Clint Maun delighted our members at the October 1 Quarterly Luncheon
In this Issue
Inside Your Association -- Aging Services of Georgia
Business Connection
Updates from Our Associate Members
Center News
Organization/Board Development
News Throughout
the Continuum:
GIA Partners
Occupied
Renovations
Cornerstone
Senior Living
Moore Stephens Lovelace, P.A.
GIA Supporters
Ziegler Capital
Markets Group
Mauldin & Jenkins
LW Consulting, Inc.
Guest Services
Dixon Hughes
Pfizer
GIA Friends
The Law Offices of Williams & Edelstein
GIA Contributors
HVAC Services
Kings Bridge Retirement Center
Canterbury Court
Presbyterian Village
Presbyterian Homes of Georgia
THW Design
AAHSA
http://www.aahsa.org
Keep Up with the Quality First Program
Aging Services of Georgia is the statewide association of over 150 key not-for-profit and other mission-focused organizations dedicated to providing quality housing, health care, community-based and other related services for older Georgians. The mission of Aging Services of Georgia is to represent and promote the common interests of its members through leadership, advocacy, education and other services in order to enhance each member's ability to serve older Georgians
Inside Your Association -- Aging Services of Georgia
Accessing FOR MEMBERS Section of the web site
If you are having problems accessing the For Members section of the web site, you may need to CLICK on “Tools”, then “Pop-Up Blocker”, then “Turn off Pop-up Blocker”. After that try your password, and you should connect to the FOR MEMBERS home page. If you have problems, please contact Barry Lastinger (404-872-9191 x14).
Culture Change Summit October 15th
The 2nd Annual Culture Change Network of Georgia Summit: Setting the Stage for Culture Change: Preparing for Our Aging Population is scheduled for October 15th at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta – there are still scholarships available. This event is significant for providers throughout the full continuum of aging services – don’t miss a day full of great information from three leading culture change experts! Click here for more information and registration form.
New Tools for Provider Boards
New materials for provider board meeting is now available for you in Organizational/Board Develpment located in the For Members section of the website (click here). We strongly encourage you to use these materials (10-15 minute presentations) at each board meeting to continue developing your boards.
- Introduction to Governing Body Roles
- The Executive/Governing Body Relationship
- Your Fiduciary Responsibility
- Trends in Aging Services
AgingServicesNEXT 2010 Looking for LEADERS
Registration begins in November for AgingServicesNEXT 2010! AgingServicesNEXT is designed to identify and develop current and emerging leaders in our field. There are many members with deserving staff that could benefit greatly from participating in this program. We have already been contacted by several members asking to participate in the next group.
Participants enjoy five full days of training throughout the year – AgingServicesNEXT 2010 will begin with the first event on February 3, 2010. Thanks to Sharon Allred, LW Consulting, for presenting leadership materials on developing personal action plans, understanding temperaments, mastering conflict, time management , and general leadership principles.
Participants in this program can be staff working at any level in your organization. Successful organizations want strong leaders in all areas of their organizations. Please take this opportunity to identify someone in your organization (it may be YOU) to participate. If you are outside the Atlanta area, it would be worth supporting someone to come into Atlanta for this experience. The registration form will soon be posted on the FOR MEMBERS home page and the Institute’s Upcoming Events page.
SHAREpoint is here!
This is our new tool for connecting members – opportunities for members to interact, share documents and post information. We will send details throughout the fall to begin connecting you to your colleagues. Moderators are being identified and trained this month – we hope to have SHAREpoint accessible in November.
GEORGIA Night at AAHSA
GEORGIA Night at AAHSA is Sunday evening, November 8th – please register no later than October 31, 2009. Click here.
Annual Business Meeting --HOLD THE DATE
Aging Services of Georgia’s Annual Business Meeting will be held Thursday, December 3 at Lenbrook in Buckhead 9:30am – 1:30pm.
New Materials
The updated Not-for-Profit Difference brochure is now available via the aahsa web site .
Please notice that this prints off on 11 x 17 paper.
Register Your Organization Now
The Center for Positive Aging provides FREE registration for association members as a key provider of quality housing and services. This is a significant member benefit – don’t miss the opportunity.
The web site is growing every day with a QUICK SEARCH for Quality Providers AND all kinds of resources for providers. Please contact Mary Harris, if you need registration and additional information.
Oct 1st BIG DAY for association members
Over 120 association members heard Clint Maun shared LOTS of information and ideas that many went home and implemented the same day. For example, ask people to enter your office and/or come to a meeting with “solutions” (see his article: "Operating Solutions-Oriented Meetings '). He provided ideas on ways to break down questions to get to the YES. “I’ll try” and Yes – but” really means NO. There were LOTS of SHARED LEARNING moments. Some of the materials will be posted on the FOR MEMBERS home page.
