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2009 Legislative Update Book Available for Purchase
By Todd Bergstrom
While members may print the pages from the 2009 Legislative Update from the website, Care Providers of Minnesota has bound the 100+ pages and made the 2009 Legislative Update Book available for purchase read more...
Senior Federation Programs Find New “Homes” as Group Dissolves
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The 9,000-member Minnesota Senior Federation will likely be dissolving effective July 1, 2009 due to accumulated debts, but many of its most important programs will continue at new homes. The outstanding issue read more...
Twittering from Crystal Lake
By Cyndi Spencer
Care Providers of Minnesota Chairperson Linda Doerr will be twittering from Crystal Lake Golf Course this year during the Foundation’s Golf Tournament on July 14. If you haven’t registered to golf yet, there is still read more...
Stratis Health Releases the Health Information Technology Toolkit for Home Health Agencies
By Todd Bergstrom
Stratis Health has released the new Health Information Technology (HIT) Toolkit for Home Health Agencies. The toolkit helps Minnesota home health agencies meet the state mandate to have an EHR system in read more...
New Pre-Licensing Home Care Survey Proposed by MDH’s Case Mix Program
By Doug Beardsley
The Case Mix Review (CMR) Program at MDH has announced their intention to begin conducting “pre-licensing” surveys of companies applying for Class F or Class A (licensed only) home care agency licenses read more...
CMS Provides Additional Tools Regarding Medicare Notices
By Doug Beardsley
CMS recently issued two helpful summaries outlining Key Concepts Regarding Liability Notices and Resident Appeal Rights, and Key Terms related to Medicare Notices. The summaries were written to read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Vulnerable Adults Act Update Formally Signed by Governor Pawlenty in a Ceremony
By Larry Johnson
On June 22, 2009, Governor Pawlenty held a ceremony to formally sign House File 818, a bill to update the Vulnerable Adults Act. The bill will help vulnerable adults who are maltreated or taken advantage of read more...
Reminder of Laws Effective July 1
By Toby Pearson
This is to alert members that some new laws take effect July 1, 2009. Members can find details about all of these provisions in the Association’s 2009 Legislative Update Book or by reviewing a listing read more...
Governor Recommends Elimination of the Political Contribution Refund Program
By Larry Johnson
As you may have heard, Governor Tim Pawlenty’s unallotment announcements included eliminating the Political Contribution Refund program effective July 1, 2009. If you want to make use of this program by read more...
CEO Blog: What to Do with All of These Lemons?
By Patti Cullen, CAE
It is so very difficult these days to find lemonade in the pile of state budget lemons that have been dropped on your/our doorstep but here goes anyway!! To read the rest of the CEO Blog read more...
State News
MDH Nursing Home Survey Process Quality Improvement Report Now Available
By Doug Beardsley
MDH Division of Compliance Monitoring recently released their 2009 document titled, “Annual Quality Improvement Report on the Nursing Home Survey Process” based on data from the read more...
Citizens League Long-Term Care Initiative—August Workshops Set to Develop Ideas
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The Citizens League is convening a broad group of stakeholders to answer the question: What policy changes are needed to create incentives for personal responsibility in long-term care? read more...
National News
Congressman Walz Introduces the “FITT” Act
By Larry Johnson
Congressman Tim Walz recently introduced the Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2009 or the “FITT Act." The legislation requires that pilot programs for home health agencies to use read more...
Warning Regarding Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough
By Doug Beardsley
The FDA and the CDC are notifying all healthcare professionals not to eat or use any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7 read more...
Thank You to Minnesota Members of Congress Who Signed a Letter to Secretary Sebelius Regarding SNF Medicare Funding
By Larry Johnson
Five of the eight members agreed to add their name to a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius opposing the Proposed SNF Rule. The letter explains opposition to read more...
CMS Terminates the Red River Flooding Emergency Waivers Effective 6/13/09
By Doug Beardsley
All program flexibilities which are permitted during the emergency period under the section 1135 waiver authority for the States of North Dakota and Minnesota PHE are no longer applicable as of the following read more...
