March 24, 2022

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      LeadingAge Ohio News

      Brod passes the baton to Wallace

      Last week, Susan Wallace assumed leadership of LeadingAge Ohio, succeeding Kathryn Brod who had served as the organization’s Chief Executive for nearly eight years.

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      ICYMI: All member call medication aides

      Yesterday’s all-member call featured Chris Widman of Good Shepherd Home, who shared his experience in using certified medication aides in his facility.

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      State News

      State funds to nursing homes, hospices expected this week

      This week, emergency rules were filed, authorizing the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) to begin issuing payments to nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and hospices, per the appropriations laid out in HB169.

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      Federal/National News

      CDC stretches vaccine intervals for males 12-39

      The Centers for Disease Control & Management (CDC) has updated the interval between dose for the mRNA vaccines to include an 8-week interval for some people ages 12 years and older, especially for males ages 12-39 years due to the small risk of myocarditis.

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      Nursing Facility News

      Survey Tip of the Week: Hand Hygiene

      The infection control F-tag 880 continues to be the second highest cited F-tag in Ohio for FY 2022.

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      Education and Resources

      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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      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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        Questions?

        Please send all questions to COVID19@leadingageohio.org. Additionally, members are encouraged to visit the LeadingAge Ohio COVID-19 Facebook Working Group to pose questions to peers and share best practices. LeadingAge is continuing semi-weekly calls for all members. To participate in these calls, members should register here.  

        LeadingAge Ohio is working to ensure that the information in our daily alerts, on our website, and all coronavirus-related communications is as accurate as possible. However, LeadingAge Ohio makes no guarantees about the accuracy of the information. 

        Education & Events

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        Upcoming Education Events

        March 29, 2022
        9:00AM-4:30PM

        Hospice Clinical Bootcamp

        LeadingAge Ohio Offices, 2233 North Bank Drive, Columbus, OH 43220

        March 30-31, 2022

        Hospice & Palliative Nurse Review Course

        LeadingAge Ohio Offices, 2233 North Bank Drive, Columbus, OH 43220

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