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The NC Health Care Facilities Association presents Requirements of Participation (RoP) Phase 3. This session will overview the changes outlined in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participation which dramatically reforms the regulations for long term care facilities. The speaker will focus on Phase 3 Regulations, with special attention to Behavioral Health, Trauma, Informed Care, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) and Training Requirements.

Objectives:

• Identify the timeline for Phase 3 compliance.
• Discuss the 10 key changes that are anticipated for implementation in Phase 3.
• Describe key characteristics of Trauma-Informed Care.
• State the 5 operational strategies for CMS compliance.

About the Speaker:

Kris Mastrangelo, President and CEO, Harmony Healthcare International

“I truly enjoyed Kris’ presentation. She’s very engaging and gave the audience good information to think about. Her personal stories were great!”

“Kris is absolutely amazing in clarity, comprehensive picture and context to past/present/future…will call her Guru Kris!”

“Informative and useful information consolidated and synthesized by speaker”

Kris Mastrangelo is nationally known and recently presented for the American Health Care Association (AHCA) during their 2017 Annual Convention and Expo. She has more than 24 years of experience in the Health Care profession with a specialty in the Long Term and Post-Acute Care Arena. An Occupational Therapist degree from Tufts University followed by a Master’s in Business Administration from Salem State University coupled with a Nursing Home Administrator’s License affords Kris an in-depth perspective into the nursing home profession. Initially providing direct care as an Occupational Therapist, Kris became familiar with the Medicare, Medicaid and HMO reimbursement systems. Her position evolved into the management of rehabilitation programs to Vice President of Operations for a national consulting company to Vice President of Reimbursement. Her experience includes the development and presentation of training modules (C.A.R.E.- Compliance, Audit, Analysis, Reimbursement and Regulatory and Efficiency) for independent owners to national organizations. She proclaims that “Our on-site and off-site medical record review process is the platform for C.A.R.E. optimization and systems improvement.” She is an integral player in the Payment Reform with significant contributions to the policy process. Kris was appointed to and serves on the AHCA’s Clinical Practice Committee (CPC).

This session will be offered in two locations:
April 10th, 2018 – Durham, NC
April 11th, 2018 – Charlotte, NC

Click here to view and print the brochure with registration form. Click here to register on-line now!

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NCHCFA has a new benefit of membership in 2018—a monthly Lunch and Learn Webinar Series. NCHCFA will offer a one-hour Webinar on a timely and relevant topic to its members for no additional charge. There will be no CEUs offered for these Webinars.

The next Webinar in the series is scheduled for April 19th, from 12 noon-1:00 PM. Mark your calendar today! Webinar details are below:

Title: Resident Opioid Use – Risks and Legal Obligations of Long Term Care Pharmacies, Facilities and Medical Directors

Presenter: Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP

The Opioid crisis is in the news on a daily basis. Combatting the crisis is a primary government focus at the national and state levels. Litigation is filed weekly seeking to hold manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies, and prescribers responsible for addiction and the cost to government of dealing with the crisis. In this webinar, you will learn about NC’s opioid legislation and action plan, how issues could arise during surveys, current trends in litigation, dangers within your own facility and workforce, and practical ways to seek to reduce your risk of government enforcement or resident claims. Responsibilities of and preventive strategies for long term care pharmacies, facilities and medical directors will be addressed. Mark your calendar. Click here to register today!

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The American Health Care Association (AHCA) National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) is May 13-19, 2018! NSNCW, formerly known as National Nursing Home Week, provides an opportunity to recognize the role of skilled nursing care centers in caring for America’s seniors and individuals with disabilities. This year’s theme, “Celebrating Life’s Stories”, serves as a tribute to life’s most significant events, relationships and experiences that shape the unique perspectives of residents, families, staff, and volunteers in long term and post-acute care.