The CCRC members were working together on HB 843. Adult Day providers reviewed CCSP guidelines with state staff and started editing the Actifacts of Culture Change for Adult Day Services. Marketing staff enjoyed Clint Maun’s presentation, picked up new ideas, and stayed for a workshop with their marketing colleagues.
New Member
Canon Business Solutions
Craig Savage
5625 Oakbrook Parkway
Norcross, GA 30093
(678) 728-4400
General Notes of Interest
New EPA Guidebook Shows How Smart Design Promotes Healthier
Living
Phone Assessment Effective for Evaluating Cognition in the Elderly
Japanese Researchers Unveil High-Tech Wheelchair
High-Tech Elder Cottages Would Allow Elderly to Live Near Relatives
Resource Systems’ 2009 Nursing Assistant of the Year Scholarship
Program
New Flu Guide for Non-Profits
State Resource Web Site on H1N1 Flu
FDA Approves H1N1 Vaccine, Paves Way for Large-Scale U.S.
Vaccination Campaign
Public Policy Update
The major focus on public policy issues continues to be on long-term care issues, specifically continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) and the refinement of HB 843, the CCRC legislation which Aging Services of Georgia had introduced the last week of the 2009 Georgia General Assembly.
CCRCs
The Aging Services CCRC members have worked hard to perfect HB 843, the legislation introduced by Rep. Mike Jacobs. There was a very successful CCRC symposium on October 1, at which time the CCRC members of Aging Services heard from two national experts Clint Maun and Steve Maag of AAHSA. In addition, CCRC members had a lively, intense and productive session to discuss the most recent draft of HB 843.
The latest version was written after Walter Coffey, Tom Rockenbach (Public Policy chair), and Tom Bauer met with Department of Insurance staff. Likely changes from the “as introduced” bill include a definition of continuing care which requires such care to include “independent” living and skilled nursing. Those facilities with an entrance fee and assisted living (in lieu of skilled nursing) would still be regulated in the same manner by DOI, but they would not be allowed to call themselves providers of continuing care (except for those facilities that are already in existence, which would be “granfathered.”)
HB 843 would substantially update regulation of continuing care retirement communities by the Department of Insurance, both by providing further information and protection to consumers and by giving the providers more ways to develop CCRCs in line with current laws across the country. Another area of improvement would be a requirement that providers maintain reserve assets. The members have worked hard to establish a system of reserves and escrow accounts which accommodate both nonprofit providers and for-profit entities.
Assisted Living
Aging Services’ staff continues to talk with representatives of the Georgia Chapter of Assisted Living Federation of America and its national office concerning HB 850, a bill which was introduced the final day of the 2009 General Assembly to create a new level of long-term care between the social model of personal care homes and the medical model of skilled nursing.
In addition, the Department of Community Health has published prospective new rules concerning personal care homes for comment. The proposed rules especially address those facilities which provide “memory care” services. The proposals, along with a rules update this winter, may well provide an alternative to legislation as a means to establish ways for residents to age in place.
Business Connection
Updates from our Associate Members
Drive Focused, Drive Smart and Get Home Safely
The theme for this year's Drive Safely Work Week is "Drive Focused, Drive Smart, and Get Home Safely." Studies have found that distracted driving is the number one cause of vehicle crashes, accounting for 80% of crashes and 65% of near-crashes. Work-related traffic crashes continue to be the number one cause of work-place fatalities, with more than 1,300 fatalities in 2007 or nearly four every day.
You can distribute the attached self-assessment to all your employees to help them determine if they are at risk of being a contributor in a distracted-related crash.
There are four types of distractions you must be aware of:
- Manual involves touching something, like dialing a phone or changing radio stations.
- Visual involves looking at something, like a phone display or a billboard.
- Auditory involves listening to something, like a conversation or music.
- Cognitive involves thinking about something.
Michael Nischan, CDS;
Loss Control & Safety Consultant
NATMI Instructor; michael.nischan@mccart.com
678.475.5720 office 678.938.2012 cellular
The McCart Group / An Assurex Global Partner
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Who Decides?
2010 Aging Services of Georgia
Annual Conference
SAVE THE DATES!-- March 22-24, 2010
Dolcé Resort & Conference Center
Peachtree City, GA
Previous Events
Oct 1st: Articles from Clint Maun
The following articles have been posted on the For Members home page.
- Marketing Your Uniqueness
- Operating Solutions-Oriented Meetings
- Follow the Leaders ... How & Why Anyone Can Take on the Role of Leadership
- P.O.W.E.R: Positive Outcomes with Essential Revenue
- It's All About Admission: How to Perfect Your Facility's Admisions Process
- Anger, Hostility and Frustration... Oh My! Dealing with Difficult Patients
- The Executive's Role in Team-Based Improvement
Upcoming Events
24/7 On-Line Training
One of the quickest, most convenient and affordable ways to earn additional CEUs is through INHUniversity.com. The IHN/PDN Distance Learning Series provides high-quality educational courses on vital topics for healthcare professionals, presented by nationally recognized speakers and consultants.
