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As part of NCHCFA’s Board adopted Strategic Plan, the Association has developed a new Website to better serve our membership. NCHCFA is pleased to announce our new Website is now available at http://www.nchcfa.org. All members were e-mailed login instructions on Monday, June 18th.

We hope you will stop by and visit! Our new site includes timely regulatory, quality, reimbursement, and legislative resources, an interactive calendar of all upcoming events, a helpful “Facility Finder” for consumers to search NCHCFA member facilities in a specific area, a user-friendly Associate Membership Directory, and much more! We hope our new site is a helpful resource you find useful on a daily basis.

If you have any questions or need assistance logging in to your account, please call the Association office at (919) 782-3827 or e-mail williamt@nchcfa.org.

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Register today for the seventh annual NCHCFA Summer Symposium, August 8-10, 2018 at the Embassy Suites Resort at Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC for the most up to date information affecting long term care. You can register and pay on-line at NCHCFA’s new Website! Visit our new Website at http://www.nchcfa.org & click on the Calendar or Seventh Annual Summer Symposium Registration Banner! Administrators and registered nurses will be able to earn up to 11.5 hours of continuing education.

Call the Embassy Suites Resort at (800) 876-0010 to reserve your overnight room. Use group code “HCF” to identify yourself as a NC Health Care Facilities Association Convention attendee! To make your reservation online, visit https://tinyurl.com/ncsummersymposium2018.

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The NC Health Care Facilities Association presents Act of Violence Response – How to Prepare For and Respond During and After an Act of Violence. Recent tragedies remind us that the risk is real: an act of violence can happen in any place at any time. Preparing for an act of violence in a long-term care facility requires a multifaceted approach. Assessing the risk of violence requires a detailed analysis. The risk assessment will facilitate effective policies and plans for response, communication, and recovery. Training staff involves conveying response protocols as well as being attentive to the emotional stress associated with the training and helping staff understand practical methods to protect themselves. The assessment, plans, and training will all be minimized if the organization has no approach to addressing physical, emotional, and operational recovery. This workshop will walk participants through assessing the risk of an act of violence, examine best practices for training staff, and discuss development of comprehensive plans and policies to manage an act of violence in a long-term care facility.

About the Speaker

Will Moorhead, J.D., MEP, is President and Owner of All Clear Emergency Management Group. He has served in the emergency management field both as a first responder and in State and local government capacities. He has over 25 years of experience in the fire service and is a FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP). His previous positions as Legal Analyst for South Carolina Emergency Management Division and Director of Public Health Preparedness for South Carolina Division of Health and Environmental Control Region 2 provided many opportunities to see first-hand how legal issues impact emergency management. Will has worked in the consulting arena for 11 years where he has been able to share his expertise in emergency management.

This session will be offered in three locations:
July 18, 2018 – Pennybyrn at Maryfield, High Point, NC
July 19, 2018 – Bradley Creek Health Center at Carolina Bay, Wilmington, NC
July 24, 2018 – Aston Park Health Care Center, Asheville, NC

Click here to view and print the brochure with registration form. Click here to register online now!

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NCHCFA has an additional benefit of membership — a monthly Lunch and Learn Webinar Series. NCHCFA is offering a one-hour Webinar on a timely and relevant topic to its members at no additional charge. There will be no CEUs offered for these Webinars.

The next Webinar is scheduled for tomorrow, June 21st, from 12 noon-1:00 PM. Webinar details are below:

Title: Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) Medical Review
Presenter: Rhonda Craig, RC Consulting

The objectives of this Webinar include:

A) Definition and mechanics of the review
B) How error rates are calculated
C) What happens when a provider fails to improve the error rate
D) Common errors/denial issues
E) How to prepare

Click here to register.

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If you haven’t registered for the 69th Annual AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo, don’t wait any longer. The early bird registration discount ends in just four weeks, July 20th. By registering before the early bird deadline, you get the maximum savings possible on your registration package. Online registration is quick, easy, and with immediate confirmation. You can also book your housing at the same time. All attendees must be registered for the event before any housing reservations can be made. Additionally, staying within the official AHCA/NCAL housing block will result in $100 discount off your registration fees (exclusions apply, see Website). If attendees book housing in the official AHCA/NCAL housing block and later cancel their reservation, the additional $100 registration fee will automatically be charged.

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University and NORC at the University of Chicago, has developed the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. They are seeking long-term care facilities interested in joining a national program that aims to improve antibiotic prescribing practices and assist facilities with implementing effective antibiotic stewardship programs. This is a one-year program beginning in December 2018. There is no fee to participate. A future cohort will enroll ambulatory practices.

Learn more by attending an informational Webinar:

• Tuesday, July 10th at 12:30 PM ET
• Thursday, July 26th at 2:30 PM ET
• Tuesday, August 9th at 2:30 AM ET
• Thursday, August 30th at 10:30 AM ET

E-mail the program team at http://antibioticsafety@norc.org for more information.

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This Webinar is scheduled for June 26, 2018 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Starting in October of this year, all SNFs will have their Medicare payments adjusted based upon how many residents have been admitted to the hospital. SNFs with low readmission rates can receive bonus payments and SNFs with higher readmission rates will have their Medicare payments cut. Join Alliant to learn more about this program to avoid a possible pay decrease this Fall.

Register Here
Phone: (800) 747-5150
Access: 2323667#

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Metro Atlanta-based Second Wind Dreams received a $1.5 million grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to expand its Virtual Dementia Tour in nursing homes throughout North Carolina. The non-profit’s Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) is meant to build sensitivity and awareness for caregivers of those with dementia and improve the quality of life for those with dementia. The tour is a simulation that allows people to experience sensory impairments, vision loss, imbalance and confusion those with dementia often experience. The funds will be used to provide this experience in 200 nursing homes in North Carolina beginning March 2018. Applications are first-come, first-served.

Eligible Nursing Homes will receive:

• VDT conducted by a Second Wind Dreams certified trainer
• Designation as a “Dementia-Sensitive Environment”
• Person-centered assessment of staff performance
• VDT conducted in the local community
• CEU credit for multiple domains
• Staff in-service training

ALL AT NO COST TO YOUR NURSING HOME!

All certified, skilled nursing homes are welcome to apply to participate in the CMP Funds project.

Contact Ebony Blanding, Grants Coordinator, at grants@secondwind.org for more information or by calling (470) 242-0170.

To download the flyer and application, click here.

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The AHCA education library is a living repository of tools and resources to help you navigate the Requirements of Participation. It contains an array of documents divided into three categories- Action Briefs, Tools, and Webinars.

• Action Briefs – provide highlights, specific information, tips and resources about a particular topic
• Tools – are an instrument designed to assist you in implementing the requirement
• Webinars – are an array of communications from AHCA to assist you in learning and mastering the new requirements

Click here to view the AHCA library and return often to see the newest materials available.

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If you were unable to attend one of our sessions on the Requirements of Participation Phase 2 and the New Survey Process, the notebook used in the training is now available for purchase. Email Donna Snyder to order a notebook for your facility at donnas@nchcfa.org. The cost is $25.00 plus tax and shipping.

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Difficult Decisions and Challenging Conversations—The Stuff of Leadership (and Organization) Success

Art Petty Article

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Brazil is the only country that has qualified in every World Cup tournament since the competition began in 1930. It has won the tournament five times.

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