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Volume XXXI, Number 2
February 2016

DADS Looking for Additional 50 Nursing Home for Participation in Phase II of the Reminiscence Therapy Pilot

DADS is looking for an additional 50 nursing homes to participate in Phase II of the Reminiscence Therapy Pilot to benefit people who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. A more complete description of the program is below.

The deadline to submit applications is Feb. 17, 2016. If your submitted an application for Phase I, and your facility was not chosen, you can apply again.

Questions can be sent by email.

How Does My Facility Qualify?

Your facility must:

Have at least 5 long-stay residents diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia
Have an established volunteer engagement program
Have an established family council
Have a full-time activity director

What Happens If My Facility is Chosen?

Facilities selected for the pilot must agree to:

Participate actively in the pilot
Participate in a 6-month study
Provide data to DADS as requested for the study
Expand the program by using Reminiscence Therapy with as many people as possible.
Participate in 3-5 mandatory webinars
Sign photo and facility name releases

“COMMITMENT TO CARE” – THCA 2016 Spring Conference & Resource Fair

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Legislative Update

THCA Endorses Key State Legislators as Primary Approaches

Hegar Attempts to Ease State Budget Fears

THCA Provides Senate Committee with Comments on Applied Income

Notice: Before you e-mail your legislator, make sure you have the latest address. As of February 1, House and Senate e-mail addresses have been updated from @house.state.tx.us and @senate.state.tx.us to @house.texas.gov and @senate.texas.gov

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Commitment to Care

New LTC Facility Survey and IDR Council (S.B. 914) Met January 28 in Austin

On-Demand Informational Webinar Available: Leveraging Leadership to Drive Sustainable Change

DADS Looking for Additional 50 Nursing Home for Participation in Phase II of the Reminiscence Therapy Pilot

NFQR Data Collection Runs Through March 31

The December 2015 Issue of The MDS Mentor is Available on the DADS website!

Quality Measure and Coding: Bowel and Bladder

CMS Continues Focused Dementia Care Surveys This Month

MDS Focused Surveys

In honor of Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia Care Staff Education Week February 14th to the 21st, the NCCDP is accepting nominations for Educator of the Year

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.

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State / THCA News

MCO Billing Triage and Escalation

Upcoming Enhancements to the LTC Claims Management System

TMHP Reports Minimum Data Set Maintenance Downtime

Nursing Facilities Now Have One Stop for PASSR Training

HHSC Issues Guidance on 2015 Medicaid Cost Report Training

Helpful QIPP Information on HHSC Web Site

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Announcements & Recognition

Welcome THCA’s Newest Associate Business Members!

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