| Date | Title |
August 2, 2010 | CDC Form Collaborative with NADONA/LTC |
July 23, 2010 | CDC HEALTH ADVISORY |
July 21, 2010 | Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) FY 2011 (CMS-1344-N3) |
July 21, 2010 | CMS Proposes Increase in Payment Rates to Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities for Fiscal Year 2011 |
June 23, 2010 | Emergency Nurses Release New Guidelines for Patient Transfers |
June 1, 2010 | Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing in Collaboration with the Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Organizations and Pioneer Network Finalize Competencies Completed in a Two-Year Initiative of Historic Proportion |
April 19, 2010 | BRANDMAN UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHES SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
April 12, 2010 | NEW CMS WEBSITE |
April 5, 2010 | Link to CMS F Tag 441 |
March 31, 2010 | Hearing on Pain Medication Challenges in LTC Facilities |
March 25, 2010 | 2010 Census for Residents of LTC |
March 24, 2010 | Resolution to Recognize National Day of Recognition for LTC Physicians Passes House |
March 4, 2010 | CMS - Congress Enacts Temporary Extension Act of 2010 |
February 27, 2010 | Twelve States (VT, AL, AR, AZ, FL, IL, KS, ME, MI, NE, OK, and VA) to Receive Federal Matching Funds for Electronic Health Record Incentives Program |
February 22, 2010 | Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions |
February 20, 2010 | CMS Issues Preliminary 2011 Payment Policies for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans |
February 17, 2010 | GW Health Sciences Establishes a Nursing Alliance for Quality Care Initiative Funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
February 1, 2010 | Exciting News Regarding the Phase 2 Advancing Excellence in Americia's Nursing Homes Campaign! |
January 19, 2010 | NADONA/LTC and FADONA ask for HELP for HAITI! |
January 15, 2010 | The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Division of Nursing Grants |
January 15, 2010 | Five-Star Quality Rating System - January News |
January 15, 2010 | CMS Published Chapter 6 of RAI Manual |
January 13, 2010 | Concerns with Dispensing and Destroying Medications |
December 28, 2009 | Geriatric Consortium in Philadelphia |
December 21, 2009 | Kikaku America International has released the 2009 Senior Care Digest Interdisciplinary Report |
December 16, 2009 | QCCPP DEA Incident Reporting Form |
December 14, 2009 | Advancing Excellence Web site Offers Comprehensive Data to Manage Quality |
November 18, 2009 | CMS Request in Communication Regarding Medicare and Medicaid Coverage for H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Vaccines |
October 30, 2009 | Washington Post Article "DEA crackdown hurts nursing home residents who need pain drugs" |
October 26, 2009 | A Message to all Nursing Homes from the Chair of the Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign |
October 15, 2009 | CMS ENCOURAGES FLU SHOTS |
October 15, 2009 | CMS REINS IN OVERPAYMENTS TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES |
October 9, 2009 | Questions and Answers About Swine Influenza and You |
October 6, 2009 | Robin Storey Joins Pathway Health Services, Inc. |
October 5, 2009 | NADONA Announces Regina Kaurich as New Executive Director |
September 10, 2009 | EDIE FALCO AND CYNTHIA NIXON APPEAR IN NEW STAND UP TO CANCER™ PSAs DESIGNED TO EDUCATE CANCER PATIENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LOWERING ONE'S RISK OF INFECTION DURING TREATMENT |
September 10, 2009 | MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN PREMIUMS TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES MAY NEED TO ENROLL IN NEW PLANS |
September 10, 2009 | Please join the Quality of Care Coalition for Patients in Pain (QCCPP)! |
September 9, 2009 | Alzheimer’s and Dementia Staff Education Week - February 14th to 21st 2010 |
August 24, 2009 | Life Safety "K tags" |
August 20, 2009 | Long Term Care Professional Leadership Council - Handy Guide to National Quality Initiatives |
August 14, 2009 | Center for Medicaid and State Operations/Survey and Certification Group Nursing Homes - Issuance of Revisions to Interpretive Guidance at F Tag 441, as Part of Appendix PP, State Operations Manual (SOM), and Training Materials |
