Volume XXXI, Number 4
April 2016

Don’t forget to register for the 2016 Nursing Facility DON Training Academy

If you have clinical oversight over in your facility, you will want to take advantage of the FREE Nursing Facility DON Training Academy; designed to help you to help you be a better leader. Register today for a 3-day: How to be a Successful Director of Nursing in a Texas Nursing Facility DON Academy session near you.

The academy is FREE and continuing education hours will be provided. Sessions run from April through June 2016. It is sponsored by DADS, the Texas Health Care Association and the TMF Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization, in collaboration with nursing home DONs.

The registration site includes training prerequisites as well as training dates and locations.

Each 3-day course is open to nursing home:

• Directors Of Nursing
• Assistant Directors Of Nursing
• Corporate nurses
• Licensed nursing facility administrators
• Nurses who could become Directors Of Nursing

Email questions: laura.arce@dads.state.tx.us

President’s Report

• President’s Report – April 2016

 Legislative Update

• House Committee Gets Earful on Medicaid Managed Care Problems

• THCA PAC Endorses Justin Holland for District 33 House Seat

Commitment to Care

• The Commitment to Care: Quality Topic of the Month is a SPECIAL EDITION for April!

• Leveraging Leadership to Drive Sustainable Change – Educational Based Grant Project from the Eden Alternative

• Don’t forget to register for the 2016 Nursing Facility DON Training Academy

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If you have any questions about the THCA Commitment to Care Initiative or would like to share your facilities successes please contact Gloria Bean-Williams by email or call (512) 458-1257.

State / THCA News

• Avoid Being Dis-enrolled from Medicaid

• THCA analysis of survey activity and deficiencies – 1st quarter FY 2016

• Supported Decision-Making Agreement Act

• Take Part in the 2016 Long Term Care Nurse Staffing Survey

• CMS Dallas Regional Office — Region VI Regional Innovation Day

National / AHCA News

• Five-Star: What You Need to Know and Do to Prepare Now

• Now Available: Health Inspection Survey Score in LTC Trend Tracker

• DOJ Launches 10 Regional Elder Justice Task Forces

• FEMA Damage Assessment Operating Manual

Announcements & Recognition

• Announcements/Recognition – April 2016

THCAPAC

• THCAPAC News – April 2016

?’s About THCAPAC…Contact Us

Ron Payne,
THCAPAC Co-Chair

Mark McKenzie,
THCAPAC Co-Chair

Gina Muniz,
THCAPAC Liaison

Scot Kibbe,
THCAPAC Liaison

Region News

• Region News – April 2016

Education

• THCA Upcoming Events

Calendar

• April 2016

• May 2016

Visit, Like and Follow THCA….

Are you familiar with THCA’s Website, Facebook Page & Twitter Account? We utilize these portals to provide information & tools for long term care providers / caregivers, family members, LTC advocates, and to share the wonderful events, celebrations, etc. that take place in Texas Nursing, Rehabilitation & Assisted Living facilities!

Visit our Website, “Like” our Facebook page and “Follow” us on Twitter! And please encourage your staff to as well!

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