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There will be no newsletter published on November 1.
Regularly published issues will commence beginning November 15.
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Association Highlights
SEE YOU IN NOLA
LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO - Registration Open
October 29 - November 1 • New Orleans, LA | REGISTER
To care well for others, we need to reinforce our own passion for what we do—and actively work to improve how to support our country’s aging population today. That’s exactly what we do at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO, our nation’s largest annual event for the not-for-profit aging services field. In education sessions, during general sessions and through eye-opening, one-of-a-kind experiences, you and your team will be immersed in our shared mission of helping older adults thrive.
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LATN MEMBERS TO GATHER IN NOLA
Monday, October 30 • 6:00 pm • NOSH | RSVP by Oct 23
sponsored by Varsity
Once you register to attend the national LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO, be sure to RSVP for the member-exclusive Happy Hour. You'll enjoy NOSH's unique space in NOLA's Warehouse District and experience delish eats, drinks, and networking (or just catching up with your conference cohorts!).
CONVENIENT, SELF-PACED WORKFORCE TRAINING
Managing the Millennial Mindset
REGISTER TODAY (use code LATNID)
Are you shocked by how today’s new hires think, dress, talk and behave at work? Are you frustrated that your younger workforce doesn’t work the same way as your seasoned staff?
Crescendo Strategies’ video-based online course, “Managing the Millennial Mindset,” showcases first-hand stories about the real generational issues on the T.A.B.L.E. (differing opinions about technology, authority, balance, loyalty, and entitlement). No PowerPoint slides with recorded video. This course is NOT a live or recorded webinar, and it is NOT intended for group viewing. It was designed for individual managers to complete at their own pace. Ready to preview the course now? Click here, then select the arrow on the video preview image.
Complete this course at your own pace by watching 15 short videos that share the backstory of why Millennials work differently than previous generations, and provide strategies for bridging today’s widening generational gaps.
Managers will learn critical insights about leading today’s diverse workforce that will help reduce unnecessary employee turnover costing your organization precious time and money. View the informational flyer.
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FROM LEADINGAGE
Update on Federal Funding for Housing Programs Serving Older Adults
We invite you to take just a few minutes to view the latest LeadingAge QuickCast: Update on Federal Funding for Housing Programs Serving Older Adults. During this short educational video, Linda Couch, LeadingAge’s Vice President of Housing Policy, provides the latest on fiscal 2018 funding by both the House & Senate for housing assistance programs, their expansion of preservation tools for Section 202 communities, when we may see a final funding bill as well as the latest data on the housing needs of older adults.
VIEW THE VIDEO
Top-notch Resources from LeadingAge
RoPs RESOURCES
RoP Facility Assessment Toolkit §483.70(e)
LeadingAge's RoP Facility Assessment Toolkit© is designed to provide practical, step-by-step guidance for organizations as they evaluate their individual facility resident population, resource availability and allocation in accordance with resident care and service needs and other required elements in developing their written facility assessment. Access the member-exclusive toolkit - it's the perfect resource for insight on implementation, importance of data, policy & procedure, and more!
WORKFORCE RESOURCES
NEW! LeadingAge Workforce Innovators Podcast
leadingage.org/workforce-podcasts
LeadingAge’s Center for Workforce Solutions has announce a brand-new podcast, LeadingAge Workforce Innovators. During each episode, Gene Mitchell of LeadingAge Magazine interviews extraordinary LeadingAge members who share their promising practices. The podcast also strives to explain how those solutions might be replicable for your organization’s workforce.
Subscribe to LeadingAge Workforce Innovators now wherever you get your podcasts:
Center for Workforce Solutions
leadingage.org/workforce
Checkout the new LeadingAge Center for Workforce Solutions, a brand-new center featuring workforce resources. This new center contains promising practices, ideas for key partnerships, tools to calculate turnover, presentation materials, fact sheets, LeadingAge member testimonials, podcasts, policy news, and other relevant articles.
Download OnShift's Whitepaper
Engaging employees is the key to boosting quality, productivity and profitability in long-term care. In this white paper from LeadingAge Silver Partner, OnShift, you’ll find the tools you need to supercharge your retention initiatives. Make 2017 the “Year of the Employee” and build an awesome workforce that stays long-term!
