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CMS TO RATE NURSING HOME QUALITY NEW FIVE-STAR SYSTEM TO BE ADDED TO NURSING HOME COMPARE SITE. Visit our What's New Page & Read the Press Release 6/18/08
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES ACROSS AMERICA TO PROTECT RESIDENTS WITH FULL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS CMS TO PUBLISH FINAL RULE. Visit our What's New Page & Read the Press Release 6/18/08
Reports to Congressional Requesters 5/08
GAO: NURSING HOMES: Federal Monitoring Surveys Demonstrate Continued Understatement of Serious Care Problems and CMS Oversight Weaknesses Report Highlights
Connecticut Nursing Home Bankruptcy 4/4/08 Visit our forum, and discuss your thoughts...
Press Release 3/26/08: Nursing Home Staffing to Get Increased
State Needs to Pay Up Saying they are owed $50 million by the state, Connecticut's nursing homes in Connecticut are threatening to go to federal regulators in Washington to demand payment. 2/16/08
Connecticut Attorney General's Office Press Release Blumenthal, Wyman Announce Sweeping Reforms In Nursing Home Regulation February 8, 2008
Bush Seeks Surplus via Medicare Cuts 1/31/08
THIS WAS POSTED ON ALLNURSES.COM; HAVE NOT FOUND ON CMS SITE
Interested in Legislative News? Click Here to Read About and Lend Support to HR 4903 : Grass-roots campaign for The Office of the National Nurse
National Nurse Newsletter 6/30/08
CMS SNF/LTC Open Door Forum
Summary: 6/24/08
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Southern Connecticut Association of MDS Nurse Assessment Coordinators has recently been endorsed by the the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities!
Help ensure Fair and Adequate Reimbursement for Connecticut's Nursing Homes. Read CAHCF's 2007 Legislative Action Plan and make your voice heard. Visit their Legislative page to learn more....
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you know a colleague who has been recognized for a for an outstanding job in his
or her discipline? Please let us know via e-mail, and we'll be happy to post
their achievement and extend our congratulations!
Check back with us often as we develop this site for you to search, learn, and network with each other. We're encouraging you to join with your colleagues around the State, and hope to meet you soon. Our goal for this association is to provide you with a place to easily access the information you use daily in your job, network with colleagues around the State, and plan in-services and seminars.
With the ever-changing CMS guidelines, Dave 2, and MDS 3.0 on the way,
what better way to stay up to date? The position you hold at your facility
is critical, not to mention stressful. We're hoping this association will
provide the support we all need to learn and grow with all the changes, to
make contacts, and to provide the tools to better capture accurate
reimbursement for services rendered.
We hope you will join us in making this association a success.
Please send an e-mail with your thoughts, if you are so inclined...we'd
love to hear from you!
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