Since all of the courses are "web-based" and not "live" you can take courses when the time is convenient for you and your busy schedule! New courses are constantly being added throughout the year, so check the course catalog often.
To register or for more information, please go to the IHN/PDN website
Thursday, October 15
2nd Annual Culture Change Network of Georgia Summit
Brochure and Registration Form
Loudermilk Center
Downtown Atlanta
Thursday/Friday, October 22 & 23
Coaching Supervision
Skills for Supervisors in Aging Services
Aging Services of Georgia Office, Midtown Atlanta
8:30 am -- 4:00 pm
Brochure and Registration Form
Last grant-funded training
Tuesday, November 3
Webinar: HIPAA Overview
Led by Brantley Rowlen --
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP
10 am - 12 noon
Details and Registration Form
Wednesday, November 4
Positive Aging Lifestyles (PALS)
Facilitator Training
Aging Services of Georgia Office, Midtown Atlanta
9 am - 3:30 pm
Brochure and Registration Form
Sunday, November 8
Georgia Night 2009
Attendees of the AAHSA Annual Meeting and Expo
Quartino's -- Chicago, IL
6 pm
Brochure and Registration Form
Thursday, December 3
Association Annual Business Meeting
Lenbrook Retirement Community, Buckhead
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Center for Positive Aging
The Next Positive Aging LifeStyles (PALS) trainer event is November 4th
The Center for Positive Aging is excited to announce that we will be holding a Positive Aging LifeStyles (PALS) facilitator training on Wednesday, November 4th from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Center for Positive Aging offices in Midtown Atlanta. Click here for details and registration.
Positive Aging LifeStyles is an education program, which aims to enhance the mental, spiritual, and physical well-being of elders, as well as helping to emphasize the importance of elders’ roles in the community. The Positive Aging LifeStyles program, which is divided into three separate modules - Ageless Mind, Ageless Body, Ageless Spirit – is both highly flexible and applicable. We encourage you all to take part in this training, as the program may be greatly beneficial to members of your community, family, or congregation. Please e-mail Mary Harris at or call her at (404) 872-9191 Ext. 12 if you are interested in registering for the November training.
New Website
The Center for Positive Aging, consumer arm of Aging Services of Georgia, has recently launched its new website. Here, you have access to important information about the Center, such as the Center’s history, upcoming events, caregiver information, and volunteer information. The website also offers assistance in helping to connect you to Quality Providers, which offer a variety of services and senior housing, in your area.
Quality Providers
See newly posted materials. Click the FOR AFFILIATES icon – bottom right area of home page. (Password = quality)
As a benefit to affiliates of the Center for Positive Aging, you are entitled to use this valuable information as it best relates to your organization. Some of the items are reference documents from training events and meetings, links to important sites, and documents of special interest to various affiliate groups.
General Resources for Quality Providers
- Applying Satisfaction Results to Improve Lives
- Building Social Capital
- Caregiving Study Implications for Providers
- Cultivating Employee Commitment to Achieve Excellence
- Culture Change in Aging Services
- National Studies in Caregiving Implications for Providers
Resources for Quality Providers relating to national Quality First Programs
- Quality for Low-income Housing Providers
- Quality Providers Checklist
- Quality Providers Self Study
- Quality Providers Step by Step
Resources relating to Social Accountability
- Social Accountability 50 Ideas
- Social Accountability Guide
- Social Accountability in the Community
Culture Change Network of Georgia
DVD "Be With Me Today" offers Stunning Look Into What It's Like to Have Alzheimer's
Read review. click here This was recorded last fall at the Aging Services office, Culture Change Dementia Symposium. Go to www.HaveAGoodLife.com to purchase the DVD.
Culture Change Summit October 15th
The 2nd Annual Culture Change Network of Georgia Summit: Setting the Stage for Culture Change: Preparing for Our Aging Population is scheduled for October 15th at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta – there are still scholarships available. This event is significant for providers throughout the full continuum of aging services – don’t miss a day full of great information from three leading culture change experts! Click here for more information and registration form.
How Can We Radically Transform Activities in Long Term Care?
A May 2009 White Paper from the University of Wisconsin Madision's Center on Age & Community Think Tank is now available for free download. click here
UWM's Center on Age & Community gathered 30 experts in the arts, aging services, and family caregiving to help imagine how to bring meaningful engagement to long term care - whether people live in their own homes or in shared housing. The white paper chronicles two days of conversations of "Think Tankers" and a public forum from the greater Milwaukee area.
