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

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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Federal Nursing Home Commission Calls on CMS to Adopt Recommendations, ‘Reduce Suffering’

Alex Spanko - Skilled Nursing News - September 16, 2020 A special federal commission on nursing homes and COVID-19 on Wednesday released its formal report, focusing...
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BD Testing Machine Potential False Positive Results

Due to the number of reports of false positive tests with the BD machine, BD has set up a dedicated resource for providers that experience...
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Aging and Long-Term Services Administration Releases Information Regarding Budget Decision Package

The Aging and Long-Term Services Administration (ALTSA) has released their State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022 Biennium Decision Package that was sent to the Governor's office. ...
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Abbott BinaxNOW Test Cards Being Sent to Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Facilities

We have been hearing from multiple members that they are receiving emails from HHS letting them know they will be receiving Abbott BinaxNOW test cards. ...
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Proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Withdrawn

CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced on September 14 that the agency will not move forward with the proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR). Announced in November...
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Updated CDC Guidance

CDC has issued several updates to guidance documents related to COVID and care of COVID Patients. Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed...
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Ziegler CFO Hotline – COVID-19 Impact

Between August 24th and September 4th, a Ziegler CFO Hotline poll was conducted on the topic of COVID-19 impact. This was the third subsequent survey...
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SNF COVID-19 Public Reporting Tip Sheet Now Available

The purpose of this Tip Sheet is to help providers understand CMS’ public reporting strategy for the PAC QRP in the midst of the COVID-19...
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ASPR Tracie New: COVID-19 Considerations for Long-Term Care Facilities

This toolkit is a compilation of considerations for long-term care facilities based on lessons learned during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic accompanied by...
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Considerations for Owners and Operators of Multifamily Housing Including Populations at Increased Risk for Complications from COVID-19

Multifamily housing (e.g., senior apartments, condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, and quadruplexes) pose a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic due to potential for increased risk of exposure...
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COVID-19 Add-Ons Extended Through December 

This week we received word from DSHS that they have been authorized to continue the COVID- 19 add -ons through December. While the exact add...
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NWHRN Welcomes Stacy Parizek as Central District Coordinator

Stacy comes to NWHRN from Kitsap County Emergency Operations Center where he is the COVID-19 Operations Section Chief, he was previously the ESF-8 Unit Leader. At Kitsap County...
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Webinar: Community-Based Strategies for Suicide Prevention Among Older Adults * September 28th

Community-Based Strategies for Suicide Prevention Among Older Adults Webinar Monday, September 28, 2020  11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m.  Webinar Registration In recognition of Suicide Prevention Awareness...
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Webinar: BD Veritor COVID-19 Training * September 18th Noon

BD has scheduled a training with experts from BD on the BD Veritor COVID-19 Testing Machine.  This training is scheduled for Fri, Sep 18, 2020 12:00 PM...
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Marketing Campaign Aims to Share Benefits of Senior Living in COVID-19 Era #SeniorsBetterTogther

Deb Murphy, President & CEO, LeadingAge Washington   Murphy says, “Seniors Better Together is exactly what is needed during this pandemic to address consumer fears...
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Webinar: COVID-19: Optimizing Healthcare PPE and Supplies * September 24th

There has been a large increase in the need for healthcare personal protective equipment (PPE) and specialty supplies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This increase...
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WA State Association of Activity Professionals Virtual 16.5 Conference * September 24-26th

WSAAP Virtual 16.5 Conference September 24-26, 2020 More Mark your calendars! Details    WSAAP Membership 20-21  Join Online TODAY! $30.00 Membership includes attendance to WSAAP's...
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Washington State MDS Webinar Series * Every Thursday Beginning September 24th

Residential Care Services (RCS) has opened registration for online MDS training.  They are conducting a series of seven webinars that are 90 minutes each.  These...
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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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