In Need of Rural Best Practices
Are you a rural
community? LeadingAge is hoping to collect promising practices & key
partnership information for rural communities. Please take a few moments to answer/comment on LeadingAge's survey, then submit them to Susan Hildebrandt at shildebrandt@leadingage.org.
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Policy & Regulatory
— FROM LEADINGAGE —
ACTION ALERT: Contact Your Representatives & Make Your Voice Heard
Don’t Let Congress Take Away the Medical Expense Deduction
Congress is developing major tax reform. While few details have been released, one of the changes being considered is elimination of the deduction for medical expenses.
Losing this important deduction would hurt many older adults. Elders living in some life plan communities deduct a portion of their fees as pre-paid medical expenses in case they need nursing home care. They would lose this important deduction—as would many older adults living in other care settings. Others with high medical bills would be similarly affected. This radical proposal would disproportionately affect older adults, many of whom have higher than average medical costs.
Congress needs to hear from you today. Tell your lawmakers to protect the medical expense deduction. Tell them older adults need this important deduction. Tell them protecting it is the right thing to do.
LEARN MORE + TAKE ACTION
Urge Congress to Preserve and Expand Housing for Older Adults
Congress has given itself until Dec. 8 to decide its next steps on housing funding for fiscal year 2018. We need Congress to enact a final HUD spending bill by Dec. 8 so affordable housing programs can continue to serve older adults with very low incomes without interruption.
Urge Congress to fully fund HUD programs because:
- The need for affordable housing for older adults has exploded, with seniors representing 66% of the recent increase in “worst case housing needs” households.
- HUD programs like the Section 202 and Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance programs are critical to providing currently-assisted seniors affordable housing.
- Only 34% of very low income seniors receive the housing assistance they are eligible for because the programs are small compared to real need; new production funding is critical.
LEARN MORE + TAKE ACTION
Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Public Use File - November 1st!
On September 25th, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Survey and Certification Group (S&C) issued S&C: 17-45-NH, Electronic Staffing Submission – Payroll-Based Journal(PBJ) Public Use File.
The S&C Memo states that on November 1st, 2017, CMS will begin posting Payroll –Based Journal public use files for viewing by LTC facilities, stakeholders, or the general public. The public use files will be posted at https://data.cms.gov/.
The first posting will include data submitted for the reporting period of calendar quarters 1 and 2, 2017 and submitted by the May 15th and August 14th deadline.
Any data submitted by providers after the deadline or if the data did not pass specific quality checks, will not be posted. CMS will be flagging these facilities on Nursing Home Compare.
— ATTENTION MEDICAID PROVIDERS —
5-Star Quality Rating System: Updated Tools & Reports
Community-Specific 5-Star Analysis Reports Available Upon Request
To request your community’s most recent 5-Star Analysis Reports email Gwyn Earl & view the 2016 5-star analysis presentation.
Not yet using LeadingAge Quality Metrics?
Click here to learn more & get on board with interactive data tools to assist you analyze how your organization measures up to peers and how you can work to demonstrate value & improve your organization's performance.
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Around the Association
Asbury Place Kingsport's Therapy Director Earns Statewide Award
 Luke Miller, therapy director at Asbury Place in Kingsport, was honored at the LeadingAge Tennessee Conference with an Excellence in Caring award, which recognizes a support staff member who has demonstrated exceptional proficiency in job performance.
“Luke’s easygoing attitude, positive outlook and keen interest in improving the overall rehabilitation experience are all reasons he is more than deserving of this award for Excellence in Caring in the support staff category,” said Norene Cochran, health care administrator for Asbury Place Kingsport. “A key member of our therapy staff, Luke continually seeks ways to improve the quality of life for all residents of Asbury Place, not only in the health care setting, but also for our residential living population and the surrounding community.”
Cochran cited Miller’s role in organizing what is now an annual car show at Asbury Place as an example of bringing together Asbury Place and the community.
“In 2016, Luke worked with a few car club friends and the full support of Asbury Place to organize an on-campus barbecue and car show,” Cochran said. “Residents, staff, family, friends and community members join the festivities, which include food, spectacular cars, snow cones, fresh popcorn and door prizes. In two short years, this event has become quite the gathering and has brought our community and our facility closer together.”
Miller has worked at Asbury Place for 14 years. He lives in Gate City, Virginia, with his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Lily.
