Nursing Home COVID-19 Training – Three Ways!
For maximum flexibility, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now offers three online, self-paced options for COVID-19 infection control training for nursing homes. While completion of any of these trainings is no longer tied to Coronavirus Aid,...![Dementia Care: Nursing Home Challenges During COVID-19 [A Medicare Learning Network Event]](https://i1.wp.com/greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/man-bench-1.jpg?resize=1080%2C300&ssl=1)
Dementia Care: Nursing Home Challenges During COVID-19 [A Medicare Learning Network Event]
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Tuesday, September 22, 2020 12:30 – 2:00 PM CT Register Today During this call, learn about the unique challenges facing nursing home residents living with dementia...
CMS Training Sessions: Fundamentals of COVID-19 for Nursing Home Management
Starting on August 20, the National CMS/CDC Nursing Home COVID-19 live webinar training series will transition to a pre-recorded, self-paced format. The new CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management training series will include 13...
CMS Webinar – Transparency: Resident and Family Notification, Department of Health and Other Notifications
Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 PM CT Get Registered. Advance Registration Required Note: Once you register, you will receive an email with your individual link to join the webinar. The link you receive will only work for one user. Please forward this email to...
Music – The Art of Life
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything” – Plato Troyd Geist is a folklorist with the North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA). Geist started and developed the Art for Life Program. The...![CMS Weekly Stakeholder Engagement Calls [August 2020]](https://i2.wp.com/greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/istock-coronavirus-purchased-1280-x-300.jpg?resize=1080%2C300&ssl=1)
CMS Weekly Stakeholder Engagement Calls [August 2020]
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and...
COVID-19 Clinical Rounds – Transitions of Care: From Acute Care to Long-Term Care
Project ECHO – A Peer-to-Peer Virtual Community of Practice: Special Session Tuesday, August 4, 2020 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT Get registered. COVID-19: Clinical Rounds Agenda Welcome and Introductions Richard C. Hunt, MD, FACEP [HHS/ASPR...
COVID-19 Knowledge for Frontline Staff: CMS Webinar and Public Health Emergency Tip Sheet
Thursday, July 30, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 PM CT Get Registered Open to nursing home leaders, clinical and administrative staff members and others interested in nursing home infection prevention in the era of COVID-19. Following this call, participants will possess the...
Influenza: A National Health Priority. As Healthcare Professionals, Let’s Lead by Example.
Preventing influenza infections is a national health priority, particularly among geriatric and adults with frailty who reside in post-acute and long-term care settings. Older adults account for more than 70% of deaths from influenza, a reflection of decreased vaccine...
Trump Administration Announces New Resources to Protect Nursing Home Residents Against COVID-19
As part of the unprecedented efforts taken by the Trump Administration, President Trump announced several new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiatives designed to protect nursing home residents from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “From the...