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DHS Meeting Discusses Implementation of Mandatory Transitional Consultation for Prospective Residents of Housing with Services Establishments
By Phil Manz
DHS hosted a six-hour meeting on August 10 to discuss how the mandatory transitional consultation legislative language passed in the special legislative session could be implemented. Some major issues remain read more...
DHS Training on Implementation of Mandatory Transitional Consultation for Prospective HWS Residents
By Phil Manz
Members can learn for themselves about mandatory transitional consultation when DHS holds meetings around the state from mid-August to early September. Registration is not required; members may attend read more...
22 Nursing Facilities to Receive Rate Increases Under the Equitable Cost-Sharing for Publicly-Owned Nursing Facilities Program on October 1, 2011
By Todd Bergstrom
The 2007 rebasing statute, though repealed in 2011 for all other nursing facilities, will be used to determine the maximum rate increase available to a qualified nursing facility in the ECPN program. The increases read more...
Introducing AdvisorNet Benefits
By Doug Beardsley
AdvisorNet Benefits is a full service employee benefits organization which offers a wide variety of employee benefits products, programs and value-added services. They provide access to over 30 of the leading read more...
Nursing Facilities Need to Provide Notice to Private Paying Residents!
By Todd Bergstrom
Nursing facilities must provide notice of a rate increase to private paying residents. At this point, the Minnesota Department of Human Services does NOT think that rate notices will be published by August 15 read more...
CEO Blog: How to Respond to Negative Media Stories
By Patti Cullen, CAE
With the expansion of social media, there are an exponential number of vehicles to share short stories of GREAT service. We have to tell our stories often, in different venues, for different audiences, and read more...
From the Desk of Gail Sheridan
Chair, Board of Directors
Scheduled for later this month, the James B. Swanson and the Excellence in Assisted Living award tours are a way to see facilities at their best. Day after day, we provide excellence — and this is despite what gets read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Congress Is in Recess — Time to Talk to Them
By Heidi Holste
The United States Congress is currently in recess. This is an ideal chance for members to talk to their members of Congress about our profession. Ask them to take a tour of your facility; meet with them in their read more...
State News
CMS Final Rule on Medicare Payments Media Release
By Lisa Foss Olson
This week, Care Providers of Minnesota issued its own media release regarding the impact of CMS’s final Medicare rule on Minnesota nursing homes read more...
Forever Proud: September 11–17
By Lisa Foss Olson
NCAL's annual planning and product guide is full of terrific ideas to help you celebrate this very important week, like “This is Your Life,” which is based on the classic TV show and is a great way for residents read more...
National News
CMS Provides Additional Information on Medicare Revalidation
By Todd Bergstrom
Upon receipt of the revalidation request, providers and suppliers have 60 days from the date of the letter to submit complete enrollment forms. Failure to submit the enrollment forms as requested may read more...
CMS Issues Updates on MDS 3.0 and Quality Measures
By Doug Beardsley
To help keep members current on all of the changes, AHCA has released the updated CMS Long-Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument: User’s Manual for MDS 3.0 read more...
Demand Letter Process to Change on January 1, 2012
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The Medicare contractor will be responsible for fielding any administrative concerns a provider may have, but a provider should contact the recovery auditor for any audit-specific questions read more...
CMS Launches New Website for Consumer Health Care Comparative Information
By Doug Beardsley
The new initiatives include a new “one-stop” quality care finder website to provide consumers with online access to all of Medicare’s compare tools — information on hospitals, nursing homes read more...
CMS Issues State Guidance on Maintenance of Effort Restrictions
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The document outlines ways that states may upwardly adjust institutional level of care criteria in order to promote community-based care and to achieve cost savings in ways that are consistent with read more...
Education
Legislative Update Webinar Next Thursday
By Cheryl Smith
State government is back at work; however, what will be the effect of the passed budget bills on long-term care providers? This webinar addresses the budget outcomes from the 2011 legislative session read more...
2011 Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit Will Cover HOT Topics, Including Mandatory Consultation
By Cyndi Spencer
The weather’s been hot and so has interest in the 2011 Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit. Space for the summit, scheduled for August 24–25, is filling fast. You'll need to register soon, while space read more...
Save the Dates for the Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing Series
By Cheryl Smith
Before you know it fall with be upon us, so here is a heads-up to reserve the dates for the popular Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing series read more...
Association Activities
Leading4Life 2012 Applications Sent
By Jason Espersen
Application materials were sent out this week for the 2012 Leadership Fellowship: Leading4Life. The fellowship process will provide opportunities for mentoring, personal and professional growth, networking read more...
Member Resources
Checked Our Career Center Lately?
By Lisa Foss Olson
Posting job openings on the Association’s website is a benefit of membership! And as companies advertise job openings in their local papers less, where does a prospective employee look read more...
Residents’ Rights Poster
By Todd Bergstrom
The Residents’ Rights Poster is large enough to display in your facility. Bright and legible, it includes all of the required information and has a July 2007 effective date read more...
Associate Member News
Commissioner Reverses Vulnerable Adults Act Neglect Finding in Nursing Home Stairwell Death
By Samuel D. Orbovich of Fredrikson and Byron
In an appeal hearing initiated under the Minnesota Vulnerable Adults Act, the facility proved that at least five different staff interacted with the resident in the seventy-five minutes immediately prior to the fall read more...
Members Continue to Find Dollar Savings in Group Purchasing Benefits
By Doug Beardsley
Want to know more about how your organization can find savings using UHF Purchasing? Contact Bill Wigg. Want to see if you are already purchasing from UHF partners, but not getting UHF pricing read more...
Rewards and Recognition
Health Dimensions Group Announces New Senior VP
By Lisa Foss Olson
Neal Peyser has joined the firm Health Dimensions Group as senior vice president of consulting. In this role, he will lead, and set direction for, HDG’s consulting service lines, client relationships, and read more...
Regulatory Resources
QIS Update
By Doug Beardsley
Many other states have shared that deficiencies increase under the QIS process. However, Minnesota nursing facilities are averaging 3.4 less deficiencies per survey under the QIS process compared to read more...
Clinical Matters
Report from Minnesota Rural Palliative Care Initiative
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Ten rural communities in Minnesota have made advances toward establishing or strengthening palliative care services, through the Minnesota Rural Palliative Care Initiative. This experience should read more...
FYI Corner
Information Sessions Available for Evolve Program
By Patti Cullen, CAE
If you have been thinking about how you can use your experience and skills to make a difference in the broader community/state, Evolve: Re-igniting Self & Community is for you read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Aug. 15 |
CARE-PAC Board of Trustees Meeting |
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Aug. 16 |
Leading4Life Meeting |
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Aug. 18 |
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Aug. 24-25 |
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Sep. 11-17 |
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Sep. 13-14 |
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Sep. 18-21 |
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Sep. 27-28 |
Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living & Senior Housing, Part I |
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Oct. 27-28 |
Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living & Senior Housing, Part II |
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Nov. 14-16 |
Care Providers of Minnesota Convention & Expo |
RESCHEDULED: For a full list of scheduled events and committee meetings, visit our online calendar.
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