AL SNF | Attention, WHCA Members: Did you have a recent Assisted Living inspection, SNF survey, or complaint investigation? We want to hear from you! Please complete a short survey to provide us feedback, so that we can better serve you and help you prepare for future surveys and inspections.
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AL SNF | October is LTC Residents Rights month! WHCA is offering training, information and resources, and a dedicated webpage on all things residents rights.
Tomorrow, October 3rd, WHCA is hosting an invaluable webinar to kick off this 12-week campaign. Join us for
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AL | Are you an Assisted Living administrator, or hoping to become one? Learn to excel in your duties and achieve success in your career from experts at the LEAD Executive Training program
this month, from October 14-22. Administrators and those wishing to be an administrator at every level of experience will be professionally enhanced by this program.
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AL SNF | Over 300 providers and associate business partners convened in Spokane last week at the 2025 WHCA/IHCA Fall Conference. Read on for some of the highlights from this year’s event!
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SNF | The November general election is almost here—and citizens throughout Washington state will be receiving mail-in ballots for the 2024 General Election. Skilled nursing and assisted living providers have a role to ensure that residents are supported in their right to vote.
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AL SNF | DSHS issued a
Dear Provider Letter notifying skilled nursing and assisted living facility providers that surveyors and complaint investigators, along with other RCS staff, will begin wearing medical masks for onsite facility visits starting October 1.
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AL | DSHS issued a
Dear Provider Letter notifying AL facilities with Medicaid contracts of the increased liability insurance minimum coverage limit changes. This change only applies to skilled nursing facilities who contracted with DSHS after February 29, 2024.
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AL | ALTSA has created a Retention Toolkit for supervisors of direct care workers. This is a wonderful resource for assisted living facility managers – new and experienced. These resources are FREE and can be accessed anytime.
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In mid-September, DSHS submitted “decision package” recommendations to the Governor’s budget office, the Office of Financial Management, for consideration in Washington’s FY25-27 operating budget. This...
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