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FOMO (fear of missing out)? Click here to register today to attend the NCHCFA Annual Convention and Expo February 24 – 27, 2019, in Greensboro, NC. This year’s theme is Renew, Recharge, & Reconnect. Taking care of business sometimes requires taking care of yourself in the process. Take time to replenish your energy, commitment, and creativity, and rediscover your passion for long term care! The 2019 NCHCFA Annual Convention & Expo has advanced educational programs led by nationally renowned speakers, opportunities to reconnect with old friends, as well as network with some new faces. In addition, EXPO 2019 Casino Royale will introduce you to the newest cutting edge products and services available in long term care.

Top 10 Reasons Greensboro, NC is the place to be!

1. Celebrate Excellence in long term care at the 2019 Annual Awards Gala
2. Administrator Continuing Education Credit (NAB/NCERS up to 13.5 hours and NCBENHA up to 16.5 hours)
3. Learn tips to Renew your energy, commitment, and creativity
4. Visit all 170 booths at EXPO 2019 Casino Royale for cutting edge products and services
5. Have your photo taken with Elvis at the Chair’s Viva Las Vegas Evening Extravaganza Tuesday evening
6. Recharge your passion for long term care
7. Advanced educational programs led by nationally renowned speakers
8. Continuing Education Credit for Nurses (up to 15.5 hours)
9. Reconnect with peers for best practice sharing
10. Keynote Presentation From Success to Significance – Dr. Nido Qubein

Call the Sheraton at (800) 242-6556 to make your room reservation. Identify that you are with “NC Health Care Facilities Association 2019 Convention” to receive the group discounted rate. To make your reservation online, click here!

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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 offers both the 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, and “how to” Webinars on implementing additional tools developed by AHCA. The PDPM Academy and in-person training is for provider members only. Register today as we expect this to reach capacity soon.

North Carolina’s in-person training will be March 26, 2019, in Greensboro, NC. Click here to download the brochure and registration form. Click here to register online.

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The Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE) promotes prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in North Carolina and beyond by providing evidence based education and consultation across the healthcare spectrum. This three day program, held every spring and fall, is designed to provide participants with current and practical information for the recognition and management of common infection prevention issues in non-acute care facilities, with an emphasis on long term care. Basic statistics for surveillance and antibiotic stewardship are new additions to the course. Cost is $445 for NC residents, $475 for out-of-state residents. The next available course will be March 4-6, 2019. February 24th, 2019 is the deadline for registration/receipt of payment. Nurse credit and administrator credit available. Click here to register now.

Please use this link to ask your infection control questions: http://spice.unc.edu/ask-spice.

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If you are attending the NCHCFA Annual Convention & Expo, we are pleased to offer a multi-functional Convention App for this year’s event. With the NCHCFA Convention & Expo App you can:

• View the convention agenda
• View exhibitor information
• View attendee list
• Receive alerts & updates for the meeting
• Participate in live polls
• Download session presentations
• View all important convention information
• Communicate with other attendees via the News Feed

All registered attendees will receive an email with download instructions on Monday, February 18th.

Please note NCHCFA has initiated a “green” electronic handout policy for NCHCFA educational events in 2019. Printed handouts will no longer be available in notebooks for attendees at the 2019 Annual Convention & Expo. Handouts will be available next week online on NCHCFA’s Website and can also be downloaded and viewed on the mobile app prior to and during the event. Password information to download handouts will also be available with the 2019 NCHCFA Convention App instructions on Monday, February 18th.

For those that do not wish to print their own materials at this year’s Annual Convention ONLY, limited copies of handouts will be available in the back of each meeting room (where applicable). Notebooks can be purchased for a fee of $25.00. Notebooks must be preordered by Wednesday, February 20th by emailing donnas@nchcfa.org.

This year’s Package One souvenir is a journal portfolio notebook that will provide ample room to take notes!

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has prepared a Remittance Advice (RA) booklet for Medicare Providers so they may conveniently access RA information. This booklet contains consolidated information and allows different provider types to easily navigate the topics pertinent to them.

To access this guide, click here.

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The North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association would like to thank our 2019 Gold Corporate Convention Sponsors for supporting the upcoming Annual Convention & Expo. Be sure to visit them on Tuesday, February 26th during EXPO 2019 – Casino Royale: Carolina Complete Care in booth 308 and QMX Mobile Health in booths 401 and 500!

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The next Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, February 21st, 2019 at 12:00 pm. Jen Salter, MS, LNHA, with Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Morehead City, NC will offer a fantastic presentation on her experience during Hurricane Florence. Leaders in Skilled Nursing Facilities are faced with difficult decisions daily. Crisis and Emergency Preparedness are essential aspects to any high performing organization. As North Carolina continues to experience more weather-related events, facilities must be prepared with effective Shelter-In-Place plans. This Webinar will cover the Decision Process for Evacuation versus Shelter-In-Place, the Tools Utilized to Shelter-In-Place and How to complete an Emergency Response Plan Post Event.

Presenter Bio
Jen Salter, MS, LNHA
Jen Salter has been the Executive Director of Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Morehead City, North Carolina, for eight years. After obtaining a BS from the University of Tennessee in Political Science and Anthropology, Jen attended the University of North Carolina-Wilmington to obtain an MS in Gerontology. Jen serves on the Standards and Ethics Committee, as well as the IDR Panel for North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association. A Senior Examiner for American Health Care Association, Jen also serves on several local charity boards.

