Week of April 29th

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) can potentially avoid a 2% reduction on their Medicare Fee For Service (FFS) rates by ensuring they have submitted all necessary MDS data for admissions and discharges between October 1...

Brewster Place in Topeka and Village Manor in Abilene recently took part in a quality improvement project with Washburn University School of Nursing Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) students.   The students helped each organization...

Hands-On Caregivers will focus on sexuality, bathing alternatives, mental health first aid and behavioral management strategies at this year’s workshop. J.O. Sundstrom Conference Center 102 N. Main St. Lindsborg, KS 67456 Others are welcome to attend, but this...

Join Kathy Weigand, RDN, CSG, LD/N who is a dietitian with 30 years of experience in the field of nutrition and dietetics for this very informative webinar. Dysphagia is broadly estimated to affect 8% of...

On Wednesday, April 24th, 2019 HUD released the 2019 Income Limits for Multifamily housing. All new certifications effective 4/24/2019 or later will include the new income limits. The new tax credit income limits are available on the same site...

Here is the latest policy update from LeadingAge National. Topics include: Affordable Senior Housing Medicare Observation Days legislation Home and community-based services (HCBS) Workforce “Medicare for All” Nursing home regulation Skilled Nursing Facilities: Proposed Fiscal...

CMS has comprehensively changed the Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System for the April 2019 reporting quarter. These sweeping changes affect all three domains of the rating system: Health Inspection, Staffing, and Quality Measures. ...

Are you hitting your mark with your social media and website? Social Media in the HIPPA Age June 25, 2019 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM A guide for helping administrators and employees understand their industry’s special considerations...

The updated Hand in Hand: A Training Series for Nursing Homes is now available on the CMS Integrated Surveyor Training Website. Hand in Hand focuses on caring for residents with dementia and on preventing abuse. CMS, supported...

Barbara Michaelis, RHIA will be providing a two day ICD-10 Training, May 21st and 22nd in Hays. The training will be through lecture, discussion, coding exercises, the need to follow ICD-10-CM Coding and Long...

Easter Egg dying was an exciting time around GSS Ellis recently! Check out their pictures.

Mark your calendar for the days and weeks to celebrate in May and June.