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Happy National Skilled Nursing Care Week!
We encourage you to share your stories, pictures, videos, and plans for celebrating by tagging AHCA on social media, including the NSNCW Facebook channel, using #NSNCW.
Click here to find marketing material, planning guides and graphics.
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Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, May 17, 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.
Meeting ID: 213 516 327 028
Passcode: KtwECx
Dial-in by phone
Phone conference ID: 480 932 158#
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Elevate Your Geriatric Care Competency for Less During the Gero Nurse Prep Sale
The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living’s Gero Nurse Prep course significantly increases RNs’ gerontological nursing competency test scores. Registrants can save $200 on Gero Nurse Prep through June 15, 2024 with promo code RNPATH24 (all caps).
Research conducted by AHCA/NCAL in 2023 found compelling reasons to consider the Gero Nurse Prep course and ANCC Board certification for RNs. Nursing facilities with at least one ANCC Board certified RN experienced:
- Lower rehospitalization rates for short stay and long stay residents
- Fewer deficiencies on average
- Fewer Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) citations
- More stars -- twice as likely to be a CMS 5-Star facility (44% versus 19%)
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Change Healthcare Update: Impacted VA Providers May Resume Claims Processing
Last week, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that its direct Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) claims processing systems are back online following the Change Healthcare cybersecurity breach.
This comes after certain VA direct payment systems needed for processing claims under VCAs were impacted by the breach, and the VA took those systems offline. The VA recently shared additional information that impacts community nursing home providers who were not able to submit VCA claims. READ MORE
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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
Based on recent surveys, it is time to discuss required training and in-services. Surveyors are not only adding up the required 12 hours for CNAs, but they are also reviewing content of the training to ensure the intent of the regulatory requirements of trainings and in-service are being followed. And they are looking at documentation processes for completion of the exact times of each in-service along with sign-in sheets. READ MORE
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CDC Townhall: Understanding Enhanced Barrier Precautions
Do you or your staff have questions about Enhanced Barrier Precautions? Save the date for CDC's "Longterm Care Townhall: Understanding Enhanced Barrier Precautions" on May 22, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). CDC experts will lead this discussion, including Dr. Bola Ogundimu, DrPH, RN, CIC, CPHQ; Dr. Kara Jacobs Slifka, MD, MPH; and Dr. Heather Jones, DNP, NP-C.
Objectives of the Townhall:
- Provide an overview of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs).
- Discuss why MDROs pose a significant concern in healthcare settings.
- Define Enhanced Barrier Precautions and their role in preventing the spread of infections.
- Address common questions surrounding infection prevention.
- Open the floor for a Q&A session with participants.
Who Should Attend:
This webinar is designed for anyone involved with or working in long-term care facilities who seeks to deepen their understanding of Enhanced Barrier Precautions. Whether you are part of the LTCF staff, an administrator, or are connected to LTCFs in any capacity, this town hall is for you.
Details:
Date: May 22, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Location: Online (Zoom)
Topic: Understanding Enhanced Barrier Precautions
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Nurse Leadership Conference
6/18/2024 11:00AM - 6/19/2024 4:00PM
Manhattan, KS
This special Nurse Leadership Conference sponsored by Tapestry Health is an opportunity for nurses working in the Long-Term Care setting to strengthen their leadership and clinical skills. Building strong leaders through education is essential to promoting a better quality of life for our residents. Meet new vendor partners and spend time networking and getting to know others that are doing the same valuable work that you’re doing. A networking event is in the works for the evening of June 18th. This will be a separate ticket event, so don’t forget to sign up. Let’s celebrate all that we’ve accomplished, together.
Education Topics Include:
- The Magic of Connection for Leaders
- Dementia and Preventing Resident to Resident Altercations
- Artificial Intelligence for Nurse Leaders
- Advance Care Planning and Effective Conversations about DNR
- The Pitfalls of Documentation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Survey Prep; A review of common wound citations
- Regulatory Hot Topics
- Plus a social and networking event at the Liquid Art Winery on the evening of June 18th.
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Webinar: Documentation in Depth: Supportive Documentation for Dialysis Care
5/21/24 - 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Deconstructing Immediate Jeopardy Mitigation: Navigating Top Risk Areas: Reducing Risks related to CPR
6/11/24 - 1:30PM-2:30PM
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SSD Boot Camp
6/17/24 - 8:30AM-4:00PM
Topeka, KS
This class is full! Please email khca@khca.org to be placed on wait list.
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Nurse Leadership Conference
6/18 - 6/19/24
Manhattan, KS
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Webinar: Documentation in Depth: Supportive Documentation for End-of-Life Care
6/18/24 - 1:30PM-2:30PM
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RAC-CT Certification In-Person Workshop
6/25 - 6/27/24
Wichita, KS
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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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Kansas Health Care Association and the Kansas Center for Assisted Living
1100 SW Gage Blvd. | PO Box 4770 | Topeka, KS 66604
PH: 785-267-6003 FAX: 785-267-0833
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