Nobody wants a pizza party: In the first of the four-part June webinar series, Claudia Blumenstock will share her expertise and insights on key staffing and...
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Nobody wants a pizza party: In the first of the four-part June webinar series, Claudia Blumenstock will share her expertise and insights on key staffing...
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Workforce tips: Career ladders and career paths are not a new concept, but assisted living providers should consider creating career ladders, especially when staff development...
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Coming up: On May 14 at 11:00 am, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will host an online compliance webinar about its final rule banning noncompete...
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Savings alert: AHCA/NCAL’s Gero Nurse Prep course is proven to significantly increases RNs’ gerontological nursing competency test scores. Registrants can save $200 on Gero Nurse Prep...
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What to know: Staffing data for the first quarter, January 1 – March 31, of 2024 is due by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on...
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What to know: Long term care providers should be aware of two recently issued employment-related regulations and their potential impact. The Federal Trade Commission issued...
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Workforce and staffing issues are still top-of-mind concerns for nursing facility and assisted living community leaders. In this four-part webinar series in June, Claudia Blumenstock will...
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What’s new: CMS posted a detailed fact sheet on the minimum staffing final rule as well as a link to the full text, which will...
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Did you know? Staff of VHCA-VCAL member centers are eligible to apply for scholarships up to $2,000 to advance their nursing education. Applications for the...
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Did you know? Staff of VHCA-VCAL member centers are eligible to apply for scholarships up to $2,000 to advance their nursing education. Applications for the...
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Encourage your staff who are interested in furthering their nursing education to apply for a 2024 Regirer Nursing Scholarship! Scholarships up to $2,000 are available...
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Scholarship opportunity: The 2024 Regirer Nursing Scholarship applications are now available. Each year VHCA-VCAL’s Commonwealth Long Term Care Foundation awards scholarships up to $2,000 to...
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What’s happening: The US Department of Labor published a final rule, entitled Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which goes...
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What’s happening: The US Department of Labor published a final rule, entitled Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which goes...
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Mark your calendar: AHCA/NCAL has planned a webinar series focused on workforce-related matters impacting long term care (LTC) providers. This series will focus on issues...
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Check out this on-demand Relias webinar to investigate the steps your organization can take to attract, value, and retain clinical staff. Presenter Felicia Sadler, MJ,...
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Check out this on-demand Relias webinar to investigate the steps your organization can take to attract, value, and retain clinical staff. Presenter Felicia Sadler, MJ,...
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At the federal level: A bipartisan group of US Senators introduced legislation to stop CMS from finalizing the minimum staffing proposal. VHCA-VCAL, AHCA/NCAL, and many...
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Do you know a caregiver who has made a difference in someone’s life because of the care they provide? If so, Ceca wants to share your stories...
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In continuing coverage of the staffing survey results, findings were shared in reports featuring: Tom Orsini, president and CEO of Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital...
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Thank you for the tremendous response to our annual workforce/staffing survey. The results paint an important picture of what’s going on in your facilities. Now...
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Deadline extended: You’re invited to participate in Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) annual Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Study. The study is published by...
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From Relias: Download A Competent Professional: Supporting Nurse Excellence Fact Sheet to learn how to provide the right resources to effectively engage nurses from day...
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“Biggest public policy issue”: As numerous media outlets covered the findings of VHCA-VCAL’s staffing survey, many focused on the comment by VHCA-VCAL President and CEO that...
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Results of the member survey on workforce issues show that virtually all facilities are struggling to find enough qualified caregivers. Additionally, 44 percent of facilities have...
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Required reporting: Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) must report healthcare personnel (HCP) influenza vaccination summary data through the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). SNFs are...
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You’re invited to participate in Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) annual Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Study. The study is published by HCS and...
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Join Relias for one or both of its complimentary webinars on October 18 and 19 at 2:00 pm focused on retaining staff and improving outcomes. October...
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Competency Evaluations: Retain Staff and Improve Outcomes Join Relias for one or both of its complimentary webinars on October 18 and 19 at 2:00 pm...
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What’s new: The U.S. Department of Labor released a proposal for comment that would increase the wage threshold for "white collar" employees to be exempt from...
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October 6 is the deadline to respond to the workforce/staffing survey. If you have not already done so, it should take you less than 10...
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Get involved: AHCA/NCAL has a goal of submitting more than 10,000 comments to CMS on the proposed minimum staffing rule by November 6. In addition,...
