May 05, 2022

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Featured News

Help Your Board Hit the Governance Bullseye, webinar series: Starts June 7

LeadingAge Ohio and HJ Sims invite you to join this webinar series with your board members as HJ Sims provides a series of comprehensive virtual content geared directly toward the governance of senior living providers.

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You Asked... We Answered

You asked... We Answered

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) webpage has information on both the COVID-19 county level and community transmission level. Which one should I be following to determine universal source control, relaxing of restrictions, and testing?

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    LeadingAge Ohio News

    Advocacy in Action Call – Monday, May 9

    Join the LeadingAge Ohio advocacy team for the Advocacy in Action call at 10:00AM this Monday, May 9.

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    Next LeadingAge Ohio all-member call: Tuesday, May 10

    Join LeadingAge Ohio staff on Tuesday, May 10 at 11:30AM for the next all-member call.

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    LeadingAge Ohio and members awarded Preceptorship grant through ODE

    This week, LeadingAge Ohio received notice that it had been approved for funding through the Ohio Department of Education for paid internships for high school students in two member facilities.

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    LeadingAge Ohio PAC Brew Tour: Thursdays in June

    The LeadingAge Ohio PAC will host fundraising events at three of Ohio’s premier breweries for its first-ever Summer PAC Brew Tour!

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    LeadingAge Ohio shares May social media graphics

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

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    State News

    Assisted living relief funds - Applications due TOMORROW

    Last week, the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) shared a list of assisted living providers who have yet to apply for relief funds made available through HB169.

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    ODH shares survey updates and citation trends

    The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) shared during a call today with the associations that they are averaging about 50 standard annual surveys a month for nursing homes and intermediate care facilities.

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    ODM shares MITS “dark” days

    The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) announced that its Medicaid Information Technology Sytem (MITS) will experience "dark days" beginning June 23 through July 1.

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    Federal/National News

    Study finds RN workforce shrank 2% during pandemic

    A study published in Health Affairs found a 1.8 percent decline in the number of registered nurses in the US during the pandemic.

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    Nursing Facility News

    Deadlines for outdoor visitation CMP project

    Last winter the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) announced an initiative to help facilitate in-person outdoor visits for nursing facility residents, their families, and friends.

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    Survey forms for nursing homes updated

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made updates to the Long-Term Care Survey Resources file.

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    Survey Tip of the Week: PPE

    Infection Control F-tag 880 is the top cited f-tag in Ohio for both standard and complaint surveys in FY 2022.

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    Housing News

    Piecing it Together: Payment Innovation in Affordable Housing - May 17

    LeadingAge Ohio is calling on Housing Leadership, Bankers, Developers, HCBS Providers, Health Plan Leadership and Policymakers to join us for a day of mapping solutions for funding community-based aging services.

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    Life Plan Community News

    Life Plan Community webinar series: I’m in charge of Social Media, what do I post? - May 12

    In the May 12 session of the life plan community webinar series, join expert Josh Van Den Berg, Chief Strategy Officer, Three Pillars Senior Living Communities as he discusses content for your social media channels and the purpose of content.

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    Education and Resources

    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

      May 5, 2022
      1:00-2:00PM

      Life Plan Community Webinar Series

      Evolving Marketing and Sales Strategies to Meet the Needs of the Evolving Prospect

      Webinar Series

      May 9, 2022
      10:00-10:30AM

      Advocacy In Action Member Call

      WEBINAR

      May 10, 2022
      10:00AM-2:00PM

      Hospice Billing Workshop

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

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