE and president of AMDA, the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Dr. Arif Nazir has...
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Subscribing to Resident Care Services Dear Provider/Administrator Letters

RCS has been pushing out high volumes of information to facilities and agencies since the end of February with COVID related updates. There have been...
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UPDATE: Cost Report Extension Request Deadline Extended Through March 31

ALTSA has filed an emergency rule to allow 2019 Nursing Facility Cost Report extension requests to be filed through 5PM on March 31. You can find the...
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We Needed To Do Something Now’: Spokane-Area Volunteers Sew Masks to Combat Shortage

Facing a nationwide shortage of masks, volunteers across the Inland Northwest are answering the call to help. That includes residents at a Cheney care facility...
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Message from NICHE in Consideration of COVID-19 Situation

The Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) team recognizes that nursing home leaders and staff are experiencing an unprecedentedly difficult challenge with COVID-19. As...
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1135 Waiver: National Blanket Waiver for 3-Day Stay

CMS is waiving the requirement at Section 1812(f) of the Social Security Act for a 3-day prior hospitalization for coverage of a SNF stay.  This...
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LeadingAge Washington's Updated 2020 Disaster Resident Relocation Plan

LeadingAge Washington members are dedicated to supporting each other, especially in the time of need. Each year, members participate in the Disaster Relocation Plan as part...
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