CMS Announces October Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum
The next Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum will be Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at 1:00 PM CT. The agenda will include instructions on demographic changes in the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP),...
CMS Announces November Home Health, Hospice and DME Open Door Forum
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will host an open-door forum for Home Health, Hospice and DME providers on Wednesday, November 29th at 1:00 PM CT. The forum will include updates on the...
NHSN Webinars on Updated Surveillance Definition for Up to Date
The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) will host a webinar on March 27 reviewing changes to reporting “up to date” status for COVID-19 vaccination for residents and staff. Register for this webinar here. A...
CDC Townhall on Enhanced Barrier Precautions
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) will host a Long-Term Care Townhall on May 22 at 12:00 PM CT on enhanced barrier precautions. This townhall is for anyone involved with or working in...
New Webinar: Employee or Independent Contractor?
A new LeadingAge Learning Hub webinar will explore the implications of the new Department of Labor rule, effective March 11, 2024, that creates new federal standards governing the determination of whether a worker is...
Nursing Home Staffing Mandate: Facility Assessment Webinar Now LIVE
The LeadingAge Facility Assessment webinar held May 15 was recorded and is now available on the LeadingAge Learning Hub. As LeadingAge works to stop the rule and to create the workforce necessary for compliance for...
Webinar: Person-Centered Service Planning in HCBS: Requirements and Best Practices
On January 10th at 1:00 PM CT, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar offering an overview of person-centered service planning (PCSP), the regulations addressing or influencing PCSP, themes...
Improving Nursing Home Environments to Impact Quality
The Moving Forward Coalition invites interested stakeholders to a free webinar, Building Codes: A Powerful Tool for Shaping Tomorrow’s Nursing Homes, on Thursday, February 22nd at 1:00 PM CST. Two members of the Facility...
NHSN Office Hours on Healthcare Personnel Flu Vaccination Reporting
NHSN will hold Office Hours on March 28 at 1 p.m. CT to discuss reporting requirements for healthcare personnel flu vaccination in nursing homes. Nursing homes are required to make one report annually to...
Register for a Free In-Person Health Ambassador Training
Don’t miss this opportunity to register two individuals from your nursing home for a free regional in-person Health Ambassador Training in Kansas being presented by KFMC as part of the Health Quality Innovation Network (HQIN)...
Supporting the One-Third of Incarcerated Individuals Who Are Over Age 55
The Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) will offer a webinar on January 30th at 11:30 AM CT on “Responding to a Growing Demographic: Supporting Older Adult...
Webinar with Relias: Impact Culture
Relias will be hosting a webinar on Impact Culture on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 from noon-3:00 PM CT.
Most healthcare organizations are still grappling with the effects the last few years have had on staff...