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Bulletin Says It All: DHS Issues Elderly Waiver Customized Living Planning and Rate Setting Tools
By Phil Manz
Beginning immediately, lead agencies may elect to use the Elderly Waiver Customized Living Planning and Rate Setting Tools to determine EWCL payment rates. By January 2010, they will be required to read more...
Common Entry Points (CEPs) Must Now Accept Faxed Reports
By Doug Beardsley
Effective August 1, 2009, providers can make their web-based reports to MDH . . . print out the web-based report, and then FAX that report to the appropriate CEP. In order to make this happen, providers read more...
Reminder of Laws Effective August 1
By Toby Pearson
This is to remind members that a variety of new laws will take effect August 1. We urge members to download the Association’s 2008 Legislative Update book, or purchase a bound copy, to read more...
Advanced Wireless Communications Discusses Wireless Technologies with Technology Committee
By Todd Bergstrom
On July 23, 2009, Shawn McKay from Associate Member Advanced Wireless Communications gave a presentation to the Care Providers of Minnesota Technology Committee on wireless technology read more...
TOP GUN Program Will Challenge Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit Attendees to Achieve Greater Efficiency and Client Satisfaction
By Cyndi Spencer
TOP GUN is coming to the 2009 Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit to help you improve the efficiency and operation of your assisted living or senior housing community. Chris Mason will read more...
State News
What if the Carbon Monoxide Detector Goes Off?
By Doug Beardsley
Most Assisted Living and Housing with Services communities have new Carbon Monoxide detector alarm requirements effective August 1, 2009. What should you do if/when a CO detector activates/alarms? read more...
DHS MN-ITS Revenue Codes Change for July 1 Billing
By Todd Bergstrom
New Long-Term Care revenue codes must be used beginning in July 2009. DHS has communicated the following points to Care Providers of Minnesota: Revenue code 0101 will not be valid on read more...
MDH Ready to Respond Preparedness Newsletter
By Doug Beardsley
The Minnesota Department of Health has released the July edition of “Ready to Respond,” their preparedness newsletter. The July edition contains articles about H1N1 novel influenza, stories from read more...
Communities for a Lifetime Video Training Session August 27, 2009
By Larry Johnson
Participants will understand the meaning and application of the concepts of communities for a lifetime, learn about current work and efforts to transform infrastructures along with products and read more...
National News
CMS Medicaid Integrity Provider Audits (MICs)
By Doug Beardsley
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently held a special open door forum to discuss its Medicaid Integrity Program, which was created to review provider actions to determine read more...
US Department of Labor Announces Grants for Health Care and Other Sectors
By Larry Johnson
The US Department of Labor has released a grant announcement for projects to provide training and placement assistance for careers in healthcare and other read more...
AHCA/NCAL News
NCAL Releases 2009-2010 Board of Directors Slate
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The National Center for Assisted Living has just announced the following slate of candidates for its upcoming 2009-2010 NCAL Board of Directors election. Once again, we are quite proud of our Minnesota read more...
It’s Soon Here – Well Almost: National Assisted Living Week
By Lisa Foss Olson
NCAL has put together a planning and product catalog filled with ideas and events that activity directors and staff can implement. And once you have your activities lined up for the week, please invite us to read more...
Housing and Community-Based Services
Housing Providers Continue to Find Value in Group Purchasing
By Doug Beardsley
UHF Purchasing, the group purchasing partner of Care Providers of Minnesota Service Corporation, continues to prove the financial value of group purchasing to Minnesota’s Housing with Services and AL read more...
Quality Initiatives
New Data from Advancing Excellence Show Reduction in Restraints and Chronic Pain for Nursing Home Residents
By Doug Beardsley
The Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Campaign recently released new data that show a reduction in the use of physical restraints for nursing home residents. In Minnesota read more...
Culture Change Resources
By Doug Beardsley
A free resource, Implementing Change in Long Term Care, contains suggestions about preparing your organization for change, assisting your staff with gaining a sense of ownership over the changes read more...
Project Lifesaver Provides Electronic Tracking of Individuals Who Have Wandered Away
By Doug Beardsley
Project Lifesaver is a program that provides technology to help locate people with Alzheimer’s and other related disorders that have wandered from home or become lost. The program was read more...
Foundation
Are You Prepared to Lead?
By Lisa Foss Olson
If you’ve even been slightly toying with the idea of applying for next year’s fellowship program, I encourage you to go ahead and apply. In the midst of learning leadership skills, you are also developing read more...
Member Resources
Residents’ Rights Poster
By Todd Bergstrom
The Residents’ Rights Poster is large enough to display in your facility (18”x 24”). Bright and legible, it includes all of the required information read more...
Survey Resources
Components Consistent with New CMS Guidance Regarding an Infection Prevention and Control Program
By Doug Beardsley
CMS has released new guidance for nursing facilities to comply with infection control expectations. The following information should help providers begin comparing current policies, procedures read more...
Regulatory Resources
QIS Update
By Doug Beardsley
It appears that by April 2010, 100% of nursing home “annual” surveys in Minnesota will be conducted via the Quality Indicator Survey process. MDH has shared the training schedule for the remaining read more...
Oxygen Storage Requirements in Nursing Facilities
By Doug Beardsley
The various requirements for storage of oxygen tanks (not piped in oxygen supplies) vary depending upon the volume of oxygen being stored. For most providers, the volume stored breaks down into read more...
FYI Corner
Looking for Some Contact?
By Lisa Foss Olson
There are many ways you can “voice” your opinion with us. The first, of course, is in person or over the phone. For those who find it more convenient to communicate via technology, you’ve got options read more...
Great Question: Great Answer
By Todd Bergstrom
Have the revenue codes nursing facilities would use to bill the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) changed? To find the answer read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Aug. 25 - 26 |
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Sept. 13 - 19 |
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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 |
National Assisted Living Week
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