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DHS Informational Tools for Mandatory Transitional Consultation for Prospective HWS Residents
By Phil Manz
DHS has established a webpage, presentation and business process model for the Long-Term Care Consulation Expansion, which includes mandatory transitional consultation for prospective HWS residents read more...
Want Great Nursing Home Care?? Get Thee to a Prison!
By Patti Cullen, CAE
From the most recent state bulletin listing cost-of-care rates for state operated services, I clearly understand the state seems to “value” incarcerated individuals over frail seniors who haven’t been sent to prison read more...
Clarification Regarding Family Supplementation Change
By Toby Pearson
We received clarification from DHS regarding the limit on family supplementation of services stating: The authority in law created last session governs supplementation of the service components bundled as read more...
DHS September 22 Videoconference on Mandatory Transitional Consultation (Also Known as Long-Term Care Consultation Expansion)
By Heidi Holste
We hope that some of the currently-unanswered questions will get addressed at these meetings, such as when can an individual opt out, who will enforce this law, and how will it be enforced? Some locations are already filled read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
GOP Seeking Ideas — Rolls Out Reform 2.0
By Heidi Holste
Last week, the Minnesota House of Representative Republicans announced a new effort to gather input from Minnesotans on how to reform and improve state government, to deliver results for every dollar spent read more...
State Fair Begins This Week, a Good Time to Meet Legislators and Take Surveys
By Heidi Holste
Even if the legislator working the booth when you visit is not your own personal local elected official, we encourage you to stop by and let them know what you think. The schedule of legislative appearances and poll questions read more...
Letter Sent to Commissioner Jesson on Mandatory Transitional Consultation Concerns
By Patti Cullen, CAE
While we continue to express our general outrage both about the process used to pass this law, and the actual language included in the law, we need to work to minimize the negative consequences of implementation read more...
Senator Franken Will Host Listening Session on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
By Heidi Holste
Senator Al Franken will host an open listening session on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 from 1:30–2:30 p.m. at Sholom Home’s Shaller Family Campus. There will be a chance to ask questions of read more...
Senator Klobuchar Holds Forum on Alzheimer’s Disease
By Heidi Holste
Dr. Richard Hodes and Dr. Ronald Peterson both highlighted the leading-edge research on Alzheimer’s disease and its potential impact. Mary Birchard discussed what the Alzheimer’s Association is doing locally read more...
Legislative Update Book Available
By Toby Pearson
The Legislative Update book is available on the Association website for members only. We will also make a hard copy of this book available through our online store. The book tells you about all the changes that read more...
State News
Single Bed Incentive to Close Beds Is Still an Option
By Todd Bergstrom
Nursing facilities may still receive rate increases under the incentive to establish single-bed rooms (aka: the single bed incentive or SBI). The approval of an SBI will not require a letter of support from the county, but read more...
AUC Publishes Best Practice: Dataset to Be Provided for Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions Decisions
By Todd Bergstrom
The dataset described in this best practice is an inventory of the information needed by SNFs to decide whether they can adequately care for a resident coming from a hospital and to prepare for providing that care read more...
National News
Expansion of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program Moves into Minnesota
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The expansion announced earlier this week broadens the program to an additional 91 areas of the country; adds additional high-cost, high-volume items with a large savings potential to the list of the read more...
Encore Training Available on the October 1, 2011 Confusing Changes to Assessments and Therapy
By Patti Cullen, CAE
For those unable to join the August 23 training webinar on MDS 3.0 and RUG-IV for fiscal year 2012, CMS will post an audio recording to the FY 2012 RUG-IV Training and Education webpage by close of business on read more...
Health Care Reform
HHS Launches Bundled Payments Initiative from Affordable Care Act
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The bundled payments for care improvement initiative will align payments for services delivered across an episode of care, such as heart bypass or hip replacement, rather than paying for services separately read more...
How RARE Is It to Work on Reduction of Rehospitalizations?
By Patti Cullen, CAE
As of August 23, 2011, over 50 hospitals have signed on to support the RARE campaign and reduce overall readmissions by 20% from their 2009 baseline by December 31, 2012. New hospitals will read more...
AHCA/NCAL News
Forever Proud During National Assisted Living Week
By Lisa Foss Olson
If you haven’t checked out this year’s National Assisted Living Week gear, there's still time to order! Here's one idea: print out photos of some of the well-known actors and singers of Hollywood’s golden age and read more...
Foundation
Care Providers of Minnesota Foundation Selects 28 Individuals to Receive Scholarships
By Cheryl Smith
This year, 28 inspiring long-term care employees have been selected as scholarship recipients by the Care Providers of Minnesota Foundation. They will use the assistance to further their professional read more...
Education
Registration Now Open for the Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing Series
By Cheryl Smith
The popular Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing series has a small class size to encourage discussion and interaction with expert faculty and participants, so ensure your spot by read more...
Webinar on New MDS 3.0 Changes and Strategies Effective October 1 Scheduled for September 7
By Cheryl Smith
This webinar will outline the changes to the RAI process including scheduling, new and revised assessments, therapy delivery methods, and changes to payments. The presenters will also provide read more...
Huge Crowd Turns Out for 2011 Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit
By Cyndi Spencer
Some heated discussion between providers and agency staff focused on the anticipated changes to the home care rule and the background, implementation timeline, and process for long-term care consultation read more...
Martin Bros. Hosting Two Events
By Cheryl Smith
Martin Bros. is hosting two taste-and-educate events. The program will include an interactive presentation on food cost issues and a vendor fair. Three CEUs for dietary managers and foodservice workers read more...
Pathway Health Services Offers Director of Nursing Training Series
By Cheryl Smith
This training program consists of three two-day sessions. These sessions will cover everything from managing your employees to writing a budget. Classes are taught by hands-on professionals who have been there read more...
Grant Information
Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) Announces Additional Workplace Safety Grants
By Doug Beardsley
Employers covered by workers’ compensation insurance, and those approved as self-insured employers, are eligible to apply for safety/health matching grants to abate safety hazards in their workplace read more...
Member Resources
Browse Part-Time and Full-Time Jobs on Career Center
By Lisa Foss Olson
Whether it’s for an assisted living manager in Kerkhoven, an office manager in Delano, or an administrator in Wisconsin, if you are a member, you can post any job opening for free. Prospective members can read more...
Fire, Building, and Life Safety Code Documentation System
By Todd Bergstrom
In addition to the sample printed documents, the binder also includes a valuable CD with forms and policies that may be modified and customized by you to reflect your facility-specific conditions and procedures read more...
Rewards and Recognition
Camden Takes Residents on Another Vacation
By Lisa Foss Olson
Camden Care Center has followed up their cruise with a stay up north at Camp Friendship — for those who may not appreciate being out on the open sea. You can read more about this summer’s trip read more...
Clinical Matters
U of M Clinical Teaching in Nursing Homes
By Doug Beardsley
The fourth edition of Quarterly Update, featuring activities of a federally-funded project to strengthen both clinical teaching in nursing homes and partnerships between schools of nursing and nursing homes, has read more...
Legal Trends
DOJ Releases Document on ADA Integration and Olmstead
By Patti Cullen, CAE
In some states there seems to be a strong push to more vigorously enforce the ADA integration mandate and Supreme Court Olmstead decision. Here are some of the more interesting responses to questions read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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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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National Assisted Living Week
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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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