AL SNF | What are the most often cited regulations in Washington’s assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, and why? These webinar sessions, hosted by WHCA's Vicki McNealley and Elena Madrid, respectively, are invaluable resources for learning the best ways to address these citations and discuss ideas on how to prevent them from recurring. Happening January 9 for assisted living and January 16 for skilled nursing!
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AL | WHCA's Vicki McNealley has been passionate about medication safety in assisted living for the past 25 years. Vicki first designed a medication assistance training class for WHCA in 2007; the class has seen many iterations and, in its most recent form, has been a 10-hour course approved for continuing education and taught in-house by qualified facility trainers.
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AL SNF | Beginning January 2025, temporary staffing agencies designated “Nursing Pools” in Washington will be required to complete the annual reporting requirements outlined in RCW 18.52C.060. In Washington, temporary nurse staffing agencies are required to register as nurse pools. This important law is intended to provide agency rates transparency and accountability. You can review state law regarding agency staffing at
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AL SNF | *Rescheduled from November 20 to December 18 due to a mass power outage. Join us for the Fall 2024 DSHS Licensing Agency-Provider Meeting. Gain insight into key regulatory updates, discuss important policy changes, and explore quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing care in long-term care settings.
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SNF | The Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published its
General Compliance Program Guidelines document in November 2023. This week, the OIG published the updated
Nursing Facility Industry Segment Specific Compliance Guidelines. This is the first update to the Nursing Facility ICPG since 2008.
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State leaders trust WHCA as subject matter experts – and have asked us to brief legislative and agency leaders on issues around ‘difficult to discharge’...
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