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Remember to provide your input on VHCA-VCAL’s workforce/staffing survey before October 6. Your feedback is essential to helping us tell the story of what’s happening...
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Congratulations to the 18 individuals awarded 2023 Regirer Nursing Scholarships. Each awardee received $2,000 toward the cost of their nursing education. Scholarship recipients are current...
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Have you responded to the workforce/staffing survey yet? Your feedback is essential to helping us tell the story of what’s happening in your buildings and...
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In case you missed it: In three recent op-eds, VHCA-VCAL and members have made the case against the federal staffing mandate. Read and share the...
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Action needed: CMS needs to hear from you about why the proposed unfunded staffing mandate should not be implemented. If implemented, the CMS rule would...
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Thanks to the generosity of sponsors to the Regirer Nursing Scholarship Golf Tournament, the Commonwealth Long Term Care Foundation raised over $57,000 for future nursing...
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What's happening: VHCA-VCAL is conducting its annual member survey to gather information on the workforce/staffing situation. Your responses are critical for our advocacy efforts around...
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Next week VHCA-VCAL will launch a short survey to gather information on the continuing workforce challenges. Look for the survey in your inbox. Your feedback...
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In the news: Debbie Petrine, chairman and CEO of CCR, wrote an op-ed published in Cardinal News explaining that skilled nursing centers “need a multi-faceted...
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For your radar: The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise regulations regarding who can be authorized by employees...
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New tool: AHCA’s Clinical Practice Committee has published a new resource to support members in training and educating contracted staff. The Clinical Competency Profile allows facilities...
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What’s happening: VHCA-VCAL is aware that several members have recently received an automatic response notifying them of a processing delay when submitting background check requests...
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Registration is open for Relias’s virtual thought leadership event, Impact: Retention on August 17. This event will focus on meaningful strategies to help you retain,...
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Help support our workforce: August 10 is the deadline to sign up to play or sponsor the 2023 Regirer Nurse Scholarship Golf Tournament and be...
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What’s new: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new version of Form I‑9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers may begin using the new edition beginning...
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We are happy to announce that registration is open for the Regirer Nurse Scholarship Golf Tournament on September 11, 2023 at Hanging Rock Golf Club!...
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Don’t forget to encourage your staff who are interested in furthering their nursing education to apply for a 2023 Regirer Nursing Scholarship by July 7,...
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Don’t forget to encourage your staff who are interested in furthering their nursing education to apply for a 2023 Regirer Nursing Scholarship by July 7,...
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Support the nursing workforce by getting your spot to play in the upcoming Regirer Nurse Scholarship Golf Tournament on September 11. Sponsorship opportunities are also available....
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Studies show the number one reason long term care (LTC) workers cite for quitting their jobs is their supervisor. Many LTC supervisors are hired or...
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Did you know? Staff of VHCA-VCAL member centers are eligible to apply for scholarships up to $2,000 to advance their nursing education. Applications for the...
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Two Virginia legislators have introduced bipartisan legislation that could help address the ongoing labor shortage in long term care (LTC). Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) and Sen....
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Encourage your staff who are interested in furthering their nursing education to apply for a 2023 Regirer Nursing Scholarship! Scholarships up to $2,000 are available...
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Are you looking to start your own workforce recruitment campaign or enhance your hiring efforts? Join AHCA/NCAL for a Careers in Caring webinar on May 18!...
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Encourage your staff who are interested in furthering their nursing education to apply for a 2023 Regirer Nursing Scholarship! Scholarships up to $2,000 are available...
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Did you know? Relias customers retain staff, elevate care quality, and reduce risk. Check out this new fact sheet to see all the benefits of...
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Are you looking to start your own workforce recruitment campaign or enhance your hiring efforts? Join AHCA/NCAL for a Careers in Caring webinar on May...
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Scholarship opportunity: The 2023 Regirer Nursing Scholarship applications are now available. Each year VHCA-VCAL’s Commonwealth Long Term Care Foundation awards scholarships up to $2,000 to...
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The deadline to register for the upcoming workforce retention education program is April 26. Sign up today to get advice on how to slow the...
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Careers in Aging Week (CIAW) is dedicated to bringing greater visibility and awareness to the wide-ranging careers in long term care (LTC) and aging services...
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Register now: Shelonda Darling, a workforce thought leader from Magnet Culture, will share insight on why staffing is so challenging today and additional ways to...
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VHCA-VCAL highlighted the ongoing workforce challenges in comments to the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The committee had requested input to...