Click HERE to register now!

Date: Thursday, February 21st, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Title: Sheltering in Place: The Decision Process
Presenter: Jen Salter, MS, LNHA – Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center

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The North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association would like to thank our 2019 Silver Convention Hosts for supporting the upcoming Annual Convention & Expo. Be sure to visit them on Tuesday, February 26th during EXPO 2019 – Casino Royale: Blue Ridge Pharmacy in booths 425 and 524, Healthcare Services Group in booths 412 and 414, Medipack Pharmacy in booths 415 and 514, Medline in booth 406, NH Med Services in booths 519 and 618, Poyner Spruill LLP in booth 302 and Southern Pharmacy in booths 501 and 503.

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The proposed agenda for the next Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long-Term Care (SNF/LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for Thursday, February 14, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET is as follows below. If you wish to participate, dial (800) 837-1935 and use conference ID 3693669 when prompted.

Announcements & Updates:

• SNF QRP Updates
  • SNF QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAM home page: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/Skilled-Nursing-Facility-Quality-Reporting-Program/SNF-Quality-Reporting-Program-Overview.html
• PBJ Update
  • For questions related to software or technical requirements, please email NursingHomePBJTechIssues@cms.hhs.gov

For questions related to PBJ policies, please email NHstaffing@cms.hhs.gov.

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The North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association will be presenting this workshop to our members one time only in 2019! This workshop was offered across the state of NC in 2017 and 2018 with great success and outstanding reviews.

Servant leadership is a set of behaviors and practices that turn the traditional “power leadership” model upside down; instead of the people working to serve the leader, the leader exists to serve the people. When leaders shift their mindset and serve first, they unlock purpose and ingenuity in those around them, resulting in higher performance and engaged, fulfilled employees. As servant leaders, your purpose is to inspire and equip those you influence.

The goal of this workshop is to provide attendees with information and tools that are relevant, transformative, memorable, and actionable. You will learn and practice execution of the most critical skills needed for leading by serving first. You will come out of this course feeling energized and have a number of tools and skills you can start to apply immediately to empower your teams.

This workshop will be Wednesday, March 13th at the NCHCFA office in Raleigh, NC and facilitated by Mark Gogal. For the complete brochure and registration information, click here.

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Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an MLN Matters article with information on the implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) for skilled nursing facilities. This article can be accessed by clicking here.

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This program is a CMS and State of North Carolina Endorsed Workshop for North Carolina Nursing Homes and LTC Partners. The Workshop will explain how this Resident and Family Guide can be used to reduce hospital readmissions and how you can participate.

Be part of this Medicare Region IV research initiative to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions offered at three locations throughout North Carolina.

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
Tuesday – April 23, 2019
Nash Community College
Brown Auditorium
Rocky Mount, NC
9:15 AM to 12:30 PM

CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
Wednesday – April 24, 2019
Davidson County Community College
Mary Rittling Conference Center
Thomasville, NC
9:15 AM to 12:30 PM

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
Thursday – April 25, 2019
Western Carolina University
University Center Grand Room
Cullowhee, NC
9:15 AM to 12:30 PM

NAB & Nursing CEUs for Attendees

Please register at http://decisionguide.org/workshop.

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Join the North Carolina Culture Change Coalition for a symposium that features guest speaker Susan Gilster, PhD, RN. She has presented more than 150 national and international talks on Alzheimer’s care and treatment, organizational change, leadership, and employee satisfaction and retention. She served as co-facilitator of the Leadership and Culture training for the Practice Change Fellowship program. Dr. Gilster has published more than 50 professional articles and has written two books, “A way of Life: Developing and Exemplary Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Program” and “SERVICE First: Changing Culture, Changing Care”.

Target Audience: Nursing Facility staff, Management, Ownership

Conference Topics:

• Sustaining culture change through leadership
• Panel members present to discuss culture change in their facilities
• Just Culture
• Regulatory perspective on culture change from Cindy Deporter, State Survey Agency

Click here to register.

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Staff Stability Tracking Tool -With this tool, users can calculate rolling 12-month retention rates AND turnover rates for CNAs, RNs, and LPN/LVNs; populate a dashboard to easily review on-boarding and termination processes and patterns; monitor your action plan for quarterly staff satisfaction surveys; and create customized replacement cost estimates. This workbook will last for 12 calendar months, beginning in any month you choose.

Get the tool.
More resources for Staff Stability.

Dementia Care & Psychotropic Medication Tracking Tool – Featuring an enhanced user-interface, this new tool is designed to support and prompt individualized care, documentation of key processes, and provide information to identify opportunities to drive improvement. The development of this tool has been guided by representatives from the Alzheimer’s Association, Consumer Voice, Pioneer Network, the Partnership to Improve Dementia Care, QIN-QIOs, surveyors who worked with the Partnership’s special dementia and schizophrenia surveys, pharmacists, clinicians, and consumers.

Get the tool.
Register for the Spring MLN call to learn more.

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Being a Mindful Leader: Lessons from Neuroscience

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While most sea animals will use blubber to stay warm, penguins trap warm air in their feathers that serve as insulation.

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