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Better Outlook Allows Governor to Buy Back Some Cuts
By Todd Bergstrom
The areas to be “bought back” as we currently understand them, are as follows: component services under customized living and 24 hour customized living services reduced by 2% instead of 10%, read more...
Calculator for Nursing Facilities to Estimate Governor Dayton’s Budget Is Updated with Recent Buy-Backs
By Todd Bergstrom
The Updated Nursing Facility Budget Impact Calculator has been updated with areas to be “bought back” as we currently understand them. The Governor’s changes for nursing facilities include read more...
Impact of Governor’s Revised Budget Proposal & DHS Policy Bill on Home and Community-Based Services Providers
By Phil Manz
With limited budget detail, we can provide an estimate of the governor’s budget proposal after the release of the revised budget forecast on Monday, February 28. We also list the DHS proposals and read more...
Spring Leadership Conference Will Bring a “Powerhouse” of Presenters Together to Tackle Tough Health Care Topics
By Cyndi Spencer
On April 20, our Spring Leadership Conference will tackle executive-level topics including Health Care Reform, Business Planning, Re-Hospitalization, and the 2011 Public Policy Landscape read more...
OHFC Makes Positive Changes to Posted Complaints Website
By Doug Beardsley
The Office of Health Facility Complaints is making the following changes to its public website: removing all investigations that are over 36 months old, and creating an additional search option so that users read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Deficit Shrinks
By Toby Pearson
Minnesota Management and Budget reported Monday morning that the previous deficit of $6.188 billion had shrunk by $1.160 billion. Governor Dayton responded by revising his proposed budget solution read more...
Member Testimony on Governor's Budget
By Toby Pearson
On March 1, 2011, Karen Foy of Andrew Residence in Minneapolis gave testimony to the House Health and Human Services Budget division about Governor Dayton’s proposal on cuts to NFII’s. She stated read more...
Happenings at the State Capitol for the Week of February 28
By Heidi Holste
Elevators, voter ID, budget bill timelines, overviews and public testimony are the themes of this week at the state legislature. HF 664 provides an alternative compliance timeline for elevators that have a read more...
State News
DHS Moves Anticipated Date for First of Two PACE Applicant Conferences to March 24
By Phil Manz
DHS has changed the date of the applicant conference for Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly from March 10 to March 24 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. They expect to hold the meeting via video conference read more...
Input Requested for Primary Care Planning Grant
By Patti Cullen, CAE
To assist in meeting the goal of increasing the number of primary care practitioners by 10% or more in the coming years, your identification of where there is a shortage of physicians working in our read more...
National News
Mr. Groff Goes to Washington
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Howie Groff, President, Tealwood Care Centers, and Association Board member, has been asked to speak at a Senate Special Committee on Aging oversight roundtable examining assisted living on March 15 read more...
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Systems Linked to 12 Deaths and 174 Injuries Since 2007
By Doug Beardsley
Bleeding continues to be the cause of the most serious adverse events, and was reported in 12 patients, including three of the additional death reports. Providers who use NPWT should review read more...
National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) Set for April 16, 2011
By Doug Beardsley
NHDD is a nationwide program committed to ensuring that all adults with decision-making capacity have the information and opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions read more...
Administration of the CMS Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey
By Doug Beardsley
CMS has launched its annual Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey. If you have received one, we encourage you to take the survey, to give CMS feedback on how Medicare FFS contractors read more...
Sense of Wonder Contest
By Lisa Foss Olson
The “Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest,” sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Aging Initiative, expresses the sense of wonder that your team feels for the sea, the night sky read more...
Just Two Months Away—National Nursing Home Week
By Lisa Foss Olson
As you plan your National Nursing Home Week events, remember to invite staff from the Association. Last year, there were underwater adventures, magic shows, baking demonstrations and music read more...
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Is June 15th—Hold the Date!
