Nursing Home Commission Invites Nominations 

CMS issued a press release last night announcing that their contractor, MITRE, would convene the new independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing...
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Updated Infection Control Survey Supplement Tool 

LeadingAge has updated the LeadingAge COVID-19 Survey Tool and Checklist to reflect recent changes to the CMS Infection Control Survey Tool. Changes include new sections...
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Webinar: Engagement Technology – Now More than Ever * Thursday May 28th 2:00 p.m. Pacific

The COVID-19 crisis has brought to the forefront of senior living the importance of staying connected, and the consequences of being isolated.  This webinar will...
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All Residents & Staff of Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Adult Family Homes to be Tested for COVID-19

This week the Governor’s office confirmed that plans are underway to test all residents and staff of long term care facilities, including SNFs, AL, AFH,...
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Mitigation and Resilience Strategies (MRS) - PPE

A Message from HUB: In our HUB environment we have pooled together our resources and amazing clients who have adapted to source the needs of...
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Survey Request: COVID-19 Testing in Assisted Living - Respond by May 18th

Attention Assisted Living Leadership, Recently King County Public Health started to prioritize COVID-19 testing in Long Term Care. They have just finished up testing in...
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Grant Opportunities for SNFs * COVID-19 Communicative Technology: Communication In Challenging Times

REMINDER: The maximum amount of grant funding is $3,000 per nursing facility.  We know that the need for communication technology is great and these funds...
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Webinar: Telehealth in PA/LTC – The New Normal? May 20th * 6:00 p.m. Pacific

CMS has loosened restrictions on telehealth in PA/LTC in the wake of COVID-19. Telehealth has become an important tool, yet many of us are still...
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Call to Action! Contact Congress Today for Aging Services Relief

Today the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the HEROES act.  This act has many provisions that will benefit long-term care which...
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VIDEO Our Heroes Work Every Day to Care for Seniors; Together We Will Defeat This Virus

A heartfelt “thank you” goes out to each and every one of you!  You risk your own health, and that of your own families, to...
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COVID-19 Data Will Appear on Nursing Home Compare, First Public Report by End of May

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator Seema Verma on Thursday confirmed that newly required COVID-19 data will eventually appear on Nursing Home Compare,...
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Webinars: NCSBN Offers a Complimentary Series of COVID-19 Courses for Health Care Professionals

NCSBN’s International Center for Regulatory Scholarship (ICRS) is offering an invaluable series of free online COVID-19 courses for health care professionals. Three of the four...
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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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Direct Supply PPE

Direct Supply has announced they now have access to the following PPE items and products: Face shields Goggles Procedural Masks KN95 masks Infrared (touchless) thermometers...
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CMS Issues Nursing Homes Best Practices Toolkit to Combat COVID-19

CMS released a new toolkit developed to aid nursing homes, Governors, states, departments of health, and other agencies who provide oversight and assistance to these facilities, with...
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Webinar: Infection Control Focused Surveys and the Impact on Senior Living Reimbursements by CLA * May 21st

Residents of skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care organizations are at increased risk for adverse effects related to COVID-19. These facilities must have an...
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Webinar: COVID-19 Hindsight 2020: Challenges That Lead to Change with PharMerica for SNFs * May 27th 10:00 a.m.

In this session the presenter will look at the events of the 2020 Pandemic to examine the exposed gaps in care delivery. Taking the lessons learned...
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Webinar: Identifying Signs of Depression and Anxiety in People Living With Dementia with Teepa Snow * May 28th Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Mark your calendar! May 28th,  Noon - 1:00 p.m (pacific) The brains of people living with dementia are very vulnerable to chemical changes and psychological...
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Virtual Summit by HUB: Responding to New Workplace Risks and Evolving Employee and Customer Expectations * May 20th

Ready for Tomorrow:  A HUB International Virtual Summit - Responding to New Workplace Risks and Evolving Employee and Customer Expectations  (Complimentary) May 20th  * 8:00  a.m....
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