Staying safe: This winter’s prolonged and widespread cold has pushed many providers to look more closely at how to keep residents and staff warm and...
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Worth a listen: Holly Harmon, AHCA/NCAL senior vice president of quality, regulatory, and clinical services, talks about putting people over paperwork, advancing workforce development, and prioritizing...
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March 31 is the annual renewal deadline for individuals licensed by the Virginia Board of Long Term Care Administrators. The Board issued revisions to the...
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On April 24, 2020, CMS released a memo (QSO-20-28-NH) with updates on Nursing Home Compare (NHC), Five Star, public staffing information, and a list of...
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[caption id="attachment_102017" align="alignright" width="400"] David Gifford, MD, AHCA Senior Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs[/caption] Following the announcement from the Centers for Medicare and...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is taking steps to ensure that skilled nursing facilities are adequately staffed. The November...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that a new report for Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) is now available for providers, The...
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The Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC), a standing commission of the Virginia General Assembly, is conducting a study to evaluate the availability of temporary...
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Citations for medication administration and Individualized Service Plans (ISP) account for 57% of the violations found in Virginia’s assisted living facilities (ALF) from January 1-...
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Revised model forms that conform to the new Standards for Licensed Assisted Living Facilities (22 VAC 40-73) are now available on the Virginia Department of...
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On March 2, 2018 the Department of Social Services (DSS) updated the Disclosure Statement and the Liability Insurance Disclosure Notification Form based on the new...
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The official version of the Standards for Licensed Assisted Living Facilities effective February 1, 2018 have been posted on the Department of Social Services (DSS) website. Today...
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The comprehensive revision to the Standards for Licensed Assisted Living Facilities, 22VAC40-73, was published as a final regulation on November 13, 2017. The full text...
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The Department of Social Services (DSS) has repeated its reminder to assisted living facilities that it has amended the General Procedures to reflect the increase...
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On October 19, DSS issued a message to assisted living providers reminding them of new language added to the background check regulations that prohibits ALFs from...
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The Department of Social Services (DSS) has announced the revised assisted living regulations will take effect on February 1, 2018 provided there are not major...
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Assisted living regulations, statutes, and policies in 17 states were updated between June 2016 and June 2017, according to the National Center for Assisted Living’s...
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The Virginia State Board of Social Services voted to approve the new comprehensive standards for licensed assisted living facilities at its February 15 meeting. The...
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DSS has notified providers that effective October 19, 2016 it has updated the regulations prohibiting assisted living facilities from continuing to employ individuals who have...
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On November 15, 2016 a new regulatory requirement takes effect for liability insurance coverage disclosure by assisted living facilities. A new section VI. Liability Insurance...
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NCAL has issued its annual review of changes states have made to assisted living regulations across the country. The most common changes involved staffing and...
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Although the State Board of Social Services is meeting on October 19, it will not consider the proposed overhaul of the assisted living regulations. The...
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The Virginia State Board of Social Services (SBSS) has formally added new language to the background check and hospice regulations pursuant to legislation passed during...
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The agenda for the upcoming August 17, 2016 meeting of the State Board of Social Services does not include the final regulatory action on the...
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On July 1, 2016, a new law will become effective that prohibits assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, licensed and registered child welfare agencies,...
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VHCA-VCAL was informed this week that the Department of Social Services’ comprehensive revision of the assisted living (AL) facility regulations will not be submitted for...
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On February 4, the House Health Welfare and Institutions Committee reported HB193 on a 12-10 vote. HB 193, introduced by Del. John O’Bannon (R-Henrico), repeals...
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The Virginia Board of Long-Term Care Administrators issued new regulations on November 5, 2015 affecting assisted living facility acting administrators in an administrator-in-training (AIT) program....
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The Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS) is accepting comments on proposed new regulations for assisted living facilities through November 6. The Virginia Center for...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) has published its 2015 Compendium of Residential Care and Assisted...
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