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New Opportunities for Workplace Safety On-Site Consultation Experiences
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Representatives from the Workplace Safety Consultation division will come to the nursing facility/assisted living establishment to conduct a detailed facility walk-through and review of mandated safety & health programs read more...
Registration Now Open for Facilitating Payments Seminar
By Cyndi Spencer
Registration is now open for Facilitating Payments: From Admissions to Collections, scheduled for February 23. Presenters bring extensive payment experience, legal expertise, and state agency insight read more...
Resident-Owned Appliances in the Nursing Facility Setting
By Doug Beardsley
Based on recent MDH discussions, MDH has re-examined their historical position on the issue of requiring any resident-owned equipment brought in for personal use to be “new.” At this time, MDH states that these read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Association Staff Testifies Before Senate Committee
By Toby Pearson
Because we have now been invited to speak to both the senate and the house on these matters, we know our concerns are top tier issues to this legislature. Both of our presentations were met with good questions and read more...
CEO Blog: Reflections on January Region Meetings
By Patti Cullen, CAE
For those of you who were unable to join us, a portion of the meeting was dedicated to updates on the state’s budget and legislative advocacy tools—some of these documents are posted on our website, so you can read more...
Follow Along at the Capitol
By Toby Pearson
For local issues from an elected official’s perspective, go to your representative's website and click to sign up for their online newsletter. Also, the House publishes a weekly newsletter, Session Weekly read more...
2011 Bill Introductions
By Toby Pearson
Each week during the 2011 legislative session, we will post a list of Bill Introductions in the Advocacy section of the Association's website. Please contact Toby Pearson or Heidi Holste if you have any read more...
National News
AHCA/NCAL Unveiled State of Long-Term and Post-Acute Care in Advance of the State of the Union Speech
By Phil Manz
AHCA and NCAL released summaries of five selected issues in advance of the President’s State of Union Speech on Tuesday, January 25th. The five topics include The State of Quality, The State of Post-Acute Care read more...
jRAVEN Updates to Version 1.0.5
By Doug Beardsley
jRAVEN is a free Java-based software application that provides an option for facilities to collect and maintain facility, resident, and MDS 3.0 assessment information. It has been updated to address the following issues read more...
NCAL Begins Second Year of Surveys under Advocating Excellence Program
By Phil Manz
In order to acquire meaningful results for benchmarking, it is imperative that NCAL has the highest response rate possible, so please submit your data for the 2011 NCAL read more...
2011 National Nursing Home Week Theme and Dates Announced
By Lisa Foss Olson
AHCA announced its theme for the 2011 National Nursing Home Week observance: Fulfilling the Promise. The week will begin on Sunday, May 8 (Mother’s Day), and continue through Saturday, May 14 read more...
Health Care Reform
New 1099 Mandate Provision Two Steps Closer to Repeal
By Patti Cullen, CAE
In his State of the Union Address on January 25, 2011, President Barack Obama noted that he and Congress need to work together to repeal the anti-business provision in the health care reform bill that read more...
Reminder About New Medicare Timely Payment Requirement
By Patti Cullen, CAE
CMS is reminding Medicare Fee-For-Service physicians, providers and suppliers submitting claims to Medicare for payment that all claims for services furnished on or after Jan 1, 2010, must be filed no later read more...
Minnesota to Apply for Federal Planning Funds for Exchange
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The State of Minnesota announced on January 20 that it will take advantage of a renewed opportunity to apply for a $1 million federal grant to plan for the establishment of a health insurance exchange read more...
Housing, Home and Community-Based Services
Community Development Block Grant Funds Renovations for Providers
By Phil Manz
If you are able to interest your local city or county in allocating funds for providers, Eden Prairie would be willing to share how they operate the program and meet federal guidelines. Christine Rowland, owner read more...
Minnesota Fire Code and the Housing with Services Setting
By Doug Beardsley
Provider associations and other interested parties were requested to provide, by April 1, examples of current Minnesota Fire Code language that is problematic for the HWS settings, along with suggested read more...
NCAL Issues Fourth Quarter 2010 Accomplishments Report
By Phil Manz
The five-page report provides members with an overview of NCAL’s work on behalf of the assisted living profession. Highlights include: After leading a coalition of national organizations urging read more...
Quality
AHCA/NCAL Quality Awards – Next Steps
By Doug Beardsley
The deadline for the 2011 AHCA/NCAL Intent to Apply for Quality Awards has now passed, and so the real work continues full steam ahead for those working on their applications for read more...
Award Spotlight: 2010 Rising Star
By Lisa Foss Olson
How would you like to live up to this introduction: “In the three years she has been part of the campus team, she has transformed the atmosphere for residents and staff with a never-ending upbeat attitude.” read more...
Education
Free Hazardous Waste Compliance Recorded Webinar
By Doug Beardsley
The MPCA has produced a free recorded webinar for “long-term care providers” to use as a resource tool to better understand hazardous waste compliance expectations. It appears that the MPCA has read more...
Free Dementia Toolkit
By Cheryl Smith
The National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners has declared February 14 - 21, 2011 Alzheimer's and Dementia Staff Education Week. So they are offering free dementia-related resources until read more...
Member Resources
Fire, Building, and Life Safety Code Documentation System
By Todd Bergstrom
Care Providers of Minnesota has done the hard work for you in creating this easily-customized product. It is recommended that both the facility Administrator AND the Maintenance Engineer have read more...
Associate Member News
A Marketing Tool for You: Get Published
By Cyndi Spencer
Business Partners at all membership levels have the ability to submit articles for publication in the newsletter. Tier I Associate Members are also able to contribute one company-specific article each year read more...
Regulatory Resources
Survey and OHFC Tip – Watch Those Toilets!
By Doug Beardsley
The trend that has occurred recently relates to the instructions to staff, via care plans or service agreements, about what staff should do regarding the oversight of a resident or client they have brought to read more...
FYI Corner
My InnerView Update for 2011 Contract
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Until a 2011 contract is agreed to between the Long-Term Care Imperative and My InnerView (MIV), those members who paid dues to MIV for 2010 will continue to be active members in the MIV system read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Data Reporting for the Transition to the MN RUG-IV Payment System |
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