Volume XXX, Number 3,
March 2015

Announcements / Recognition

Newly Appointed/Elected THCA Board Members! 

Mr. Ron Haney, Cascade Health Services was recently appointed as Director at Large; and Mr. Raul Espinosa, San Pedro Manor has been elected as Region 3 Chair.  Please welcome Mr. Haney and Mr. Espinosa to the leadership of THCA!

THCA Welcomes our Newest Facility Members:

Senior Care of West Oaks, Senior Care Centers

Riverside Nursing & Rehab Center, Senior Care Centers

Brodie Ranch Nursing & Rehab Center, Senior Care Centers

Paramount Senior Care Centers at San Antonio, Senior Care Centers

Mystic Park Nursing & Rehab Center, Senior Care Centers

Bandera Nursing & Rehab Center, Senior Care Centers

La Hacienda Nursing & Rehab Center, Senior Care Centers

Paramount Senior Care Centers at Pasadena, Senior Care Centers

Cedar Bayou Nursing & Rehab Center, Senior Care Centers

Baytown Nursing & Rehab Center, Senior Care Centers

Senior Care of Westwood, Senior Care Centers

The Pointe Nursing & Rehab Center, Senior Care Centers

West Oaks Nursing & Rehab/Houston, Senior Care Centers

Windmill Nursing & Rehab Center, Senior Care Centers 

THCA Facility Contact Information Sheet:

Attn: Administrators: If you haven not already, please complete the THCA Facility Contact Information Sheet and return to THCA to ensure we have your facility’s most current contact information in our membership database.  Thank you!

(CLICK HERE FOR WORD .DOC VERSION OF THCA FACILITY CONTACT INFORMATION SHEET)

(CLICK HERE FOR .PDF VERSION OF THCA FACILITY CONTACT INFORMATION SHEET)

THCA Facebook & Twitter Pages:

 ”Like” & “Share” the THCA Facebook page

 Follow the THCA Twitter page 

President’s Report

• Regulations, Rates and Readiness

Legislative Update

• Three Strikes Bill heard in Senate Committe

• Warren urges budget writers to remember Long Term Care

• THCA members pounding the pavement at the Texas Capitol

State News

• Managed Care resources

• THCA MEMBER ADDED VALUE:  Fact Sheet on STAR+PLUS Managed Medicaid for Physicians / Practitioners

• Nursing facility upper payment limit / Minimum payment amount –  Program update

• Nursing facility administrators can now complete licensing tasks online

• TMHP schedules system maintenance

• Distribution of resident days by RUG level

Federal News

• CMS announces changes to Five-Star Quality Rating System

• Focused dementia care survey pilot in Texas

• Surveyor guideline from CMS on CPR certification

THCA Membership Contribution

• “Maintain a Competitive Edge – Enhance Clinical Capabilities”

Announcements & Recognitions

• Newly appointed / elected THCA Board members!
• THCA welcomes our newest facility members
• THCA facility contact information sheet
• THCA Facebook & Twitter pages

• Call for Presentations for the 2015 THCA 65th Annual Convention & Trade Show

• Activity Professional Award Nominations due March 26th

THCAPAC

• THCAPAC “500 Club” recognition

• How to submit your contribution to THCAPAC

• THCAPAC Spring golf tournament

Region News

• “Step Back, Have a Seat and Take Care of Yourself”

• Region Information / Updates

Education

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

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

• Nursing facility webinars to assist with the transition to Managed Care

• 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

• March 2015

• April 2015