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Registration is open for the May 3 education program, Staying Power: Why Employees Leave & How to Keep Them Longer. Workforce thought leader, Shelonda Darling,...
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Save the date for Careers in Aging Week (CIAW), March 26-April 1, 2023. As our sector continues to face a historic workforce crisis, you don’t...
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Tell CMS how an unfunded staffing mandate would impact access to care for seniors by February 28. CMS will issue a minimum staffing rule this...
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As a leader in post-acute care, you want to make the most of your staff’s talents and achieve higher quality outcomes with clients. Your staff...
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This week: VHCA-VCAL asked Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine not to join other senators in support of an effort urging CMS to impose a...
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ahcancalED has launched two new online courses to address the need for self-care and resiliency. These mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques net tangible results that can help...
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What’s happening: Virginia State Police (VSP) networks used to process background checks were offline for two days last week when a fire suppression system was...
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Minimum staffing legislation for nursing facilities has been introduced by Chairman of the Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee Bobby Orrock (R-Caroline). The legislation, HB 1446,...
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Results of the member survey on workforce issues show that 86 percent of Virginia’s long term care facilities said their workforce situation has gotten worse...
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Did you know Relias offers solutions designed to meet the needs of skilled nursing facilities and long term care organizations for: compliance training, hiring and...
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Be part of Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) annual Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Study. Assisted living providers are invited to complete the study’s...
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The workforce crisis and COVID-19 have exacerbated the demands and pressures faced by staff, creating even more challenges for those who work in long term...
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Be part of Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) annual Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Study. Assisted living providers are invited to complete the study’s...
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What’s happening: The U.S. Department of Labor announced an $80 million funding opportunity through its Nursing Expansion Grant Program to support nursing training programs designed to expand...
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[caption id="attachment_167187" align="alignright" width="404"] Left to right: Stephanie Parker, Tom May, and scholarship recipient, Tina LeBrun[/caption] Congratulations are due to the 31 individuals awarded 2022...
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September 30 is the deadline to respond to the workforce/staffing survey. If you have not already done so, it should take less than 10 minutes...
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The Virginia Board of Nursing will not be applying to CMS for a statewide Temporary Nurse Aide (TNA) waiver related to the Nurse Aide Training...
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Have you responded to the Workforce/Staffing survey yet? Your feedback is important to help us share what’s really going on in buildings and how recovery...
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Have you responded to the workforce/staffing survey yet? Your feedback is important to help us share what’s really going on in buildings and how recovery...
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Provide your input on the current workforce/staffing situation in your facility. Take our short member survey to help us with our advocacy efforts. Why...
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In the news: The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported on the staffing challenges facing Virginia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The article cited how hard hit nursing...
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Next week VHCA-VCAL will launch a short survey to gather information on the continuing workforce challenges. Look for the survey in your inbox. Your feedback...
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In the news: “The vulnerable population needs us. And we need skilled individuals to meet that need,“ wrote Mark Klyczek, president and CEO of Virginia...
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VHCA-VCAL is assessing whether Temporary Nurse Aides (TNAs) are having difficulty scheduling their testing and competency evaluations. Please respond to this short survey by COB...
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ahcancalED has launched two new online courses ideal for all frontline staff and leadership in long term care facilities struggling with daily work and life...
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Individuals interested in applying for the Regirer Nursing Scholarships have until Friday, July 15 to submit their completed applications. Encourage your staff to submit their...
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The healthcare industry is struggling with staff retention. Without passionate, competent staff, patient outcomes are at risk. Proper integration of learning initiatives like diversity, equity,...
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The Virginia Board of Nursing (BON) updated its Temporary Nurse Aides to Certified Nurse Aides (TNA2CNA) webpage on June 28 with information that it will again be...
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Thanks to the generous contributions of many members and associate members, we are excited to announce we raised over $42,000 at today’s golf tournament benefitting...
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin has sent the General Assembly a budget amendment allowing Temporary Nurse Aides (TNAs) who worked under the CMS 1135 federal blanket waiver,...
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Staff of VHCA-VCAL member centers are eligible to apply for scholarships up to $2,000 to advance their nursing education. Applications for the Regirer Nursing Scholarship...
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Staff of VHCA-VCAL member centers are eligible to apply for scholarships up to $2,000 to advance their nursing education. Applications for the Regirer Nursing Scholarship...
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This week, US Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act. This legislation, which AHCA/NCAL endorses, requires the Government Accountability Office...
