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Mandatory Transitional Consultation for Prospective HWS Residents — Countdown to October 1 Implementation
By Phil Manz
In response to the DHS plan for implementing the legislation, Care Providers of Minnesota will continue to work with DHS to give feedback and guidance on the October 1st implementation. Here are our planned activities read more...
Nursing Facilities: Reminder to Give 30-Day Notice to Private Pay Residents
By Patti Cullen, CAE
All facilities will have a rate change because of long-term care consultation fee changes. The notice to private-pay does not need to state the amount of the change, just that there will be one read more...
DHS Issues Bulletin on Rate Changes for Continuing Care Providers Effective September 1, 2011
By Phil Manz
DHS has issued “2011 Minnesota Legislature authorizes rate changes for continuing care providers,” which confirms the effective dates for the changes will be September 1, 2011 unless otherwise noted read more...
Deadline: September 2, 2011 for Nominations to the Board of Directors
By Nancy McCoy
You still have a couple weeks to submit a nomination for our 2012 Board of Directors, but before you know it, that time will disappear. Each year we ask members to consider this important role with the Association read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Legislative Update Available
By Toby Pearson
For more in-depth discussion and analysis of the complete resolution of the 2011 session, we have once again prepared a Legislative Update. This is available on the Association website for members only read more...
State Fair Is a Good Place to Meet Elected Officials
By Heidi Holste
Every year at the Minnesota State Fair, the Minnesota State Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives have a booth at the Education Building. Even if the legislator working the booth is not your elected official read more...
State News
Agenda for August 23 MREP Meeting Focuses on Legislative Update
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The next Medicare Revenue Enhancement Program (MREP) webinar training session meeting via iLinc will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 1:30–3:30 p.m. A legislative update for read more...
DHS Bulletin Announces Cost of Care Rates for State Operated Services
By Patti Cullen, CAE
DHS has issued “State Operated Services Cost of Care Rates as of September 1, 2011,” delineating interim rates for cost of care for state operated mental health, forensic, and other services read more...
Plan Now for the Biggest Assisted Living Event of the Year
By Lisa Foss Olson
By celebrating assisted living week, you can draw attention to your facility and the long-term care profession! Start planning now for the biggest assisted living event of the year, and remember to invite us read more...
National News
Composition of Supercommittee Set—Now the Work Begins
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The final members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or the “Supercommittee,” were named late last week. If the committee cannot agree on a plan, or if Congress does not promptly enact read more...
Nursing Facility Reporting Requirements under the Elder Justice Act
By Doug Beardsley
At this point in time neither MDH nor OHFC have finalized how the new reporting requirements will be implemented or monitored in Minnesota. However, CMS has released six pages of read more...
GAO Releases Report on Private Investment Nursing Homes
By Patti Cullen, CAE
In their study, the GAO reviewed and analyzed facilities that were acquired by private investment (PI) firms from 2004 through 2007, which were still owned by the same PI firm in 2009 read more...
Health Care Reform
Appeals Court Rules Healthcare Law's Individual Mandate Unconstitutional
By Patti Cullen, CAE
On Friday, August, 12, 2011, the 11th Circuit Appeals Court ruled that a key provision of the Affordable Care Act — the individual insurance mandate — was unconstitutional. But they also read more...
Minnesota Receives Grant for Insurance Exchange — Key Legislators Unhappy
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Since Minnesota received an exchange planning grant last February, the Department of Commerce has been working on preliminary analytical, operational, and technical infrastructure planning for read more...
AHCA/NCAL News
AHCA's June 2011 Edition of the RAI/MDS 3.0 Now Available!
By Doug Beardsley
AHCA’s new updated CMS Long-Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument: User’s Manual for MDS 3.0 is now available. Purchase it with a year’s worth of updates and stay current read more...
Housing, Home and Community-Based Services
Highlights from HCBS Partners Panel Meeting
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The new legislation passed during the special session requires that adults and children with disabilities be assigned to the Special Needs Basic Care managed care program unless individuals choose read more...
CMS Approves Minnesota’s Brain Injury Waiver Plan
By Phil Manz
CMS has approved the DHS application for the renewal of the brain injury waiver, formerly known as the traumatic brain injury waiver. The name was changed to accurately reflect the people eligible read more...
Education
F-329 Unnecessary Medications: Nursing Facility Survey Success Webinar
By Cheryl Smith
Federal survey deficiency F-329, Unnecessary Medications, is currently the MOST frequent survey deficiency issued during nursing facility surveys in Minnesota. This webinar will focus on the most read more...
Only a Few Spaces Remain for Next Week’s Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit
By Cyndi Spencer
The 2011 Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit is less than a week away. Only a few spaces remain for this nearly sold-out program, so if you haven’t made plans to attend, register today read more...
Association Activities
2012 Regional Council Roster Finalized
By Jason Espersen
Congratulations are in order for the newly elected 2012 Regional Council! The Regional Council is made up of one region coordinator and one region alternate from each of our eight geographical regions read more...
Keep Those Communications Coming!
By Lisa Foss Olson
People can intentionally unsubscribe, and that stops all electronic communications from the Association from getting into your email account. However, a lot of those who ‘unsubscribe’ do so by accident read more...
Spotlight on the Board of Directors
By Nancy McCoy
Sue Voigt, attorney and partner with Voigt, Klegon & Rodè, LLC, jokes that she has been around so long, “I was lobbying in Washington when the term “immediate jeopardy” came into existence read more...
What Do You Think?
By Lisa Foss Olson
Last week, Patti Cullen mentioned a focus group being formed whose purpose is to come up with ideas for a video about the Association. This focus group would also help to influence our website and read more...
Member Resources
Notice of Medicaid/Medicare Benefits Poster
By Todd Bergstrom
The poster meets the requirements for prominent display of Medicare/Medicaid benefits. Space is provided to identify the local county human services department responsible for Medicaid eligibility and the read more...
Rewards and Recognition
Kari Swanson Receives ACHCA Facility Leadership Award
By Lisa Foss Olson
The American College of Health Care Administrators honored Kari Swanson, administrator of Cornerstone Nursing and Rehab Center in Bagley, MN, with their 2011 Facility Leadership Award read more...
Clinical Matters
CMS Issues Change of Therapy (COT) and Other Medicare Required Assessment (OMRA) Policy Memo
By Doug Beardsley
CMS recently issued a Change of Therapy and Other Medicare Required Assessment Transition policy memo. The memo relates to changes effective October 1, 2011 as outlined in a final rule read more...
FYI Corner
Forum on Alzheimer’s Disease
By Toby Pearson
To highlight leading-edge research on Alzheimer’s disease and its potential impact, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is hosting a public forum on August 24 at the Minneapolis Central Library read more...
ElderCare Rights Film Festival Is Rescheduled
By Doug Beardsley
The ElderCare Rights Alliance and the Center on Aging will co-sponsor the fourth annual film festival on Friday, November 4, at the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota read more...
Alzheimer’s Association Walk on September 24
Submitted by Jennifer Smith, Alzheimer’s Association
Join the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s™ Saturday, September 24, 2011, and unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions. To learn more, call or email the read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Aug. 24-25 |
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Sep. 7 |
New MDS 3.0 Changes and Strategies Effective October 1 Webinar |
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Sep. 8 |
F-329 Unnecessary Medications: Nursing Facility Survey Success Webinar |
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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 |
For a full list of scheduled events and committee meetings, visit our online calendar.
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