Volume XXX, Number 4,
 April 2015

THCAPAC “500 Club”

Mark Your Calendar to have your $500 Club facility fundraising dollars submitted on or before September 4, 2015 to ensure your facility’s hard work is recognized during the Annual Convention & Trade Show.

THCAPAC Spring golf tournament

Taking the place of the Annual Summer Golf Tournament is our upcoming Spring Tournament!  Support THCAPAC while enjoying a great round of golf at the beautiful Crenshaw Cliffside Course at the Omni Barton Creek in Austin on April 20th.  Register as a single, double or team of 4 on our online registration today!  CLICK HERE to visit our Tournament information and registration site.

PAC special for Administrators & AL Managers at THCAPAC Spring golf tournament

Administrators & Assisted Living Managers – Turn in your 500 Club dollars prior to the tournament and your registration is free!  Contact Gina Muniz at gmuniz@txhca.org for more information.

How to submit your contributions to THCAPAC

All contributions to THCAPAC must be Personal Check; Cashiers Check or Money Order and payable/mailed to THCAPAC, P. O. Box 4554, Austin, TX  78765.  If you’d like to make a personal contribution by personal credit card, contact Gina Muniz gmuniz@txhca.org or Angela Torres atorres@txhca.org.

Company/Corporate dollars cannot be accepted.

Learn more about THCAPAC

https://txhca.org/pac/

Questions about THCAPAC? Contact Us as follows

Ron Payne, THCAPAC Co-Chair: rpayne@swltc.com

Mark McKenzie, THCAPAC Co-Chair: mmckenzie
@seniorcarecentersltc.com

Gina Muniz, THCAPAC Staff: gmuniz@txhca.org

President’s Report

• Budgets are moving……collective voices must be heard

Legislative Update

• State budget on the move in both chambers

• Compromise on three strikes bill moves out of the Senate

• THCA opposes bill allowing guns in nursing homes

• THCA members lobby legislators for long term care

Commitment to Care

• Commitment to Care update

State News

• THCA analysis of survey activity and deficiencies – 1st Quarter FY 2015

• “All aboard the T.R.A.I.N.” – Strategies to stay on track managing antipsychotic (AP) drug usage webinar slated for May 8th

• Activity Professional award winners being recognized at the THCA Spring Conference

• Distribution of resident days by RUG level

Federal News

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) MDS focused dementia care surveys

• AHCA issues guidance on Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) delay

• Emergency preparedness guide for Assisted Living communities

Announcements & Recognitions

• National Nursing Home Week, May 10 – 15, 2015 – “BRING ON THE FIESTA!”

• THCA welcomes our newest facility members

• THCA facility contact information sheet

• THCA Facebook & Twitter pages

THCAPAC

• THCAPAC “500 Club”

• THCAPAC Spring golf tournament

• PAC special for Administrators & AL Managers at THCAPAC Spring golf tournament

Region News

• “A few thoughts from the business community”

• Donate items for our 2015 Spring fundraising silent auction

• Region meetings this month

• THCA contact information sheet

Education

• THCA Spring Conference and Resource Fair April 20-22, 2015 – Omni Barton Creek Conference Center
  Austin, Texas

• Attention Nurses!  2015 Spring Conference & Resource Fair

• Attention Activity Directors! 2015 Spring Conference & Resource Fair

• THCA 65th Annual Convention and Trade Show – “65: Commitment & Devotion” – September 21-24, 2015 – The Gaylord Texas – Grapevine, Texas – SAVE THE DATE

• DADS and DSHS conference: Infection Control in Long-term Care 2015

If you have suggestions for education sessions or questions about THCA education, please contact Sue Wilson at the THCA office swilson@txhca.org.

Calendar

• April 2015

• May 2015