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CMS has provided clarification on the in-service training requirements of §483.95(g)(1) for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities; this requires nursing assistants to receive at...
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Studies show the number one reason long term care workers cite for quitting their jobs is their supervisor. Many LTC supervisors are hired or promoted...
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As the nation recognizes National Mental Health Awareness month, the US Department of Labor's (DOL's) Wage and Hour Division is providing additional resources for workers...
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The deadline for applications for the 2022 Regirer Nursing Scholarships is July 15. Encourage your staff members who are interested in furthering their nursing education...
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The U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a new Surgeon General’s Advisory highlighting the urgent need to address the health worker burnout crisis across...
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In comments submitted to CMS, VHCA-VCAL urged CMS to consider a multi-year (no less than three years) phase-in of the Medicare parity adjustment. The association...
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VHCA-VCAL is pleased to offer scholarship opportunities for employees in member nursing centers and assisted living communities who want to become LPNs or RNs and...
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Save your seat for Relias’s May 24 webinar on why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programming should be a core component of your health care...
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission each released a technical assistance document about disability discrimination when employers use artificial...
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VHCA-VCAL is pleased to offer scholarship opportunities for employees in member nursing centers and assisted living communities who want to become LPNs or RNs and...
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We need your help submitting comments to CMS on the proposed payment rule. As you know, CMS issued the FY 2023 SNF Proposed Payment Rule last...
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The 2022 Regirer Nursing Scholarship applications are now available online. Each year VHCA-VCAL’s Commonwealth Long Term Care Foundation awards scholarships up to $2,000 to employees...
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CMS needs to hear from providers by June 10 about its proposed rule on Medicare payments and staffing minimums. The agency specifically asked for comments...
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Spots and scholarships are available in an Advance Certified Nurse Aide Course beginning running from April 23-June 25. The course includes classroom and clinical work....
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Careers in Aging Week (CIAW) this year will take place April 17-23. During this week, AHCA/NCAL will highlight stories of individual caregivers and why they...
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The release of QSO-22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC has caused concern and confusion as to what it means for the ability of nursing homes to employ...
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In partnership with PHI, ahcancalED offers an online training titled PHI Coaching Supervision®. This five-module course is designed for all assisted living, skilled nursing and ID/DD staff...
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The Richmond Times Dispatch wrote about a pilot program to fill health care professional jobs and spoke with VHCA-VCAL President and CEO Keith Hare about...
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In partnership with PHI, ahcancalED offers an online training titled PHI Coaching Supervision®. This five-module course is designed for all assisted living and skilled nursing staff with...
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[caption id="attachment_155852" align="alignright" width="400"] Melissa Green, Trio Healthcare, LLC and Amy Hewett, VHCA-VCAL[/caption] Skilled Nursing News spoke with Melissa Green, chief clinical officer of Trio...
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Following a hearing on the two House staffing bills, HB 330, HB 646, subcommittee #3 of the House Health, Welfare, and Institutions (HWI) Committee voted by...
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VHCA-VCAL issued a press release and shared information with key legislators showing that December 2021 data (latest data available) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
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Eight of the 14 members of the Senate Education and Health Committee voted against the nursing facility staffing mandate bill SB 406 on a motion...
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AHCA/NCAL recently made updates to the temporary nurse aide (TNA) and temporary feeding assistant (TFA) free, online training courses. The updates include enhanced security measures within the learning management...
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In an interview with WRIC, the Richmond-area ABC affiliate, VHCA-VCAL discussed the association’s opposition to staffing mandate legislation. “We know the workforce isn’t there to...
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Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) is spearheading an effort among his Congressional colleagues to ask the White House COVID-19 Response Team to investigate the conduct of...
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We have developed a “Contact Your Legislators” Social Media Toolkit with graphics and sample posts you can use to help garner more messages to members...
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Understanding the mindsets and practices of today’s health care job applicants can help employers meet and exceed their expectations. According to a recent feature in...
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We know that many long term care facilities around the country are struggling with staffing shortages due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant....
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Legislators have introduced bills to mandate an acuity-based staffing standard derived from CMS expected direct care hours for nursing homes. Other staffing mandate bills would...
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VHCA-VCAL has launched a digital campaign as part of our advocacy efforts to build awareness of the workforce crisis and support for funding the long...
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In light of the continued COVID-19 Delta surge and the Omicron variant rapidly spreading across the country, there may be large numbers of staff who...
