Ageless Adventure: As assisted living communities across Virginia and the nation celebrate their residents and staff this week, we are reminded that personal journeys never...
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NCAL released a new vaccine toolkit specifically designed for assisted living providers to assist in their efforts to access the vaccine booster. These materials include...
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To celebrate National Assisted Living Week (NALW), ahcancalED is holding a sale which runs through September 19 on groundbreaking assisted living educational trainings. This sale features 20...
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We have complied a roundup of information and resources related to the coronavirus to help members prevent the spread of the disease, also referred to...
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DSS is conducting is routine periodic review of 22VAC40-80, General Procedures and Information for Licensure. The purpose of this review is to determine whether this...
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Following a deadly shooting at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago earlier this month, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response...
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One of the best ways to understand the demands of the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award criteria is to serve as an Examiner. The Quality Award...
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Not only do AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award winners have better outcomes than the national averages on the key quality performance measures, did you also know...
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The Board of Long Term Care Administrators, after analyzing data from disciplinary cases, has revised the Sanctioning Reference Points (SRP) work sheet to build on...
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Long term and post-acute care centers can take steps today to comply with the recent ban on triclosan, the most commonly used soap active ingredient....
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Virginia’s Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC) is continuing its work on its report on the availability of generators in assisted living facilities and has...
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Register your staff today for Introduction to Activity Management in Long Term Care! This five-day course offered exclusively by VHCA-VCAL will give your activity director...
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Who would you call if your community needed to evacuate? Do you have the contacts and connections you need with your local hospitals or other...
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An Oklahoma-based management company that owns a skilled nursing facility recently paid a $142,000 settlement for employing a licensed practical nurse who was excluded from...
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The Board of Nursing has published a final regulation amending the name tag requirement for nurses. The regulation now specifies that a nurse's name badge...
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Earlier this month national media outlets gave extensive coverage to a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) calling upon the Centers for Medicare...
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It’s time to submit your Quality Award Application! The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, based on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance...
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Provider Magazine reports on suggestions from experts shared during the recent Provider’s Twitter chat, "Depression and the Holiday Blues." Experts from AHCA recommended providers find...
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It takes dedication and commitment to deliver high-quality care. The journey to quality improvement is no different. Continue on this path and apply for a 2018...
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U.S. News and World Report has issued its annual list of “Best Nursing Homes” across the country. To help you respond to questions you may...
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With flu season soon upon us, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has shared tips and advice to make sure your staff, residents, and patients...
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Some AHCA/NCAL members have been contacted by one or more of the three entities which hold copyrights for music: BMI, SESAC, or ASCAP. These contacts,...
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National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) has announced the launch of NABVerify, the home of NAB’s Continuing Education (CE) Registry service as...
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Long term care providers and our entire profession join in expressing our deepest sympathy to the families of the residents who lost their lives recently...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database...
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Get noticed this National Assisted Living Week! There is no better time to showcase your unique residents, your dedicated staff, your contributions to the larger...
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new electronic portal, the Injury Tracking Application (ITA), is now accessible for employers to file web-based reports of workplace...
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Virginia’s Board of Long-Term Care Administrators has announced that the online application process for administrators, AITs, and Preceptors has gone live. Now, prospective Nursing Home...
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Online registration is now open for the 2017 Convention and Trade Show! We’ve got a great line-up of speakers in our dedicated track for Assisted...
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The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database file, which reflects...
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The Department of Social Services (DSS) has shared data on the top ten deficiencies cited at the 270 facilities inspected from January 1 – March...
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This week CNN issued a lengthy report detailing cases of sexual assaults in long term care facilities. While none of the incidents mentioned in the...
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The Department of Social Services (DSS) has shared data on the top ten deficiencies cited at the 263 facilities inspected from October 1 – December...
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The National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) have introduced two new training programs....
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To avoid liability, health care entities need to routinely check the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) to ensure that new hires and current employees are...
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The Department of Social Services (DSS) has shared data on the top ten deficiencies cited at the 344 assisted living facility inspected from July 16...
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Be on the lookout for a survey from the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Department of Gerontology, which is conducting a study on the use of...
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