AHCA/NCAL wanted to share a HUD webinar occurring next week we are hosting entitled, Recent 232 Asset Management Issues and How Operators Can Address Them. More...
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Submit your ITA in the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program Portal between September 15 and November 15 to receive an automatic discount on the overall...
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), on behalf of the Governor's Nursing Home Workforce Stabilization Council, is seeking front-line nursing home staff...
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CMS is hosting a virtual listening session with individual health care staff on emergency preparedness on Tuesday, September 27 at 1 PM Eastern. Space is limited so...
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Recent updates were made to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance to §483.90(g)(1)‐(2) Resident Call System. The regulation states the facility must...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made changes to the §483.25-Quality of Care guidance. Changes include the following: F686-Pressure Ulcers. CMS updated guidance...
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Recently, some members have received written notification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Michigan, Superior Health Quality...
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MDHHS recently revised its Statewide Transition Plan based on feedback from CMS. After clicking the link, scroll about half way down the page to reach the Statewide...
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CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and Rohit Chopra, Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, recently issued a letter to all nursing homes and debt collectors regarding debt collection...
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Earlier this summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an update to QSO-22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC: Update to COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers...
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will be providing free qualitative fit testing apparatus kits and Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
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MCAL Members: On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, from 11 am to 12 pm. MCAL will hold its Annual General Membership Meeting via Zoom. Speakers will...
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The 2022 HCAM/MCAL Convention & Expo brought over 500 people together, both in person and virtually, to network with peers, learn from industry leaders, and...
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The pandemic permanently changed the work environment and employee expectations. Natural infections like those caused by measles, polio, and smallpox produce lifetime protection. However, COVID-19...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated guidance regarding the definition of “Up To Date” as it applies to COVID-19 vaccinations. These changes have created...
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Changes are coming to the surveillance definition of “Up to Date” in National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) reporting at the end of this month. Be advised...
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A message from AHCA President Mark Parkinson: I shared that I’ve heard from countless members that the continued PPE and other related requirements for our...
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