Year of Community Living Announced at Federal Level
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The Administration’s “Year of Community Living” was launched on June 22, 2009 to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Supreme Court Olmstead v. L.C. decision. This landmark ruling supported read more...
AHCA/NCAL News
Complete Your AHCA/NCAL Convention Registration by July 15, 2009 and Receive the Lowest Rate!
By Doug Beardsley
In this year’s climate of economic change, health reforms, and national initiatives, the education sessions offer tools, techniques, and solutions that providers can count on to provide quality services read more...
Housing and Community-Based Services
How to Determine and Use Customer Satisfaction Data in Assisted Living
By Doug Beardsley
Learn what matters most to assisted living customers and employees by signing up for NCAL’s Quality Initiative Webinar presented free by My InnerView. On Tuesday, July 7 at 1 p.m. CT, leaders from read more...
DHS Makes Changes in Attachment I of Rate Reduction for Continuing Care Providers to Reflect Impacts of Proposed Unallotments
By Phil Manz
Attachment I of Bulletin 09 69 02 was modified on June 22, 2009 to reflect that service cap rates were reduced 2.23% against the base rate taking effect on October 1, 2008. You can access read more...
Quality Initiatives
Advancing Excellence Plans to Modify Some Campaign Goals
By Doug Beardsley
The Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes campaign has announced plans to revamp its goals beginning Sept. 1, 2009, setting new and tougher targets as the 7,300 participating providers read more...
New Issue Paper Describes the Role of Nurses in Culture Change Initiatives
By Doug Beardsley
The paper summarizes the expert panel discussion and frames the competencies that need to be developed for nurses involved in culture change and resident-directed care. Recommendations are provided for read more...
Foundation
Ready . . . Set . . . LEAD!
By Patti Cullen, CAE
It is time to announce both the upcoming celebration for this year’s class and the timeline for application for the 2010 Leading4Life class. The graduation celebration and reception for the 2009 class will be read more...
Education
Sizzling Hot New Topics for 2009 Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit
By Cyndi Spencer
Brochures for the Assisted Living and Senior Housing Summit will be in the mail soon. The Summit, scheduled for August 25-26, will feature a variety of new, Sizzling Hot topics for 2009 including read more...
Association News
Do You Provide Ventilator, Bariatric, or Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Services?
By Doug Beardsley
If your nursing home or assisted living/home care agency has programs to care for ventilator patients, bariatric clients, or alcohol/chemical dependency issues, please email Doug Beardsley with read more...
Regulatory Resources
New Medicare Nursing Home Guidance to Include Quality of Life and Environment Requirements
By Doug Beardsley
On June 19, 2009, CMS issued new guidance for nursing home surveyors (effective June 12, 2009!), further defining and clarifying several important dimensions of care to help improve residents’ quality of read more...
Legal Trends
Federal Minimum Wage Increases July 24
By Toby Pearson
The federal minimum wage to be paid by covered employers is $6.55 an hour effective July 24, 2008; and will be $7.25 an hour effective Friday, July 24, 2009. These employers include read more...
FYI Corner
When a Login Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
By Lisa Olson
Each week, references in the Action newsletter state that “more information can be found by clicking here.” When you do “click here,” you are often asked for a username and password. Why? read more...
New Study Released on Economic Downturn and Caregiving
By Patti Cullen CAE
A relatively new study (April 2009) gives some interesting summary data on how caregiving resources have been affected by the economic downturn. You can access the complete report read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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July 14 |
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July 21 - 22 |
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July 28 |
Free Webinar: Grassroots Advocacy Featuring Capwiz |
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Aug. 25 - 26 |
Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit |
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Sept. 13 - 19 |
National Assisted Living Week |
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Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 |
Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing: Part I |
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Oct. 21 - 22 |
Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing: Part II |
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Nov. 16 - 18 |
Care Providers of Minnesota 2009 Convention & Expo – Minnesota Great |
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