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Finding and retaining talented, dedicated nurse aides is critical to your business. A staffing shortage harms the morale of front-line caregivers, increases stress and burnout,...
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In an article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on the Joint Commission on Health Care’s endorsement of a staffing ratio, VHCA-VCAL President and CEO explained the...
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In its final meeting of 2021, the Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC) endorsed numerous policy options to address nursing home workforce issues. One policy...
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AHCA/NCAL has been partnering with prominent Afghan refugee groups and noting our centers have a variety of positions available. One such group is Welcome.US. Its...
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A long term care (LTC) coalition focused on the workforce crisis, and led by AHCA/NCAL, recently sent a letter to the State Department offering solutions to the...
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Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) is conducting its annual Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Study. The report covers management salaries, nonmanagement wages, and fringe benefits....
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[caption id="attachment_151300" align="alignright" width="683"] Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics[/caption] Numerous news outlets have reported on the Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing that Virginia nursing...
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Deborah Petrine, chairman and CEO of CCR, offered public comments on behalf of VHCA-VCAL at an October 28 Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC) nursing...
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Numerous media outlets covered the findings of VHCA-VCAL’s staffing survey highlighting the sector’s workforce crisis, which is rooted in chronic Medicaid underfunding and compounded by...
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Eighty-one percent of Virginia’s long term care facilities said their workforce situation has gotten worse in 2021 according to the VHCA-VCAL member survey conducted in...
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Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) is conducting its annual Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Study. The report covers management salaries, nonmanagement wages, and fringe benefits....
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An article in Virginia Mercury includes perspectives from VHCA-VCAL and legislators on the Joint Commission on Health Care’s report on nursing home staffing issues. The...
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On October 5 the Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC) staff presented a series of policy recommendations to General Assembly members on how to...
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Tell us about your current workforce/staffing situation by taking our short survey. It should take you less than 10 minutes to provide your input, which...
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VHCA-VCAL’s Commonwealth Long Term Care Foundation congratulates the 26 recipients of the 2021 Regirer Nursing Scholarships. The foundation has granted $52,000 in scholarships this year....
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Next week VHCA-VCAL will launch a short survey for provider members to gather information on your workforce challenges. Your feedback will be critical to helping...
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The Virginia Board of Nursing (BON) has updated its Temporary Nurse Aides to Certified Nurse Aides (TNA2CNA) webpage with information that it is again accepting...
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Providers can apply for funding opportunities to reduce burnout and promote mental health among the health workforce. The $103 million in funding was announced by...
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When Gov. Ralph Northam allowed the Commonwealth of Virginia’s public health emergency (PHE) to expire on June 30, 2021, the expiration removed the authority the...
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Individuals interested in applying for the $2,000 Regirer Nursing Scholarships have until July 30 to submit their completed applications. Encourage your staff to apply today! ...
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Hancock Daniel has issued a client advisory discussing the new Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) which went into effect on July 1, 2021 and significantly...
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The cost of CNA turnover in skilled nursing facilities is hurting organizations' financial health, and you know firsthand that this is a significant pain point...
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Staff of VHCA-VCAL member centers are eligible to apply for $2,000 scholarships to advance their nursing education. Applications for the Regirer Nursing Scholarship are being...
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Temporary nurse aides (TNAs) should be encouraged to take advantage of the pathway to become a CNA by submitting their applications to the Board of...
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Staff of VHCA-VCAL member centers are eligible to apply for $2,000 scholarships to advance their nursing education. Applications for the Regirer Nursing Scholarship are being...
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The Department of Health Professions (DHP) recently issued its Healthcare Workforce Data Center’s (HWDC) 2020 workforce newsletters for four nursing professions: RNs, LPNs, LNPs, and...
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The deadline for applications for the 2021 Regirer Nursing Scholarships is July 30. Encourage your staff members who are interested in furthering their nursing education...
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The 2021 Regirer Nursing Scholarship applications are now available online. Each year VHCA-VCAL’s Commonwealth Long Term Care Foundation awards scholarships to employees in VHCA-VCAL member...
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Long before the pandemic, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities were in a recruitment and retention crisis. COVID-19 has amplified the need to improve the...
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Don’t miss the upcoming May webinar series, COVID-19’s Impact on Recruitment and Retention. Each of the four webinars in the series will focus on strategies...
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Careers in Aging Week is April 18 -24. AHCA/NCAL’s Gero Nurse Prep course is specifically designed for RNs working in long term care and provides comprehensive online...
