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UPCOMING EVENTS & EDUCATION
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Weekly COVID-19 Discussion Calls
Tuesdays • 1 - 2 pm CT • Zoom Meeting
Join us today and every Tuesday for our weekly COVID-19 Discussion Calls. Today's call will feature Jonny Hulse, Business Development Executive, CalTech who will speak on Cybersecurity & COVID-19.
Past session recordings, PowerPoints, and additional materials are available here.
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LeadingAge Coronavirus Calls with CDC and CMS this Week
Feb 10 & 11 • 2:30 pm CT
Join the 2:30 pm CT LeadingAge Coronavirus Update Calls on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday the new CDC materials will be covered. On Thursday, February 11, Evan Shulman, Director of the Division of Nursing Homes, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will join the call to answer questions about how CMS is approaching any changes in visitation guidance. Changes are not anticipated in the near future, Evan will explain why.
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LeadingAge HUD Oversight Workgroup meeting
Feb 11 • 12 pm CT
Join LeadingAge for the first HUD Oversight Workgroup meeting to inform and respond to HUD’s changing approach to physical inspections and file reviews in senior housing. In our first meeting on February 11 at 12 pm CT, we will focus on HUD’s recent proposed rule, which sets in motion sweeping changes to physical inspections. A back-up meeting has been scheduled for February 12 at 12:15 pm CT for those who cannot make the February 11 call. To join either call, please reach out to jbilowich@leadingage.org.
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Fall Prevention and Management
Feb 16 • 1 - 2 pm CT • Webinar
The second session of the Standards of Care Webinar Series will review regulatory requirements and best practices for identifying fall risk, determining and implementing fall management interventions, and conducting an in-depth root cause analysis when a fall occurs. Through lecture and case study analysis we will identify critical nursing assessment and documentation principles to apply in your daily practical operations to promote resident well-being and minimize potential risks.
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SNF Compliance & Ethics Programs—Essentials of the Facility Risk Assessment and Work Plan
Mar 2 • 1 - 2 pm CT • Webinar
The third session of the Cultivating LTC Leaders Webinar Series reviews key components of an effective SNF Compliance & Ethics Program with emphasis on conducting a facility Risk Assessment to drive development of the facility-specific Compliance Work Plan. A sample Risk Assessment template will be provided, as well as examples of prioritizing facility-specific risks and establishing targeted work plan goals and program activities. New and seasoned leaders will develop skill in operationalizing critical Risk Assessment and Work Plan development steps as part of the SNF Compliance & Ethics Program.
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LeadingAge Texas 2021 Virtual Lobby Days
Mar 2 - 4
Join your fellow members for the 2021 Virtual Lobby Days to advocate for those you serve and their caregivers. Legislators need to hear from you so they understand, promote, and protect the programs and services your communities provide for senior Texans. Your credibility as an industry expert and as a provider makes you an ideal advocate for your community and the seniors you serve!
Virtual lobby days gives LeadingAge Texas aging services members an opportunity to connect with your State Representatives and Senators to share your experience and concerns related to the field and your organization. It's time for LeadingAge Texas members to unite and ensure our 2021 Legislative Priorities get the attention they deserve!
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2021 Finance & Strategy Symposium
Feb 24 + 25 • 9 am - 12 pm CT • Virtual Event
Join LeadingAge Texas & Ziegler for this two-day virtual symposium focused on strategic trends in the aging services sector. This symposium was built to provide industry insight to senior living community leadership (CEOs, CFOs, board members, etc.) about how to not only navigate current trends, but to offer strategies on how to thrive in the current economy and the state of the capital lending environment.
