Section 8 Reform Accomplished! Major Operational Changes Coming
Major Section 8 reform has finally been accomplished. In past years, it has gone by the acronyms of SEVRA, SESA, AHSSIA. But it was HOTMA that got it done, thanks to so many members getting HOT with their own advocacy efforts in support to help see it through to completion. For more on these changes, go here.

CMS Announces Five New Quality Measures
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the addition of five new quality measures to its Five Star Quality Rating System for nursing facilities, effective August 10.

Programs of All-Inclusive Care for Elderly (PACE) Proposed CMS Rule
On August 11, 2016, the CMS issued a proposed rule (CMS-4168-P) to revise and update regulations from the 2006 Final rule for Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). CMS states that the changes in the proposed rule will strengthen protections for beneficiaries and provide administrative flexibility and regulatory relief for PACE organizations. The proposed rule will also remove redundancies and outdated information, and codify existing practice. For more on these proposed rules, go here.

Assisted Living Quality Measures
The Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL), which includes representatives from LeadingAge and several other stakeholders, has released a report entitled "Measures and Instruments for Quality Improvement in Assisted Living." The report reviews a wide range of measures suitable for quality improvement in assisted living and develops a list of 96 potential measures

New Repairs Standard for REAC Inspection Processes
HUD REAC released a notice on their website in early July entitled "Industry Standard Repair”, which indicates a new standard that details all repairs made to properties must be "made in a good and workmanlike manner with materials that are suitable for the purpose and free from defects”. This new standard outlines a series of specific items and deficiencies that will be determined to be "good and workmanlike”.

This new standard adds the following standards to all items in the inspection item list:

• Ensure that all components, as repaired, perform its intended purpose and function; and
• That all repairs are finished in manner reasonably compatible in design and quality with the original and adjoining decorative materials

PBJ Resources
LeadingAge DC hosted a webinar in April on PBJ with Gold Partner, The Asbury Group IT and Business Member, Reinsel Kuntz Lesher.  The slides from the webinar, FAQ sheet, and contact information are posted on our website.

EHR Resource
The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) has updated its electronic health record (EHR) portfolio with a new CAST 7-stage EHR Adoption Model, as well as a new interactive online guide and a new case study. These free tools, designed to help long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) provider organizations understand, plan for, identify and select the EHR system that best fit their needs, include a white paper and a product selection matrix among other items.

The Roles and Responsibilities of Not-for-Profit Boards
This Education Spotlight provides LeadingAge members information and resources on how board members can effectively fulfill their ethical, legal and fiduciary responsibilities.  Read more...

Senior Living Accounting Changes - Clifton Larsen Allen

• Description:  Learn about Senior Living Accounting Changes from Clifton Larsen Allen.  This webinar will provide an update on the Not-For-Profit Accounting Standards andCCRC Revenue Recognition.
• Date & Time: September 12th at 1:30pm
• Location: Webinar
• Registration: Email Christy Kramer at ckramer@leadingage.org

LeadingAge DC Annual Meeting

• September 15, 2016
• Registration is open.  
• 15% Group Discount Code: LADC2016GROUP 
• LeadingAge Members and Non-Members are welcome
• More information can be found on the LeadingAge DC website

The Art of Care

• LeadingAge DC has partnered with the National Gallery of Art to develop a four part series of workshops at the National Gallery of Art.  Participants will critically analyze original works of art to build skills that support visual literacy, communication, and empathy.
• LeadingAge Members Only
• Space will be limited to the first 15 registered attendees.
• Register Here
• Continuing Education has been approved by the DC Board of Social Work.  Pending approval from the DC Board of Nursing and the DC Board of Long Term Care Administration.

Fall Leaders Forum (coordinated by LeadingAge Maryland)

• October 18, 2016, 9:00 - 3:30 pm
• Topic: My Choices Right or Wrong: Ethical and Legal Intersections with Person-Directed Living
• Description: oin Dr. Michael Gillette, noted bioethicist and highly-rated facilitator, and your colleagues from across Maryland for a very interactive day focused on autonomy, paternalism and the ethics of respecting resident choice. Topics will include:
  • A framework for identifying, analyzing and resolving ethical issues
  • Concepts of autonomy and paternalism, including discussions of the dignity of risk, staff responsibility and aging in place, as well as community values vs. individual desires
  • Facing the multi-faceted ethical conflict between an individual's right to make potentially dangerous decisions, a family's desire to control services, and staff's obligation to protect individuals from harm
  • Case studies and real-world situations that occur in a variety of settings
• Sponsored by H.J. Sims
• Hosted by Ginger Cove, Annapolis, MD
• CEUs pending approval - NAB and Maryland SW
• Register Here

LeadingAge Annual Meeting - Indianapolis

• October 30 - November 2, 2016
• Information and Registration here

Tuesday Stand-Ups

• LeadingAge Maryland is pleased to offer to LeadingAge DC Members  Tuesday Stand-Up – a clinical learning opportunity held every other Tuesday at 10:00am. The call is designed to be a narrowly focused, 15 minute learning experience referencing a current clinical, regulatory or operational issue associated with geriatric medication management or other related health care topic. Each call will offer listeners actionable advice designed for hands-on clinical team members, healthcare leaders and clinicians.
• Topics Include: 
  • 9/6/16 - Stopping the Chain of Infection I: C Diff Prevention and Treatment Tips for Your Health Center, Virginia Health Quality Center (VHQC), Theresa Mandela
  • 9/20/16 - Stopping the Chain of Infection II: Strategies for Preventing Sepsis in Long-Term Care, Virginia Health Quality Center (VHQC), Theresa Mandela
  • 10/4/16 - Winter Weather Preparedness, RCM&D, Denise Shope
• For more information, click here

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Local News

The Washington Home

• The Washington Home is selling resident room and unit furniture. More items will be available in the future.  If you are interested, set up an appointment with Contact Janine S. Finck-Boyle at jfinckboyle@thewashingtonhome.org
  • Items Available now include over the bed tables, night stands, dressers, mirrors, various chairs, tables and lounge furniture.

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