Of Special Note

We’d like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of our incredible members who joined us at our annual conference. We hope you thoroughly enjoyed the festivities and returned to your community equipped with valuable knowledge and tools to enhance your work. Thank you for contributing to this enriching experience.

Advocacy:  

This week, the state unveiled the revenue forecast, which will serve as the foundation for the 2023-2025 budget discussions among lawmakers. The forecast projects an additional $1.96 billion in revenue. 

Notably, during the revenue forecast meeting, legislators discussed the increasing number of aging adults in Oregon, particularly those over the age of 85. Our next step is to engage with legislators and advocate for funding investments in long-term care. The ongoing Republican walkout in the Oregon Senate has stalled legislative business, and if it continues, it will leave unanswered questions about how the budget will proceed.

Featured Workshop: 
Name It, Aim It, And Claim It! DEI Success in Aging Services

Join Christopher Ridenhour in person on June 27, from 9-3pm, in Portland at Rose Villa for an engaging and informative workshop on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). This workshop will help your organization reverse the emotional and financial devastation of the workforce crisis. Ridenhour’s DEI tools are universally effective, and ensure that all members of our communities feel honored and cherished. Register Here (Registration deadline is June 16)

Oregon News

Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) Updates
OSBN is proposing significant changes to the nurse delegation rules in community based care settings. They’ve completely rewritten the rules and fast-tracked an in-person only public hearing. The hearing will be held in Portland on Tuesday, May 23rd. I am preparing comments, so if you work in a CBC setting where nurses delegate tasks to unlicensed individuals, please call or email me by end of day Monday 5/22/23 with your comments!

OSBN will host a public listening session on the potential consolidation of CNA1 and CNA2 certifications on May 30 at 10 a.m. Community input and commentary are welcome.

Updated COVID-19 Guidance

As the public health emergency has now officially concluded, the Oregon Health Authority have updated their guidance document:  Long-Term Care Facility Infection Control for COVID-19 and Other Respiratory Pathogens.

DHS Provider Alerts You May Have Missed: 

*Please note the State frequently modifies the alerts and it breaks the links provided below. If you have any issues, this link should always take you to all of the alerts. 

• ODHS-23-031-CBC-NF - c. Auris Webinar Recording
• OHDS-23-0031-001-CBC-NF - c. Auris Presentation Slides from OHA (Supplemental) 
  
• ODHS-23-032-CBC-NF - Oregon Care Partners and Teepa Snow
• ODHS-23-033-NF - Review Revised CMS Memo QSO-20-39-NH
  
• ODHS-23-034-CBC-NF - ACE Resource Professional Development Reminder
  
• ODHS-23-035-CBC - Nurse Crisis Team Support Update 

Member Spotlight: LiveWell Oregon

LiveWell can help you create a culture that embraces Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) and pursues excellence every day! It ensures everyone on your staff is engaged, residents are happy, everyone is safer, and costs are lower. The best part? You nurture a community where employees want to work! Click Here to join our next learning cohort starting June 1.

National News

HUD Publishes Funding for Green Retrofits 
LeadingAge member advocacy has helped deliver new funding from Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as it published a new landmark funding program on May 11. Nearly $5 billion in grants and loan authority were committed to rehabilitate affordable Multifamily Housing programs for energy efficiency and climate resilience. LeadingAge is thrilled to see many of our proposals incorporated into the new program and will work with members to access green and resilient retrofit funding. Read more.
 

Updated CAST Selection Tool Helps Remedy Isolation, Loneliness in Older Adults
A public health crisis of social isolation and loneliness, recently recognized by Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, makes the newly updated Social Connectedness and Engagement Technology Selection Tool from LeadingAge CAST even more relevant. The tool helps members learn about engagement technologies on the market that help to reduce social isolation and loneliness, and select the one that best meets organizational needs. Learn more. 

 NEW NETWORKING MEETING DATE

Join Us for the: Human Resources Networking Meeting
June 21, 2023 at 11:30 AM
Meeting Zoom Link Here

Special Guest Speaker from Lane Powell Christine Thelen discuss accommodations for employees regarding sexual identity.

• Return of 3-day stay, loss of nurse aides bearing down on nursing homes with PHE's end
• Nearly half of baby boomers have no retirement savings

2023 Writing Contest
Congratulations to Capital Manor's Mary Jane Williams, author of the short story, Mrs. Buxton's Afternoon, and Holladay Park Plaza's Mari Partenheimer, author of the poem  Everyday Folks, Everyday Mystery. They are the recipients of the 2023 Judge's Choice Award. Discover the full list of contestants here. Reflections Magazine will be published this summer to showcase the work of all residents who entered the contest. More on this soon!

Upcoming Educational Opportunities

Navigating MDS 3.0 RAI Training for Nursing Facility Staff (MDS)
3 Day Webinar  |  May 22-24, 2023
Time: 9-1pm 
Register Here

Nursing Practice in Community Based Care (CBC)
3 Day Webinar  |  June 6-8, 2023
Time: 9-2pm
Register Here

Name It, Aim It, And Claim It! DEI Success in Aging Services
with Christopher Ridenhour
When: June 27, 2023  |  Time: 9-3pm  |  Where: Rose Villa
Register Here

Management Training Summer Series
with Del Gilbert

When: June - August 2023  |  Time: 9-10am  |  Where: Online
Register Here

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