Even though the PCS rate increase was approved with an effective date for August 1, 2017 and an additional increase effective January 1, 2018, the Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) has still not received official approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS – the Federal agency that administers Medicaid) for the increase.If there are no issues,CMS should approve it by late December.

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Providers with residents receiving PCS are required by DMA to submit the 3136 Quality Improvement Attestation Form by December 31st.

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On August 30 ^th, 15 members of the Taiwan Health and Welfare Delegation visited Phoenix Assisted Care in Cary, NC (an NCALTCF member) to learn how assisted living services are provided here in the United States.  

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Change your beds to Special Care Unit beds by following these steps.

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In 1983, President Ronald Reagan declared November National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Eleven years later, he was diagnosed with the disease and it eventually claimed his life. President Reagan is now an example of how common Alzheimer’s and other memory related disorders are in the United States and new data on Adult Care Homes in North Carolina shows just how much the state is effected by the disease.  

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