March 03, 2022

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ARPA Assisted Living Provider Relief Funding

The Ohio Department of Aging and Ohio Department of Medicaid conducted a call today for Ohio’s assisted living facilities on the process for applying for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) funding outlined in House Bill 169. Ohio has provided additional information on the funding on the Ohio Grants Partnership webpage.

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March 9 All Member Call: All things agency

Join LeadingAge Ohio Chief Policy Officer Susan Wallace in a discussion of high-level strategies to rein in staffing agency costs, including Ohio’s HB466, which would require staffing agencies to be licensed and implement quality and pricing controls.

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    LeadingAge Ohio News

    LeadingAge Ohio Awards Program - Nominations Open!

    The LeadingAge Ohio Awards Program celebrates exemplary work of the individuals and organizations within our membership on an annual basis.

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    March social media graphics released

    LeadingAge Ohio is providing members with a Dropbox file each month featuring unique graphic files for use on social media.

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    Federal/National News

    Department of Labor “Summit” focuses on wage laws in healthcare

    As part of U.S. Department of Labor efforts to build better jobs and increase pay equity, the department’s Wage and Hour Division regional office in Chicago will host a webinar on March 23 from 8:00 - 10:00AM EST titled, “Midwest Care Workers Summit 2022.”

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    2022 AARP Community Challenge grant program

    AARP Ohio invites local organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant program.

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    Nursing Facility News

    Survey Tip of the Week: Pharmacy services

    The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) shared with LeadingAge Ohio that citations involving medication practices have increased in recent months.

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    Mark your calendar: March 10 stakeholder call

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)has announced that March 10 will be the next nursing home stakeholder call.

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    SNF VBP Frequently Asked Questions

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the SNF-VBP Frequently Asked Questions document.

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    SNF QRP Reference Guide

    On March 1, CMS released an updated Quick Reference Guide available in the Downloads section of the SNF Quality Reporting Data Submission Deadlines webpage.

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    Housing News

    Putting the Pieces Together: Payment Innovation in Affordable Housing - Save the Date!

    The struggle is real – and we need you! Members involved in affordable housing should join LeadingAge Ohio on May 17 for a day of mapping solutions for funding community-based aging services.

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    Life Plan Community News

    Ziegler CFO Hotline - Independent Living monthly fee increases survey

    LeadingAge Ohio Partner Ziegler is requesting LeadingAge Ohio member assistance with their CFO HotlineSM survey!

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    CLA Senior Living survey

    LeadingAge Ohio associate member CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) is conducting a series of surveys to capture various trends and provide not just results, but analysis and opportunities to senior living providers across the country.

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    Education and Resources

    2022 Women in Senior Living Virtual Leadership Forum

    LeadingAge Ohio Partner Ziegler is once again pleased to celebrate Women’s History Month with a Women in Senior Living Leadership Forum to be held virtually on Friday, March 18 from 12:00-2:00PM.

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    Leading Faithfully: Being present to the dying and those who love them

    Join Reverend Becky King, MDiv, BCC and Kim Vesey, RN, CHPN, MS on Wednesday, May 18 for this training, which is specifically designed to better equip participants in the support of end of life care.

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    Green House homes workshop taking place March 16-17 in Florida

    The Green House Project is hosting a development workshop at The Woodlands, a 144-bed Green House community offering skilled care and short-term rehab, located at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach, Florida on March 16-17.

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    Housing Professionals Webinar Series

    LeadingAge Ohio is pleased to announce that it is partnering with LeadingAge New York to offer members the opportunity to attend the 2022 Annual Housing Professionals Webinar Series!

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    Check out the LeadingAge Ohio Education Calendar!

    LeadingAge Ohio holds valuable education webinars and in-person events all throughout the year.

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      Education & Events

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      Upcoming Education Events

      March 3, 2022
      1:00-4:15PM

      2022 Palmetto Hospice & Home Health Medicare Workshop Series

      Hospice Session

      WEBINAR

      March 8, 2022

      2022 Annual Housing Professionals Webinar Series

      Offered by LeadingAge New York

      Virtual Webinar Series

      March 9, 2022
      10:00-11:00AM

      STAT: Survey Tips and Tactics

      Assessment and Care Plans

      WEBINAR

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