Asbury Place Maryville Names Chelsea McGhee Marketing Coordinator
 Asbury Place continuing care retirement communities has named Chelsea McGhee as marketing coordinator for its Maryville campus.
McGhee supports Asbury Place’s director of sales and marketing, Kim Golly, with external and internal communications and special event planning. She has an extensive background in marketing and event planning with Vera House Events & Design Co.
“We are pleased to have Chelsea in this important role,” said Marjorie Shonnard, vice president of operations for Asbury Place, said. “She will help share the Asbury Place story with our community and support our mission of providing older adults the opportunity to lead the fulfilling lives they have earned.”
McGhee is a longtime Halls Crossroads resident and a 2014 graduate of the University of Tennessee, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications studies. She is pursuing a master of business administration in marketing from King University.
What's Happening in Your Community?
Tell us what's going on in your community! From an event spotlight to a board appointment, share the triumphs of your organization with your fellow LeadingAge Tennessee members! Contact Gwyn for consideration of a newsletter article.
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Sherwin-Williams GroupBuy Savings
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Click here to view these GroupBuy deals & paint like a pro with Sherwin-Williams monthly Healthcare Savings on applicators, tools and equipment. Sherwin-Williams offers a wide range of high-performance coating systems for walls, floors, roofs, & concrete surfaces in an assortment of popular styles and colors ideally suited for long-term care communities.
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Valid thru September
Now is the time to add a fresh coat of paint to your community with PPG Paints ProSupreme Premium Grade Roller Covers. Visit www.ppgpaints.com to find a location near you and present the “30% Off” coupon at the time of purchase.
PPG Paints products are readily available across the nation from a network of more than 3,000 locations including independent dealers and company-owned stores, ensuring adequate inventories and consistent service coast-to-coast.
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Contact Gwyn Earl today to find out how your community can access cost savings!
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Aging Services News
News from LeadingAge
A Highlight on Workforce
Recent Publications from LeadingAge
Recent News Clips
- CBS Miami, October 16: "Nursing Homes Seek Variance From Generator Requirement"
- CNBC, October 10: "If You Miss This Medicare Deadline, It Could Hurt Your Health"
- Forbes, October 10: "How To Prepare To Care For Someone With Dementia"
- KHN, October 11: "Health After A Hurricane"
- McKnight's, October 17: "Nursing Workforce Becoming More Educated, Diverse, Study Shows"
- McKnight's, October 16: "Staff Turnover Needs To Be Considered In Flu Season Plans For LTC, Researchers Say"
- McKnights, October 12: "Assisted Living Occupancy Inches Up in Third Quarter"
- McKnights, October 11: "California Governor Signs 'Bill Of Rights' For LGBT Long-Term Care Residents"
- McKnights Senior Living, October 11: "5-Year Study Aims To Prove Benefits Of Life Plan Community Living"
- NPR, October 11: "Why A Long-Term Disability Policy Is More Important Than Pet Insurance"
- NPR, October 9: "How Messing With Our Biological Clock Impacts Well-Being"
- The New Times, October 9: "Healthy Aging: Why The Elderly Need Special Care"
- The New York Times, October 12: "Why I Almost Fired My Doctor"
- The New York Times, October 9: "Can the U.S. Repair Its Health Care While Keeping Its Innovation Edge?"
- The New York Times, October 9: "Fear the Blanket, Not the Germs"
- Senior Housing News, October 16: "Focus on 5 Senses Drives Better Senior Living Design, Operations"
- US News & World Report, October 11: "Aging in America: Land of the Free, Home of the Gray"
- Wired, October 10: "This New Alzheimer’s Test Looks Beyond a Single Problem Gene"
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Event & Education Calendar
Additional Educational Opportunities
2017 Employee Benefits Compliance Monthly Webinar Series (3rd Thursdays)
Marsh & McLennan Agency | learn more + register
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Career Center
LeadingAge Tennessee members receive a 25% discount
when posting a job with discount code LATN25
The discount code must be applied prior to completing the posting
Job Postings
Let the LeadingAge Tennessee Career Center help you make your next employment connection! Members who post jobs on the Career Center will automatically receive postings of the position in the Intouch Newsletter.
Click here for all current postings in Tennessee
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