VHCA-VCAL is Virginia’s largest association advocating for long term care providers representing 345 nursing centers and assisted living communities. Our members care for over 90,000 residents and patients annually through the selfless efforts of nearly 50,000 dedicated caregiving staff.
VHCA-VCAL is committed to providing high-quality education programming. Given the seriousness of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on residents and patients in the care of member centers and the limits of gatherings of more than 10 individuals, we have made the decision to cancel our upcoming events.
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Legislators have introduced bills to mandate an acuity-based staffing standard derived from CMS expected direct care hours for nursing homes. Other staffing mandate bills would set minimum direct care staffing standards. Contact your legislators now to tell them about your staffing crisis and that you oppose these bills.
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the CMS COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff among Medicare and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers. The CMS interim final rule has applied in Virginia since the Commonwealth was not part of the case before the courts. The Supreme Court also ruled 6-3 to block implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to employers with 100 or more employees.
AHCA/NCAL receives frequent questions regarding National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) reporting and common errors encountered by providers. To assist with these questions, the Association has developed a resource on common NHSN errors and how to avoid them. To reduce gaps in reporting, it is highly recommended to have at least two people with security access to the NHSN reporting pathways.