August 10, 2009 | Issuance of the Final 2009 Medicare Marketing Guidelines |
July 31, 2009 | CMS ANNOUNCES POLICY AND PAYMENT RATE CHANGES FOR INPATIENT STAYS IN ACUTE CARE AND LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS IN FISCAL 2010 |
July 20, 2009 | CMS Releases Information to Partners for Low-Income Subsidy Outreach |
July 16, 2009 | FDA Approves Opioid Pain Reliever with Required Risk Reduction Plan |
June 29, 2009 | NCCNHR Participates in Important New Issue Paper Examining the Role of Nurses in Nursing Home "Culture Change" |
June 11, 2009 | Consumers Warned Not to Use Clarcon Skin Products |
June 11, 2009 | CMS has released for public comment the draft Model Part D Transition Letter for calendar year 2010 |
May 31, 2009 | Advancing Excellence – Alive and Well and Making Progress |
May 28, 2009 | Wound Treatment Coalition Getting Stronger |
May 25, 2009 | PROMETRIC NURSE AIDE JOB ANALYSIS |
May 14, 2009 | Long-Term Care Health Information Technology Summit |
May 12, 2009 | EXPERTS URGE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO SEEK IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION FOR THEIR LOVED ONES WHO MAY HAVE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE (AD) |
May 11, 2009 | AGS Panel on Pharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons |
May 7, 2009 | Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus: Implications for Long-Term Care |
May 6, 2009 | PharMerica Sponsors NADONA Stephanie Carroll Scholarships In Honor of Nurses Week |
May 5, 2009 | May 3, 2009 - Novel H1N1 Influenza: CDC Investigates Human Cases |
May 1, 2009 | American Dietetic Association Becomes Member of the Long Term Care Professional Leadership Council (LTCPLC) |
April 19, 2009 | ACHA 2008 LTC Workforce At A Glance |
April 13, 2009 | FDA Reverses Course, Drugmakers Allowed to Make Morphine Solution |
April 10, 2009 | John A. Hartford Foundation Launches Health AGEnda Blog --Blog Will Explore Critical Issues in Aging and Health Care-- |
April 7, 2009 | The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International and Hill-Rom Announce New Environment of Elder Care Nursing Research Grant |
March 30, 2009 | MEDICARE TO TEST PAY INCENTIVES TO IMPROVE CARE IN NURSING HOMES |
March 30, 2009 | ASCP Comments to DEA on Disposal of Controlled Substances |
March 27, 2009 | April 16, 2009 has been designated National Healthcare Decisions Day! |
March 20, 2009 | KCI Unveils Diabetic Foot Ulcer Campaign |
March 18, 2009 | Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care chapters now available online |
March 13, 2009 | Achieve Restraint Reduction Safely with Advancing Excellence Webinar |
March 5, 2009 | The Long Term Care Professional Leadership Council - Medication Use Process |
March 5, 2009 | Long Term Care Professional Leadership Council Announces New Advisory Group |
March 5, 2009 | Long Term Care Professional Leadership Council Issues Statement on Medication Use Process |
March 5, 2009 | National Report Documents Attitudes, Practice, and Concerns of Long-Term Care Interdisciplinary Leaders |
March 5, 2009 | Optimizing the Continuum of Care in Elderly Residents With Anemia & CKD |
February 27, 2009 | International Pressure Ulcer Experts Present Guidelines for Performing Prevalence and Incidence Studies |
February 25, 2009 | National Report Documents Attitudes, Practice, and Concerns of Long-Term Care Interdisciplinary Leaders |
February 11, 2009 | New Coalition, the Eldercare Workforce Alliance, To Address the Critical Shortage |
February 6, 2009 | MDS 3.0 Information and Resources |
February 2, 2009 | Webinars on Satisfaction Assessment From Advancing Excellence |
January 9, 2009 | SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR NURSING AWARDED $350,000 GRANT FOR NEW INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE CARE IN NURSING HOMES |
December 19, 2008 | CMS Issues Historic Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes |
July 31, 2008 | Long Term Care Professional Leadership Council (LTCPLC) News |
January 8, 2008 | Long Term Care Professional Leadership Council (LTCPLC) News |
