Free MDS 3.0 Training for SNF Staff Starts This Thursday!
Free MDS 3.0 training offered to Skilled Nursing Facility staff starting TOMORROW – Thursday, September 10, 2026
The State of Washington is offering free training using MDS Version 1.20.1 as two-hour webinars in the fall of 2026. Classes will meet on Thursdays starting from September 10, 2026 from 10:00 am to noon Pacific time zone. The topics and schedules are listed below.
No registration is necessary. No certificates of participation will be provided. There are no restrictions for nursing home staff job function or licensing requirements. Each session will have Q&A opportunities based on the subjects presented that day. Multiple listeners on each TEAMS conference line are encouraged.
Each session will use the same TEAMS meeting information:
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27371240605612?p=pIHbxRMPArZ1BHVP64
Meeting ID: 273 712 406 056 12
Passcode: Zq3Ff3dH
If you have questions, please contact the [email protected]
MDS 3.0 Fundamentals Class Schedule:
| Date/Time | Topics | Presenters |
| 09/10/2026, 10:00-noon |
|
Betty Metz |
| 09/17/2026, 10:00-noon |
|
Betty Metz Tara Conner |
| 09/24/2026, 10:00-noon | Sections H, I, J, K, L, M, N | Tara Conner |
| 10/01/2026, no webinar | _ | _ |
| 10/08/2026, 10:00-noon | Sections O, P, Q | Tara Conner |
| 10/15/2026, 10:00-noon |
|
Jodi Lamoreaux |
| 10/22/2026. 10:00-noon |
|
Tara Conner Betty Metz |
| 10/29/2026. 10:00-noon |
|
Tara Conner Jodi Lamoreaux Betty Metz |
Who to Email for questions and assistance
If you have questions about defaults, excluded residents, corrections, modifications, an inactivation, or need a copy of the CMID report please contact [email protected]
Confidentiality
When emailing the [email protected], please do not list the resident name or other identifying information unless you are using a Secure Email. Instead, please include only the “Resident ID” number found in the column on the right of the resident name on the CMID report. We are able to review your inquiries as we have access to your CMID reports. If we need to send you detailed information about a specific resident(s), we will send the information via Secure Email and you will need to log-in with a password to retrieve it.
