by Keri McDermott | Oct 29, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
Thursday, November 5, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 pm CT Get Registered. This live Q&A series is open to clinical and administrative nursing home staff members and others who have completed the self-paced, on-demand CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 15, 2020 | Featured, Nursing Home Quality
Staffing Challenges and Solutions: Insights from the Front Lines Tuesday, October 20, 2020 ♦ 1:00 – 2:00 PM CT Register Today! We encourage you to invite your colleagues, community partners, beneficiaries and their family members, or others interested in nursing home...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 13, 2020 | Featured, Nursing Home Quality
According to a recent Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) study, the number of individuals reporting mental health symptoms [anxiety or depressive disorders] has jumped from 11% in 2019 to 36.5% in June 2020. This affects us all in one way or another. Nursing homes...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 28, 2020 | Featured, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality
Flu season is here and that means we all need to take the necessary precautions to make sure we stay healthy. The National Healthcare Safety Network offers two new features for long-term care facilities to track weekly influenza vaccination data beginning with the...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 28, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
CMS asked us to pass along this memo on NHSN Point of Care Laboratory Reporting/SAMS access for COVID-19. Upgrade SAMS Access to Utilize New Point of Care Laboratory Reporting Pathway in NHSN CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network will release a new reporting...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 21, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
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,...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 3, 2020 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
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...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 28, 2020 | CMS News, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network will continue to monitor implementation plans for the National Nursing Home COVID Action Network. We will keep nursing homes informed of next steps, structure and expectations as details are solidified. CMS Memo Issued...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 18, 2020 | CMS News, Events, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
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...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 11, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
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...