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CCSQ Lessons from the Front Line Call: Discussion on Health Care Professional Well-being & Resilience
Feb 10 • 11 am CT
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NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with HHSC LTC Regulation and DSHS
Feb 10 • 2:30 - 4 pm CT
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Ziegler Financial Markets & Sector Update Webinar #20
Feb 18 • 3 pm CT
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HCS & TxHmL Provider Responsibilities: Death Notifications & Investigation Reports Webinar
Feb 25 • 1 - 3 pm CT
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February COVID-19 NF Provider Hot Spot Webinars
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LATEST UPDATES & RESOURCES
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Summary & Analysis of Biden National Strategy
Here is an article about the Administration’s $1.9 billion relief plan, the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, with a link to a 9 page summary and analysis of the seven goals within the plan, highlighting elements that particularly affect LeadingAge members. The content of the final bill that will move through Congress is yet to be fully specified. The budget resolution gives committees budget figures to work with but not instructions on specific policies. Those will be determined by the House and Senate committees who received instructions.
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Congressional House Committees Release Sections of COVID Relief Bill
House Committees of jurisdiction are releasing pieces of the COVID relief package that will be considered through the budget reconciliation process. Ways & Means Chair Richard Neal’s release includes the nine legislative proposals under the Committee’s jurisdiction; these nine proposals include provisions specific to nursing homes, as well as other big ticket items such as like direct assistance for working families, unemployment benefits, and others. They make up more than half of the total $1.9 trillion package. The Education & Labor Committee sections of the bill released by Chair Robert C. “Bobby” Scott include raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2025, OSHA worker protections, and funding for Elder Justice and Older Americans Act programs. The Financial Services Committee, charged with drafting legislation totaling $75 billion released a bill that includes housing provisions and will convene Wednesday. We await several other Committee releases, including the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Small Business Committee. In the coming days we will offer articles and analyses and will provide information on Update Calls later this week.
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TDHCA's Texas Rent Relief Program Opens February 15th
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has received approximately $1.3 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance funds from the newly passed Coronavirus Relief Bill Rental Assistance Program. TDHCA is using the funds to help Texas renters pay rent and utility bills (including past due rent and utilities).
TDHCA's Texas Rent Relief program website and phone systems are up and running and ready to answer questions. TDHCA will accept applications from landlords and tenants beginning February 15, 2021, at 8 a.m., Central Time.
Learn more and apply online at TexasRentRelief.com or by phone at 833-9TX-RENT (833-989-7368).
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FMLA and Paid-Leave Survey
Help us understand your experience with the paid FMLA provisions enacted into law by the Families First legislation and the expanded unemployment benefits from the CARES Act., as Washington considers extending these or similar provisions. This information will provide us with helpful data as we evaluate these proposals. Please complete a short survey (very short if none of your employees took leave!). Questions? Contact Marsha Greenfield.
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LeadingAge has published an updated 10 Red Flags in LIHTC Deals
Low Income Housing Tax Credit "Year-15" disputes have continued, too often damaging the position of nonprofit owners. With the rise of housing credit industry aggregators, LIHTC developers should look out for 10 key “red flags” in their project partnerships. View the “10 red flags” document.
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Access to Adequate PPE for Staff Toolkit
This toolkit focuses on the adequate PPE for an organization. There is a leaders guide, competencies, checklists and training components. The toolkit also has specific resources for both leadership and management as well as all staff.
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Activities Reopening Toolkit
LeadingAge and Pathway Health have created a toolkit to help members establish guidelines and policies for opening up to holding activities. The Activities Reopening Toolkit is grounded in infection control and staff competencies to help nursing homes prepare. Included in the toolkit are policies, checklists and a training plan.
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Visitation & Vaccines Communication Toolkit
With growing impatience around visitation restrictions and the impact of vaccines, we have created a tool that members can share with residents, families, and the greater community to clarify exactly why and when visitation is restricted and what each of us can do to make a difference. This tool is available HERE and can be customized by members.
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COVID-19 TESTING, PPE, & RE-OPENING SOLUTIONS
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For more information on PPE and/or if you are in need of additional PPE items we have not yet provided, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Ann Castro, Director of Business Development, at (817) 680-5471 if you have any questions
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