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Get ready for Careers in Aging Week (CIAW), taking place April 18-24! The goal of CIAW is to bring awareness to the numerous career opportunities...
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VHCA-VCAL’s Commonwealth Long Term Care Foundation congratulates the 28 recipients of the 2020 Regirer Nursing Scholarships. The Foundation has granted $39,750 in scholarships this year....
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The deadline for the Assisted Living Salary & Benefits study, conducted by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) has been extended to November 30. The...
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In light of COVID-19, the Board of Nursing (BON) is seeking information from clinical facilities to aid in its decision making going forward regarding nursing...
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Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) is conducting its annual Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Study. Assisted living providers are asked to complete the study’s...
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On August 28, the IRS issued Notice 2020-65, allowing employers to suspend withholding and paying to the IRS eligible employees’ Social Security payroll taxes, as part...
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A new era of staffing challenges is here. COVID-19 presented the world with many uncertainties, but one truth remains—the only way to ensure quality resident...
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On August 10, the Board of Nursing has issued an additional waiver for the Nurse Aide Education Program. 18VAC90-26-20. Establishing and Maintaining a Nurse Aide...
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AHCA/NCAL has partnered with the Gerontological Society of America, LeadingAge, and Argentum to celebrate Careers in Aging Week, April 19-25. AHCA/NCAL is taking this week...
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During the COVID-19 public health threat, the Virginia Department of Health Professions (DHP) has established temporary waivers to various regulations during the declared state of...
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Del. Terry Austin (R-Botetourt County) was inspired to set up a pilot program to promote careers in health care as he was recovering from cancer....
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This April VHCA-VCAL is hosting a Workforce Symposium: Recruiting and Retaining Stars in Senior Care. Lou Ann Brubaker, president of Brubaker Consulting, will share best...
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In a message to licensees, the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators noted that it will cease mailing hard copy licenses and registrations on a yearly...
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In a recent opinion piece in The Roanoke Times, Chairman of Medical Facilities of America Heywood Fralin argued against efforts to repeal or amend Virginia’s...
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Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) have introduced legislation to help senior living facilities caring for aging adults to...
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AHCA/NCAL is offering a new instructional webinar, Pioneering Solutions to the Workforce Crisis. This 45-minute webinar delivers practical action steps and strategies assisted living and...
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New data released by the Virginia Department of Health Professions (DHP) shows that 94 percent of both Virginia’s assisted living administrators (ALFAs) and nursing home...
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In a column for Provider Magazine, labor law expert Brooke Nixon urges LTC/PA care employers that now is the time to address issues related to...
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VHCA-VCAL member Lexi Rehkemper, assistant executive director at Annandale Healthcare Center was inspired at a young age—as as a sophomore in high school—to one day...
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VHCA-VCAL member Aaron Rebuck Marketing Liaison at Birmingham Green, is featured in a new video in AHCA/NCAL’s #WhyICare workforce campaign. As a marketing liaison, Aaron...
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#WhyICare is AHCA/NCAL’s workforce campaign featuring the great stories of individuals who work in long term care. Three VHCA-VCAL members are featured in the newest...
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VHCA-VCAL met with Chief Workforce Development Advisor Megan Healy on August 28 to discuss workforce needs in the long term care sector. This meeting follows...
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Virginia.carefortheaging.org/ is live! The new site offers job seekers a comprehensive look into long term care career opportunities available in Virginia. Interested candidates can submit...
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VHCA-VCAL will launch the Commonwealth’s carefortheaging.org workforce website next week. The new site will offer job seekers a comprehensive look into long term care career...
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The deadline for applications for the 2019 Regirer Nursing Scholarships is May 24. Encourage your staff members who are interested in furthering their nursing education...
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The Department of Labor has recently published three notices of proposed rulemaking that may affect nursing centers and assisted living communities related to overtime and joint...
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Greg Dowdy, Chief Operating Officer for American HealthCare, LLC, shares more advice and strategies for dealing with a “toxic” team member in the second part of a...
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Applications for the 2019 Regirer Nursing Scholarships are now available online. Encourage your staff members who are interested in obtaining their LPN or RN degree...
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The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new proposed rule that would increase the number of workers eligible for overtime. The proposal does...
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Later this spring VHCA-VCAL will join 16 other AHCA/NCAL state affiliates in launching a new workforce website to address caregiver shortages. Virginia will soon have...
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Careers in Aging Week (CIAW) is observed during the first full week of March by businesses, clinics, coalitions, organizations, universities, colleges, and other parties across...
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