LeadingAge Washington was recently informed of a letter received by one of our members
stating IDRs were not being scheduled due to a restructuring of the IDR process. As we told you
in an earlier news brief, Residential Care Services (RCS) will be moving to a new IDR process
which will consist of a 3 person panel. The makeup of this panel has yet to be determined and
undoubtedly RCS will retain the authority to make the final IDR decision.
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During the 2018 legislative session, the assisted living licensing fee was increased from $106 per
bed beginning in fiscal year 2018 to $116 per bed beginning July 1st, 2018. The Department has
just released information that assisted living facilities billed between March 15 and August 15,
2018, included an incorrect fee of $106 per bed. An amended billing statement will be sent out
to those that were billed during this period. If your license renewal date falls between July 1
and December 1, 2018, please expect this amended statement. Billing statements sent after
September 15, 2018, will now reflect the new required amount of $116 per bed.
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This year has been one of redefinition for Sustainable Housing for Ageless Generations (SHAG). The Washington-state based senior housing provider — the largest in the Puget Sound area — celebrated its 30th anniversary with a new vision, and came close to changing its name altogether. SHAG’s acronym used to stand for “Senior Housing Assistance Group.”
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Not every nursing home wants to become its employees’ landlord, but a Canadian facility is branching out in an effort to boost recruitment.
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Thank you to everyone who responded to our Call to Action and contacted your legislators
regarding HR 6986, the legislation introduced last week to end the mandatory CNA Training
Lock-out. Nationally 850 letters have already been sent to Congress! This is a great start but we
definitely will need more grassroots support to help get this bill over the finish line. Here is a
direct link to the action alert in case you haven’t had time to participate.
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The purpose of this letter is to provide clarifying information and to alert you of the controlled
medication storage requirement and reconciliation requirement in the nursing home setting.
Additionally, this letter advises you of inconsistent language between the Medication Storage
and Labeling Long Term Care Survey Pathway and the guidance found in Appendix PP at F761.
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