Are you ready to start “Celebrating Life’s Stories”? AHCA is excited to release the 2018 NSNCW Planning Guide and Product Catalog! Visit the NSNCW Website to download the guide and purchase 2018 products now http://bit.ly/2hFJAjr. Members are encouraged to place orders early for best product selection (color, size, and available quantities). NSNCW items are very popular and will sell out.

Don’t forget to “Like” the NSNCW Facebook page here for updates and to see what centers are planning during this special week, May 13-19, 2018, and be sure to use the hashtag, #NSNCW in any social media posts related to the observance.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will adjust Medicare payments to providers based on how well they manage hospital readmissions performance through its SNF Value Based Purchasing (VBP) program starting on October 1, 2018.

The calendar year 2017 performance window used to measure the SNF VBP Readmission Measure (RM) rates for the first year of the program has now passed.

While the data has already been collected, the SNF RM rates have not been finalized. Providers have until the end of the month, March 31, to review their CMS Quarterly Confidential Feedback reports, identify any issues related to their SNF RM rates and request corrections from CMS by e-mailing SNFVBPinquiries@cms.hhs.gov.

Details on how to access your Quarterly Feedback reports via the Quality Improvement Evaluation System (QIES) and the CASPER reporting application can be found here.

For more information on the SNF VBP program and to access tools and resources on ahcancalED and other sites visit AHCA’s VBP Website here.

Please contact research@ahca.org with any questions.

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A recent announcement from Mark Parkinson, President and CEO of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) presents the recently endorsed and approved quality initiative goals for skilled nursing centers and assisted living communities. AHCA will also be hosting a Webinar in April to discuss these new goals.

For additional information, including registration information for the Webinar, click here.

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National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) has launched its new CE Registry, allowing administrators to track their certificates. Click here to learn how to register! This registry is free. Any Administrator who attends NAB Approved Courses in person or Self Study MUST sign up for an account on the NAB’s CE Registry. Please visit http://www.nabweb.org and read the NAB Verify User Guide under Continuing Education and CE Registry.

Beginning April 1, 2018, NAB approved program sponsors will be required to upload their conference records into NAB’s CE Registry. Credits cannot be uploaded by an individual licensee or by a NAB sponsor until the individual Administrator creates an account and has a NAB CE Registry ID number. Course sponsors will only notify the CE Registry; they will not send out certificates to Administrators or mail rosters to the individual Licensing Board.

IT IS OF HIGH IMPORTANCE TO SET UP YOUR ACCOUNT BECAUSE YOU WILL NEED THE INFORMATION FOR RENEWAL OF YOUR NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR LICENSE. If you do not sign up, NCBENHA WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU CREDIT for courses approved by NAB you attended. NCBENHA will still maintain your NC approved courses on their database, but to receive the credit for NAB approved courses you will need to be able to print off the course list from your account on the CE Registry at the time of renewal.

After you have created your NAB account, please log in at http://www.nabweb.org/manage-my-account. Once logged in, you will see a link directing you to the CE Registry. Should you have any questions, please contact the Board Office at (919) 571-4164.

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The NCHCFA Annual Summer Symposium will be August 8-10, 2018 at the Embassy Suites Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC. Brochures outlining specific program information will be available in June.

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Please plan to join your friends and colleagues in beautiful Southern Pines, North Carolina, on September 12th and 13th for the North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association (NCHCFA) 7th Annual Autumn Classic. The event will be held at the world famous Pine Needles Lodge and Resort. Built in 1928, the Donald Ross course at Pine Needles has been host to three U.S. Women’s Open tournaments in 1996, 2001 and again in 2007.

You do not have to play golf to participate. Register for the “Recharge Club” Package and enjoy lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing at The Spa at Pinehurst. This 31,000 square foot facility is a Forbes Four-Star Spa that offers a wide variety of treatments and services. This package includes access to all areas at the spa, which features a heated, three-lane saline lap pool, eucalyptus steam rooms, a spacious fitness center, and much more. Transportation will be provided to and from the Village at Pinehurst.

