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NCHCFA would like to thank all facilities that submitted nominations for the 2019 NCHCFA Annual Awards. We had a great response to help recognize front-line staff for their contributions.

NCHCFA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 Nurse Aide of the Year Awards and the 2019 Riley W. Clapp Outstanding Service Award! Individuals will be recognized in Greensboro, NC during the Annual Convention and Expo.

District I Nurse Aide of the Year
Stephanie Underwood – Pisgah Manor Health Care Center

District II Nurse Aide of the Year
Patricia Cunningham – Saturn Nursing and Rehabilitation

District III Nurse Aide of the Year
Deborah Moore – Clapp’s Nursing Center

District IV Nurse Aide of the Year
Tiffany Brown – Sanford Health and Rehabilitation

District V Nurse Aide of the Year
Debra Flythe – Northhampton Nursing & Rehab Center

2019 Riley W. Clapp Outstanding Service Award
Tommy Johnson – Piedmont Crossing

Make plans today to attend the 2019 Association Awards Celebration on Monday, February 25th for a very special evening! Brochures outlining specific program details will be available in soon.

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The NCHCFA Annual Convention and Expo will be February 24 – 27, 2019 at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Joseph S. Kory Convention Center, Greensboro, NC. To view the Schedule of Events click here. Brochures will be available soon! Please call the Association at (919) 782-3827 if you need additional details.

Make your overnight reservation today. Call the Sheraton at (800) 242-6556 and identify that you are with “NC Health Care Facilities Association 2019 Convention” to receive the group discounted rate.

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NCHCFA has scheduled the AHCA/NCAL Bronze Quality Award Workshop one last time before the end of the year. The first level is Bronze, Commitment to Quality. The third Bronze Quality Award Workshop is being offered December 18th in Raleigh, NC. Last year, 8 of out 10 facilities that attended the Bronze Quality Award workshop received the Bronze Quality Award! Click here for additional details and to download the brochure and registration form.

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The new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) begins October 1, 2019. Developed and presented by the American Health Care Association (AHCA), the PDPM Academy is a 10-month training effort to help centers prepare for this massive change. It is both in-person training and continuing updates and support. Provider members of AHCA and NCHCFA who register for the PDPM Academy will have access to a PDPM 101 workshop Webinar, a full day in-person training, monthly workshop Webinars on key topics and emerging PDPM issues, “how to” Webinars on implementing additional tools developed by AHCA.

North Carolina’s in-person training will be March 26, 2019 in Greensboro, NC! Click here to view more information on the PDPM Academy. Brochures and registration will be made available in January.

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Effective November 30, 2018, the NC PASRR Help Desk Number changed. The new toll-free number is (888) 245-0179. You can also reach the help desk by calling (919) 813-5550. Support staff is available Monday – Friday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM except for observed state holidays.

Effective December 1, 2018, the fax number to submit PASRR related documents changed to (919) 224-1072. Please address all fax submissions to “NC Medicaid PASRR”. The previous fax number is no longer available to submit PASRR related documents. When submitting PASRR related documents for review, please limit fax submissions to the information that has been requested. By limiting the faxes to the information requested, review and response will be more efficient.

Providers have always had the ability to upload PASRR related documents directly to the NCMUST application. Please upload information directly to the NCMUST application whenever possible. Information that is uploaded to the NCMUST application is available immediately to PASRR reviewers and is reviewed faster thereby providing a PASRR number in a timelier manner.

Those with questions regarding the PASRR program may contact the NC Medicaid Clinical Policy Long-Term Services and Supports Section at (919) 855-4364.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an article that introduces Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) providers to a new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Webpage. This new Webpage includes a variety of educational and training resources to assist you in preparing for PDPM implementation and this article contains a summary of some of these educational and training resources for your review. Please share with appropriate staff. To access this article, click here.

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The Great Workforce Shortage

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Concrete is used more than any other manmade material on the planet.

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