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As a reminder, the renewal deadline for your KHCA/KCAL membership is March 31st. We strive to give you a highly-valued return on your dues investment, and we look forward to serving you in the year ahead.
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2024 CARE/PASSAR office hours with KDADS will start again in March
KHCA/KCAL has once again partnered up with the KDADS CARE/PASSAR team to provide open office hours on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 11:00. This time will allow the KDADS to update you on changes and to openly answer any questions that you may have about the existing process. The person in your building responsible for the CARE/PASSAR process may have already received an invitation to participate. If not, they can access the meeting on March 13th at 11:00 am by using this information below.
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Meeting ID: 296 664 454 093
Passcode: q5bxPb
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The latest Your Top-Line publication for skilled nursing centers in your state are now available!
Your Top-Line is a LTC Trend Tracker℠ publication that includes metrics and graphics outlining skilled nursing center's progress on Five Star performance, the AHCA/NCAL Quality Initiative, their journey through the Quality Awards program, and other necessary data to help skilled nursing centers achieve their desired goals.
If you need help downloading your report, please e-mail Jennafer Sumner at jsumner@khca.org
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KCAL District 5 Round Table
Thursday, February 15, 2024 from 2:00PM - 4:00PM in Wichita, KS
Assisted Living Round Table with KCAL Board Members Jennifer Scheck and Kasey Breidenthal and KHCA/KCAL VP of Operations & Education Polly Berkley. This includes ALL Assisted Livings, Home Plus and Residential Health Care Communities in District 5. (See image for counties included in this district.)
Location:
The Colony Coworking Space
659 N. Market St.
Wichita, KS 67214
You do not have to be a KCAL Member to attend and there is no cost.
RSVP:
If you plan to attend this meeting, please RSVP to the KHCA/KCAL office by emailing Teresa Keating (tkeating@khca.org). Please indicate your name, community, and a phone number.
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Complete AHCA/NCAL’s State of the Sector Survey
AHCA/NCAL is asking providers (SNF, AL, ID/DD) to complete a 10-minute survey to gauge your operations and how we can prioritize key issues. Providers will be asked about a few topics, including workforce, access to care, and finances.
Your participation will help AHCA/NCAL advocate for resources and common-sense policies for the profession. Please complete the survey by end of day (8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific) on Friday, February 16.
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Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, February , 2024 10:00 AM - 11:00AM
Join us at 10:00AM where Cynthia Pendleton, Facility Standards VP and Linda Farrar, KHCA Clinical Consultant will review recent SNF survey findings followed by Nurse Advisory Committee President, Teresa Coover to discuss Nursing Scholarships, hot topics, and the latest happenings.
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Meeting ID: 299 322 109 908
Passcode: 2Ea6rm
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New On Demand Webinars Available
New webinars available on demand in case you missed it live. CE’s are available and KHCA/KCAL Members receive $20 off. Email khca@khca.org to get the discount code.
- Survey Trends in Assisted Living
- Care Plans for SSD’s
- Optimizing Care; Antipsychotics in Long-Term Care
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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
Well, Schizophrenia Audits have finally been reported in our area. That audit clearly indicates that it is important that each facility including clinical staff, consulting pharmacists and physicians should be closely monitoring the use of antipsychotics for all residents. The facility reports that a psych providers diagnosed multiple residents with schizophrenia when there was no assessment in the clinical record and according to the auditors, those residents lacked substantiation of the diagnosis. READ MORE
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NHSN Tip Sheet
Nursing Home are required to report COVID-19 data elements to NHSN weekly by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. To ensure reporting compliance, consider these helpful tips and reminders.
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Rural Providers Working To Address "Nursing Home Deserts" Amid Staffing, Funding Challenges
Skilled Nursing News (2/9, Stulick) said, "Rural and small market areas continue to experience growing ‘nursing home deserts,’ an increasing crisis for local officials and beneficiaries facing access issues." In Nebraska, "state data shows 29 facilities closed their doors in the past three years, leaving pockets of ‘nursing home deserts’ across 20 counties, according to a report from KETV Omaha." In the summer and fall of 2023, "providers in rural areas brought up concerns echoed in Nebraska, and the American Health Care Association added 30 counties across the country as ‘nursing home deserts.’" Furthermore, "as the federal minimum staffing requirement is due to be finalized this year, rural providers say it will only exacerbate the issue of growing communities lacking nursing home care." This "problem is two-fold and not limited to Nebraska," as "the closures stem from a mix of staffing shortages and lackluster Medicaid reimbursement." Nebraska Health Care Association President and CEO Jalene Carpenter "said the gap between cost of care and Medicaid reimbursement is $49 per resident per day for Nebraska providers." Currently, "operators are ‘literally on the edge,’ Carpenter told KETV, while facing a zero increase in one of their main sources of revenue." The "NHCA supports state legislation, which would increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing homes, along with another for assisted living facilities."
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Life Safety Code Boot Camp
February 28 -29 in Olathe, KS
It is always nerve wracking to undergo a SURVEY. There seems to be so much riding on having a successful inspection. Skilled nursing facilities must maintain compliance with NFPA and CMS year-round. Are you currently in your survey window? Are you looking for help in continuous compliance? Life Safety Code requires facilities to complete rigorous inspection, testing and maintenance (ITM) for the many features of fire and safety protection.
Using real life examples and survey scenarios, the session will explore how the code is applied; discuss code changes and increased ITM requirements; and review common violations. Understand practical applications of the Life Safety Code and learn from Life Safety experts on what to prepare for a successful survey. There’s a lot riding on compliance and being prepared is essential.
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Resident Care Coordinator Training for Nurses in Assisted Living
ONLY 5 SEATS REMAIN!
2/16/24 - 8:30AM-3:30PM in Ottawa, KS
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Webinar: Documentation in Depth: Supportive Documentation for Behavioral Health and Mental Illness
2/20/24 - 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: The Impact of the MDS: MDS Influence on Spades and SNF QRP
2/21/24 - 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Nursing Facility Discharge Processes
2/22/24 - 1:00PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Payroll Based Journal and Staffing
2/27/24 - 1:00PM-2:15PM
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Life Safety Code Boot Camp
2/28 - 2/29/24 - 8:00AM-3:30PM in Olathe, KS
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Webinar: The Impact of the MDS: MDS Five Star Factors
2/28/24 - 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Administrator in Training (AIT) Program
Looking for an AIT Program? Click here for more details on KHCA's Program.
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