The NC Medicaid program has announced a temporary suspension of prior authorizations (PA) for new nursing home admissions who are being directly discharged from a hospital. Read More
This fall the Nursing Home Licensure and Certification Section is offering training for MDS coding. Each MDS Coding class is 60 to 90 minutes in length and will be available via Microsoft Teams. Read More
The NCHCFA Annual Awards program provides the opportunity to acknowledge front line unlicensed personnel who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in the long term care profession. Read More
FutureCare NC was awarded approximately $2.5 million by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish the NC CareGivers Program to address the shortage of direct care workers (CNAs) in nursing homes. Read More
The Essential Care, Essential Jobs™ initiative in North Carolina is a multi-year partnership between the North Carolina Coalition on Aging and PHI, a national organization focused on strengthening the direct care workforce. Read More
AHCA/NCAL provides in-depth education (a la carte webinars) on topics related to deepening understanding of operating successfully under PDPM. Read More