UPDATE Weekly

The PDPM Academy in-person training on March 26th in Greensboro has sold out. We will be unable to accept any further registrations for this event. The venue has reached full capacity.

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For those members registered for the PDPM Academy and in-person training on March 26th, 2019 in Greensboro, NC, it is critical that you watch the pre-requisite Webinars in advance so you will get the most value out of the in-person training.

In order for the in-person training to be effective and meaningful to participants, it is imperative that registered providers watch a series of Webinars in advance. PDPM Academy Trainers will assume participants have watched six pre-recorded Webinars to ensure they have foundational PDPM knowledge for a hands-on workshop experience. Because the pre-recorded Webinars are in short increments, Academy participants may watch as they have time rather than watching a single long Webinar.

Webinar Topics:

1) PDPM Academy Workshop – What to Expect (5 minutes)
2) PDPM Basics (32 minutes)
3) PDPM Resident Case Examples (20 minutes)
4) SNF Benefit, SNF Programs and Interactions with PDPM Version 1 (17 minutes)
5) How to Use CMS ICD-10 PDPM Crosswalk Tables (22 minutes)
6) Administrators’ Role in PDPM Transition – Version 1 (19 minutes)

How to Access the Pre-Requisite Webinars: SNF Provider Members can access the Pre-Requisite Webinars at https://educate.ahcancal.org/p/pdpmpre-reqs. These Webinars are available now to AHCA provider members and will not require a state registration list to access. Members can login with their AHCA username and password to access (same one you use for www.ahcancal.org). Any issues with login should be directed to educate@ahca.org for assistance.

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Join your colleagues for NCHCFA’s new Legislative Conference, April 8-9, 2019 in Raleigh, NC. This event will allow members to schedule appointments with their elected representatives in the North Carolina House and Senate and advocate for important long term care issues at the North Carolina Legislature. Decision makers in our state need to understand who we are caring for, and what they can do to help. The most effective voice is that of the caregivers and administrators. Stay informed, take action, and be a part of the solution. Register here today and let’s send a powerful message of unity on behalf of our state’s skilled nursing community!

Click here to make your overnight reservations. Rooms will be released on Monday, March 25th.

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Each April 1st, the Fair Rental Value portion of the nursing facility rates are adjusted to reflect updated market data, as well as items submitted on the Capital Data Surveys.

Prior to the release of the rates, providers are encouraged to review the posted Capital Data Survey information to make sure that it is reflective of the information that was submitted. The state record of the Capital Data Survey submissions can be found at https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/documents/nursing-home-aging-schedules.

If you do spot a discrepancy, providers may contact Katrina Brown, NC Medicaid Financial Analyst at (919) 527-7625.

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Long term care facilities must be compliant with Phase 3 Requirements of Participation by November 28, 2019. This phase introduces several items that have never been surveyed before, including the full implementation of a compliance and ethics and QAPI program, presence of a qualified infection preventionist, and certain staff training requirements.

Cindy Deporter, MSSW, State Survey Agency Director, Division of Health Service Regulation, will be teaching a full day session (three locations) on an overview of Phase 3 Requirements of Participation with extra emphasis on those that have not been phased in (in part). The review will include:

• Abuse & Neglect Coordination with QAPI Program
• Care Planning & Providing Culturally Competent & Trauma-Informed Care
• Standards of Practice, Systems, & Staff Competency Related to Trauma-Informed Care
• QAPI Program
• Infection Preventionist
• Compliance & Ethics Program
• Bedside Resident Call System
• Training Requirements

In addition, there will be a segment devoted to the revised State Operations Manual, Appendix Q – Core Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy. The participant will be able to:

• Review progress towards meeting the requirements
• Develop new, or modify existing, action plans
• Relate survey outcome to the revised Appendix Q
• Use the Appendix Q modifications to interface with the survey process and consideration of IIDR or IDR

April 11, 2019 – The Crest Center & Pavilion, Asheville, NC
April 16, 2019 – The Grandover Resort, Greensboro, NC
May 2, 2019 – The Ballast Hotel, Wilmington, NC

Click here to register online! Click here to download the brochure with registration form.

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The next Lunch and Learn Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, March 28th, 2019 at 12:00 pm. Ken Burgess, Partner, Poyner & Spruill, LLP and Cindy DePorter, MSSW, State Survey Agency Director, Division of Health Service Regulation, will be discussing current trends in SNF Survey and Enforcement. Don’t miss out! Click here to register today.

Date: Thursday, March 28th, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Title: The Regulators’ Update
Presenter: Ken Burgess, Partner, Poyner & Spruill, LLP
Cindy Deporter, MSSW, State Survey Agency Director, Division of Health Service Regulation

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The NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NCBENHA) will offer the 2019 Preceptor Seminars on April 29-30, 2019 and April 30-May 1, 2019 at the Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC. You will need to choose the first seminar dates for Renewal Preceptor Certification and the second seminar dates for Initial Preceptor Certification and Continuing Education Only. The seminars will be open to all nursing home administrators seeking continuing education credits and/or preceptor certification. This is the only preceptor seminar being planned for 2019 by the NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. The deadline to register is April 19th! Click here to download more information along with the registration form.

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This DVD, Mobility and Safe Movement of the Elderly, Improving Your Skills to Prevent Injuries and Reduce Falls, by Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L., FOTA, Dementia Care & Training Specialist, was developed in conjunction with Wake Allied Health Education Center, Durham Technical Community College and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Office of Information Systems. The content is formatted in separate segments in order to customize the delivery of content to your learning objective. Handouts developed by Teepa accompany each video and may be reproduced. To order, e-mail your request to Donna Snyder at donnas@nchcfa.org. The price is $35.00 (tax and shipping included).

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Many baby boomers willing to receive long term care outside the home

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Nearly 60-percent of all sandwiches sold worldwide are actually hamburgers.

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