The Autumn Classic is hosted by the NCHCFA to benefit our political action committee (PAC). To review registration materials visit http://nursinghnc.webfactional.com/files/2018/03/PAC-Brochure-v1_07-85×11 7thAAC_Rdx_wForm.pdf. We hope you will join us in Southern Pines in September.

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The NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NCBENHA) will offer the 2018 Preceptor Seminars on April 23-24, 2018 and April 24-25, 2018 at the Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC. You will need to choose the first seminar dates for Renewal Preceptor Certification and the second seminar dates for Initial Preceptor Certification and Continuing Education Only. The seminars will be open to all nursing home administrators seeking continuing education credits and/or preceptor certification. This is the only preceptor seminar being planned for 2018 by NCBENHA. The deadline to register is April 13th! Click here to download more information along with the registration form.

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Alliant Quality wants to encourage SNFs to keep signing up for the National Collaborative – or SPACE. Alliant recommends having as much time as possible to get started on Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) work and improving facility quality measures in a systems approach to improve their five star and composite scores.

Alliant Quality is the Medicare Quality Innovation Network (QIN) – Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for North Carolina. Under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Alliant Quality invites your nursing home to participate in a collaborative designed to ensure that every nursing home resident receives the highest quality of care.

The Collaborative offers an exciting opportunity to learn from high performing nursing homes regarding their processes as they pertain to consistent/permanent staff assignment, teamwork and communications, leadership, regulatory compliance, clinical models, and quality of life indicators. The Collaborative aligns national nursing home quality initiatives and partnerships such as the Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign, The Partnership to Improve Dementia Care, and QAPI. Targeted focus areas will include increasing mobility, decreasing unnecessary use of antipsychotics in residents with dementia, decreasing potentially avoidable hospitalizations and decreasing healthcare acquired infections and conditions.

To register, click here for the Participation Agreement and fax or e-mail it back to Lisa Klemis, contact information is on the Participation Agreement. For more details, e-mail Leighann Sauls at Leighann.Sauls@area-F.hcqis.org or call (919) 745-4730.

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This new edition has strengthened its pediatric focus with updated and expanded chapters on caring for children’s physical, mental, and behavioral health following a disaster. New chapters address climate change, global complex human emergencies, caring for patients with HIV/AIDS following a disaster, information technology and disaster response, and hospital and emergency department preparedness. The text provides a vast amount of evidence-based information on disaster planning and response for natural and environmental disasters and those caused by chemical, biological, and radiological elements, as well as disaster recovery. It also addresses leadership, management, and policy issues in disaster nursing and deepens our understanding of the importance of protecting mental health throughout the disaster life cycle.

To order, visit http://www.AHCApublications.org or call (800) 321-0343. Fax orders may also be placed at (800) 869-5605.

Product #8320
AHCA MEMBERS $110.00

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NCHCFA has partnered with nationally recognized speaker, Cara Silletto and her company Crescendo Strategies, to offer you a new on-line course. Are you having trouble retaining young workers? Do you find it hard to understand Millennials? If you missed our Full Day Workforce Summit, this 90-minute, self-paced on-line course shows leaders a Millennial speaker’s first-hand stories about the real generational issues on the T.A.B.L.E. (technology, authority, balance, loyalty, entitlement). Course participants will learn critical insights about all of today’s workers in order to bridge the widening generational gaps and reduce unnecessary employee turnover.

How companies use this on-line course:

• Consistent training across multiple locations
• Catch-up session for those who missed it live
• New supervisor and manager orientation
• Prep for strategic planning or leadership retreats
• Deep-dive diversity training beyond the basics
• Continuing education credits (1.5 NAB-approved credits)

NCHCFA is pleased to offer member discounts! Click here for more information and promotional codes. Click here to start the course (Remember to enter your promo code).

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Pilot program for nursing home supervisors improves facility culture, staff and resident satisfaction

McKnight’s Article

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It would take you more than 400 years to spend a night in all of Las Vegas’s hotel rooms.

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