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2023 Long Term Care Newsletters

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  • 2023-27 - 12/21/2023
    • Safe Viewing of the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
    • Free Virtual Courses for Skilled Nursing Personnel
    • Project Firstline Informational Webinar
  • 2023-25 - 11/30/2023
    • Tuberculosis Guidance
    • Ensuring Internet Access for Residents - Reminder
    • Increased Transparency for Nursing Home Ownership
    • Updated Guidance for Federal Monitoring Surveys
  • 2023-23 – 10/26/2023
    • Dietary Manager Qualifications
    • IDOH Health Care Leadership Conference – Follow-up
    • Project Firstline Recording Available for CNA Training Programs
  • 2023-22 – 10/12/2023
    • Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Luminometers Available
    • Updated COVID-19 (2023-2024) Vaccines
  • 2023-21 – 10/05/2023
    • Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP) Revisions
    • IDOH Health Care Leadership Conference – Last Chance to Register!
  • 2023-20 – 09/21/2023
    • Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures
    • Project Firstline for CNA Training Programs
    • State RAI Coordinator Contact
  • 2023-19 – 09/14/2023
    • Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Luminometers Available for Facility Use
    • Updated COVID-19 Vaccine
  • 2023-18 – 09/08/2023
    • CMS Proposal for Minimum Staffing Standards and Medicaid Payment Transparency Reporting
    • Free Virtual Courses for Skilled Nursing Facility Personnel
    • CMS Question and Answer Document for Resident Assessment Instrument Version 1.18.11 Changes
    • IDOH Health Care Leadership Conference
  • 2023-17 – 08/24/2023
    • Infection Control Guidance Refresher for COVID-19
    • Building an Infection Prevention Savvy Workforce: Free Training for LTC Professionals
    • Free Virtual Courses for Skilled Nursing Facility Personnel
    • Heat Wave – Reminders
    • IDOH Health Care Leadership Conference – Registration Open
  • 2023-16 – 07/27/2023
    • IDOH Health Care Leadership Conference – Registration Open
    • What YOU Need to Know about Infection Prevention – Earn a Certificate
    • Standard of Care for Urinary Tract Infections Testing
  • 2023-15 – 07/13/2023
    • Updated POST Form
    • Updated Reporting Guidance for COVID-19
    • Project Firstline for CNA Training Programs
    • IHCA/INCAL’s Long-Term Care Weekly Regulatory Webinars Have a New Home on IHCA.org
    • New Temporary Health Care Services Agency Registry
  • 2023-14 – 06/29/2023
    • CMS Memo QSO-23-18-NH: Posting of Nursing Home Ownership/Operatorship Affiliation Data on Nursing Home Care Compare Website
    • Free Virtual Courses for Skilled Nursing Facility Personnel
    • Black & Minority Health Fair
    • IDOH Health Care Leadership Conference – Registration Open
  • 2023-13 – 06/15/2023
    • Healthcare Worker Vaccination Requirement
    • CMS Updated Survey Resources
    • Free Virtual Courses for Skilled Nursing Facility Personnel
    • IDOH Health Care Leadership Conference – Save the Date
  • 2023-12 – 06/01/2023
    • Reminder: Long-Term Care Pre-Employment Background Checks
    • Langham Portal Closed
    • CMS Updated Survey Resources
  • 2023-11 – 05/18/2023
    • CMS Memo QSO 20-39-NH: Nursing Home visitation – COVID-19 REVISED
    • Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizer and Fire Safety
    • CMS RAI and MDS Education
    • Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessment for Medicaid-Certified Facilities
    • Building an Infection Prevention Savvy Workforce: Free Training for LTC Professionals
  • 2023-10 – 05/11/2023
    • IDOH Guidance Regarding the Use of Enhanced Barrier Precautions to Prevent MDRO Transmission
  • 2023-09 – 05/04/2023
    • CMS Memo QSO-23-13-ALL: Guidance for the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)
    • Training Videos on the Use of Opioid and Psychotropic Medications
    • Nurse Aide Findings Email Listserv Sign-up
    • New Aides Training Programs Newsletter
    • Indiana Health Care Foundation 2023 Long-Term Care Scholarships
  • 2023-08 – 04/14/2023
    • Communicable Disease Reporting Update
    • CMS Memo QSO-23-10-NH: Strengthened Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes
    • Minimum Data Set (MDS) Updates
    • Life Safety Code Reminder
    • CMS Memo QSO-23-11-LSC: Categorical Waiver – Health Care Microgrid Systems (HCMSs)
    • Statewide NATCEP Waiver – Update
    • Project Firstline CNA Program Webinar Recording Available
  • 2023-07 – 03/30/2023
    • Guidance and Survey Process for Reviewing Home Dialysis Services in a Nursing Home
    • Trash and Laundry Best Practices
    • Statewide NATCEP Waiver Ending March 29
  • 2023-06 – 03/16/2023
    • New Assistant Commissioner Announcement
    • Upcoming Medicaid Eligibility Changes
    • Project Firstline Infection Control Educational Resources
    • Educational Opportunities Through Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Project
    • New CDC Pre-Implementation Tool for Enhanced Barrier Precautions
    • Ivy Tech CNA and QMA Testing Plan for 2023
  • 2023-05 – 03/02/2023
    • Candid Conversations: Candida auris and Other MDROs
    • Building an Infection Prevention Savvy Workforce: Free Training for LTC Professionals
    • Free Teepa Snow Dementia Orientation Webinar Available
    • Reporting of COVID-19 POC Test Results – Reminder
    • PPE, Lab, and Vaccination Supplies Still Available to Order Through Langham
    • Outbreak of Extensively Drug-resistant Infections Associated with Certain Eye Products
  • 2023-04 – 02/16/2023
    • Statewide NATCEP Waiver Update
    • CNA Training Clarifications and Updates
    • QMA Insulin Training Reminder
    • Project Firstline for CNA Training Programs
  • 2023-03 – 02/02/2023
    • Indiana’s World TB Day – Registration Open
    • Guidance for Immediate/Emergency Discharge of Residents from Long-Term Care Facilities
    • Invasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) Infections
  • 2023-02 – 01/19/2023
    • Improving COVID-19 Outcomes in Nursing Homes Across America – An Audio Series From CMS
    • CHIRP Quick Reference Guide to Document Historical Vaccine Doses
    • New State RAI Coordinator
    • Temporary Nurse Licenses
    • Reporting Outbreaks
    • Educational and Collaborative Opportunities
    • CMS Memo QSO-23-05-NH
  • 2023-01 – 01/05/2023
    • Facility License Renewals – Reminder
    • Portable Space Heaters – Reminder
    • Statewide NATCEP Waiver and Nurse Aides in Training
    • Update From CDC on COVID-19 and Available Vaccines