By Doug Beardsley
In Minnesota, it will be the third annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day event, and the theme for this year is “Critical Relationships for a Multidisciplinary Toolbox.” This event is expected to be packed read more...
Health Care Reform
HHS Issues New Guidance on Maintenance of Effort to Provide More Flexibility to States
By Patti Cullen, CAE
New guidance clarifies aspects of the maintenance of effort rules for Medicaid and CHIP. A new letter and a frequently asked questions document explain the implications of this provision on read more...
Forty-Four More Health Care Homes Added to the List in Minnesota
By Patti Cullen, CAE
MDH certified 44 new health care homes as of February 24, 2011, bringing the total number of certified health care homes across the state to 91, with many more in the process of becoming certified read more...
Conference Call Scheduled on SNF Value-Based Purchasing Proposal
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Special Open Door Forum: Designing A Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program is scheduled on Thursday, March 10, 2011, from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Central Time. The agenda read more...
AHCA/NCAL News
AHCA/NCAL Hires Geriatrician to Lead Quality and Regulatory Efforts
By Doug Beardsley
David R. Gifford, MD, MPH will be joining AHCA/NCAL as Senior Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs to lead its internal quality department while pioneering initiatives on quality improvement read more...
Quality
Spring Is Awards Time!
By Lisa Foss Olson
Care Providers of Minnesota offers 16 award categories, four awards are available through the National Center for Assisted Living, and members can directly apply for two awards from the read more...
Education
WANTED: Presenters for 2011 Convention—Presentation Proposals Now Being Accepted
By Cyndi Spencer
About 100 education sessions will need to be filled this year, so a wide variety of submissions addressing all disciplines and areas of operation are needed. This is a chance to share your expertise on read more...
MDS 3.0: Common Errors and Missed Opportunities Webinar on March 23
By Cheryl Smith
This webinar will highlight commonly-asked MDS 3.0 coding questions and provide clarifications obtained from CMS. How are changes working now that they have been in use for six months? read more...
Member Resources
2010 Legislative Update Book Available for Purchase
By Todd Bergstrom
The 2010 Legislative Update Book contains written summaries of the many issues discussed and passed into law. General topic areas include nursing facility payment issues, housing and community-based read more...
Associate Member News
Members Continue to Find Dollar Savings in Group Purchasing Benefits
By Doug Beardsley
UHF Purchasing continues to prove the financial value of group purchasing to Minnesota’s nursing facilities and housing communities. The following organizations recently joined UHF Purchasing read more...
Regulatory Resources
A Reminder About the Importance of the MDS 3.0 Mood Interview Responses
By Doug Beardsley
According to the OHFC report, the facility failed to monitor the resident’s progress related to the resident's depression, did not notify the resident’s physician or a psychiatrist of the resident’s thoughts read more...
FYI Corner
June 1 Program Focuses on Palliative Care
By Patti Cullen, CAE
This year’s Center on Aging 2011 Summer Institute will provide an active, participatory learning experience to help professionals improve their understanding of the many issues surrounding palliative care read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Mar. 16 |
F-323 Accidents and Supervision: Nursing Facility Survey Success Webinar |
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Mar. 16-18 |
Independent Owner Leadership Conference, New Orleans, LA |
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Mar. 23 |
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Apr. 4 |
Regions 2, 3, and 5 Rolling Days at the Capitol |
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Apr. 5 |
Regions 1, 4, and 7 Rolling Days at the Capitol |
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Apr. 6 |
Regions 6 and 8 Rolling Days at the Capitol |
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Apr. 13-15 |
AHCA/NCAL 2011 Spring CEO Multi-facility Conference |
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Apr. 20 |
Spring Leadership Conference |
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July 19 |
Foundation Golf Tournament |
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Aug. 24-25 |
Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit |
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Sep. 19-21 |
AHCA/NCAL 62nd Annual Convention |
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Nov. 14-16 |
Care Providers of Minnesota Convention & Expo |
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