Monthly tips, tools, information & special offers
March 2022 | Issue 14
NEW SOLUTIONS CENTER WEBSITE

Help with Issues Evolving from COVID-19 and Other Challenges Facing Your Organization
Coronavirus Supplier Resources
Questions?

Contact Jacqueline Colafemina at jcolafemina@leadingageny.org
New Normal -
New Solutions!
Welcome to LeadingAge New York Services Solution's monthly e-newsletter, Solutions.

Published on the third Thursday of each month, Solutions provides highlights about valuable products and services addressing current and pressing issues facing members. Whether financial, clinical, marketing, HR, insurance, sanitation or other problems, you will find solutions to your challenges. You may even find discounts, helpful hints and tips, educational information and even special event notifications. Save yourself time by using this handy one-stop option to find answers or ideas.

Solutions is meant to be a resource for you to solve identified problems and to stimulate strategic thinking about what is possible in a work environment severely impacted by the worldwide pandemic. Your feedback and suggestions will be as important as the content provided. What solutions are you seeking? What questions are on the table as you seek to find the way forward from this pandemic? Let us find the resources and share so that all members can take advantage of questions and answers.

Solutions will be sent to your inbox but will also be posted on the LeadingAge New York website, Facebook and Twitter to make access a breeze. Whenever you need an answer, you will be able to find ideas. Let Solutions do some of the work!

If you don’t want Solutions delivered directly to your inbox, you can easily unsubscribe by clicking the link at the bottom of the newsletter and access it at your own time and in your own space. However, as this publication grows, we really think you will find value in the resources compiled for you in one handy location.

Also don't forget about the Solutions Center. This valuable tool is a full Online Buyers Guide of businesses by topic who do business with providers of long term care, housing and services for aging and other special needs populations. Click here to learn more!

Remember to let us know what else you would find valuable to include in this newsletter.

Enjoy!
Specials
Discounts, free offers, special events.

New Direct Supply Contract Through Value First Can Provide a 5 - 20% Savings on Items
LeadingAge New York's Denis Miciletto is now accepting in-person meetings. Fully Vaccinated, on or off campus. Please reach out directly to dmiciletto@leadingageny.org to schedule an appointment.

Solutions Spotlight
OSHA Announces Enforcement, Effort for Focused Inspections in Senior Care Facilities

OSHA has formalized what they have been doing for a while now, paying special attention to healthcare/long term care and COVID. Your best bet is to keep the Emergency Temporary Standard program in place even though the Standard has expired. Inspections will be focused, but like any inspection, if they see unrelated violations they can expand it to other areas. To that end, make sure your Bloodborne programs are up to date, as well as PPE and especially Respiratory Protection Programs.
 
As always, if you have any questions or need additional assistance, please let me know. I also suggest contacting me if OSHA shows up for any reason. I can't make them go away, but I can often help with the process.

Best,
Mike Plunkett
518-365-6313
PUTTING THE HUMAN IN HIPAA: GreyCastle Security Guides Oswego Health through its Annual Risk Assessment

Healthcare institutions around the world have become somewhat of a sitting duck for cyber attackers to pounce. With the amount of sensitive, personally identifiable data at stake, risk management in healthcare is a shared responsibility of increasing importance. After all, the “bad guys” only have to get one thing right, one time —while the “good guys” have to get everything right, every time.
Purchasing Committee Guide

This resource provides a step-by-step approach to forming a competitive and affordable benefits package that can be used to recruit and retain talent.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to:
  • Design an actionable agenda;
  • Recruit an involved and inclusive health insurance purchasing committee;
  • Establish rules that encourage thoughtful committee discussion;
  • Uncover areas of significant premium savings.
Special Savings from Value First!

Germ free is the way to be - save on COVID related costs!
The Solutions Syllabus: Quality Measures

Preferred Therapy Solutions is hosting a monthly educational series based on the RAI Manual for coding the MDS to ensure accuracy with Quality Measures (QMs).

This series is designed for all clinical and interdisciplinary teams. Our Solutions Syllabus will provide extensive guidance on the importance of accurate coding of the MDS and the impact on Quality Measures. This educational series will include a comprehensive guide on QM’s and corresponding MDS sections that effect regulatory programs such as 5-Star and are publicly reported through Care Compare. Understanding the data and the significance of coding is vital for SNFs and LTC communities to thrive in the ever-changing healthcare industry.
Senior Living Dining Post-COVID

More than 100 senior housing and care professionals weigh in on how senior living dining and staffing is being impacted by the pandemic. Read their insights in this engaging white paper from Sodexo Seniors and Senior Housing News. Learn more about the current state of staffing in senior living dining, and the strategies organizations are using to deliver on safety, efficiency, and resident experiences.
When a Sex Offender Resides in Your Health Care Facility: Know Your Rights and Obligations

Over the past several years, our firm has fielded an influx of concerns from health care facility clients who have learned that there is a registered sex offender living amongst their resident population. Pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), individuals who have been convicted of the most severe offenses are designated “Level 3” offenders – classified as having a high risk of repeat offending – and are required to register as a sex offender every year for the rest of their lives. As these individuals age, a percentage of this population will seek admission to independent living communities for seniors, assisted living facilities and skilled nursing facilities, while bearing this classification.
Combating the Great Staffing Resignation

Uncover strategies and examples on how to combat the great staffing resignation, including thoughts on becoming an employer of choice, how to develop a sense of community within your staff, navigating COVID staffing challenges, and more in our on-demand, PROReport webinar. 
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