LeadingAge Washington's 69th Annual Virtual Conference * TOGETHER * October 27-29th * Registration is OPEN

Why YOU should attend!  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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The Great Washington ShakeOut

While earthquake hazard varies from region to region (see below), most of Washington is prone to earthquakes. You could be anywhere when an earthquake strikes:...
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Visitation Update

Residential Care Services has met with CMS to clarify guidance for indoor visitation.  CMS will allow RCS to continue using the current metrics in the...
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Voting Information from Secretary of State

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the meeting today with Secretary of State, Kim Wyman and Elections Director Lori Augino.  They were...
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Updated State-Level Health Inspections Cut Point Table

CMS has updated the State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table.  This table, updated monthly, contains each state's health inspection cut points.  You can locate Washington in...
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Applications for Provider Relief Fund Phase 3 Open October 5

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that providers may begin applying for a $20 billion Phase 3 General Distribution of Provider Relief Funds(PRF)...
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Washington State Requirements for OBRA Assessments 

Washington is now requiring providers to complete and submit specific MDS item set fields associated with PDPM on all OBRA nursing home comprehensive and quarterly...
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 LTC Waivers Extended until November 9th

All of the long-term care waivers have been extended until November 9th. As a reminder all of the LTC waivers fall under the three proclamations...
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Updated SNF COVID-19 Public Reporting Tip Sheet

An updated version of the SNF COVID-19 PR Tip Sheet   that was posted on September 8, 2020, is now available. The purpose of this...
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NHSN Security Enhancement

At the request of CDC, LeadingAge Washington and LeadingAge National have been encouraging members to enhance security levels in the NHSN system. CDC recently shared...
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LeadingAge National Online Coronavirus Policy Update

Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health, will join our Online Coronavirus Policy Update on Monday, October 5 at 12:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m....
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New COVID-19 Training Network for Nursing Homes

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the University of New Mexico’s Project ECHO and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) partnered to establish the...
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Housing Washington 2020 Virtual Conference * October 6th

            Registration is Now Open for Housing Washington 2020 Join the Housing Washington 2020 virtual conference on Tuesday, October 6. ...
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Survey Request: Affordable Housing Providers: Your Input Needed by October 7th

Affordable senior housing providers: we need you! To inform our housing policy work, LeadingAge is circulating a quick survey about the impacts of COVID-19 on affordable...
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LeadingAge Learning HUB: Complimentary - Resilience Strategy in Disruptive Times * 18-minute QuickCast

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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