Aging in Place Gets a Strong Advocate in Kathy Greenlee
Assistant secretary of aging presents her agenda at Denver conference
By Susan Hindman, September 28, 2009, Published on SilverPlanet.com (http://www.silverplanet.com)
Introduction
Sometimes it’s the simplest of moments that prove to be the most poignant, and Kathy Greenlee, who likes to tell stories, tells one that was pivotal in her life. As Kansas secretary of aging at the time, she was to present a plaque to a nursing home that had turned itself around—morphing from a facility that was so bad its parking lot was cited for being dangerous, into one that was receiving an award as one of the state’s top facilities.
She went to the home for the ceremony as well as to see it firsthand and to talk with the residents there, who that particular day were discussing redesigning a bathroom on one wing. Among the ideas tossed out was one by a woman who caught Greenlee’s attention: she specifically wanted green and white towels in this new bathroom. A simple request. Read entire article
News Throughout the Continuum
Home and Community Based Services
(Adult Day Services, Hospice, Home Health)
NIH Announces Funding Opportunities to Build Partnerships Between Academic Research Centers and Community-Based Organizations
Living with Alzheimer's Disease: A Study of Adult Day Health
Services in Massachusetts
CMS Issues New Survey and Certification Letter on Hospice
Majority of Nursing Homes Fail to Meet Medicare Requirements for Hospice Services
Hospice Compliance: How to Get Unused Controlled Drugs Out of
the Home
Affordable Housing
Stimulus Fund Reporting Deadline: Oct.10
HUD Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Section 202 Program
New HUDCLIPS Postings for Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 and Translated Leases
New HUD Form Reflects Member Comments and Recommendations
Short-Term 2010 Funding Passed for Senior Housing/HCBS Programs
HUD Offers $20 Million to Help Seniors & People with Disabilities Continue to Live Independently
Stimulus Funds Used for Subsidy Contracts; Reporting Requirements to Impact 5,000 Properties
HUD Delays Implementation of Major Occupancy Policy Rule
Assisted Living
Are Occupancy Rates Declining at the Same Rate Across the Board?
Results from Study on Medication Management in Assisted Living
Now Available
CCRC's
See information in other sections
Nursing Care
2010 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Minimum Data Set (MDS) Coding for the 2009-2010 Flu Season
AGING SERVICES VACANCY REPORT
Please assist your colleagues by sharing this information when you receive calls from consumers you cannot serve.
Facility |
Units |
Cost |
Type of Subsidy/Waiver |
Ingleside |
2 – One Bedroom |
$351 |
HUD PRAC |
Lutheran Towers |
5 – Efficiency |
|
Sec. 8 |
Presbyterian Village |
1 – One Bedroom |
$2010 |
|
The Zaban Tower |
6 – Efficiency |
$2185 |
HUD PRAC HUD PRAC |
Career Opportunities
Lenbrook Retirement Community
Senior Sales Marketing Representative
Wellness Director
Admission and Social Services Coordinator
Alzheimer's Association
Regional Offices in Columbus and Macon
Program Director
Right at Home In Home Care and Assistance
Atlanta
Staffing Coordinator
Middle Flint Council on Aging
Americus
Nurse Supervisor/Care Coordinator
Athens Community Council on Aging
Athens
Activity Coordinator for Adult Day Care Programs
Senior Financial Manager
King's Bridge Retirement Center
Atlanta
Medical Transportation Driver
AAHSA Information
News from Melissa Sharp,
Vice President, Southeast Region, AAHSA
AAHSA Health Care Reform Hub
It seems like there is more confusion about health care reform than there is a clear explanation of what is being debated and what reform might mean for aging services. That’s why AAHSA established a new Health Care Reform Hub. The hub is a center with information about the health care reform debate, timely updates and in-depth analysis about the issues affecting members and consumers. More information.
FutureAge: Build New Models, Seamlessly
The September/October 2009 issue of FutureAge, AAHSA’s bimonthly magazine, demonstrates the not-for-profit difference by telling the stories of individuals whose lives have been dramatically changed by AAHSA members. Other articles look at looks at social accountability programs, helping workers grow into leaders, and serving Native American elders. Learn more.
Annual Meeting Registration is Open!!!
When people say they can't afford to attend AAHSA this year we tell them what 10,000 aging services LEADERS already know: Your organization simply can't afford NOT to attend AAHSA, especially this year. Every trend, every innovation, every exciting new program, every new regulation, every piece of news that will help you LEAD and SERVE will be presented, discussed and debated in Chicago. What happens when you are not there to be a part of it? The field is “coming home” to Chicago. We have set a place at the table for you. Come and take your seat! http://www.aahsaconference.org/ Every AAHSA member organization who registers can bring one board member to the conference on us! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to educate your volunteer leaders.
AAHSA Member Benefit Spotlight: Online Resources for Influenza-Pandemic
You've got needs, we've got resources. We can't solve all your problems, but we can help you get started. This section offers information to help you through the coming months. Browse around to access the wealth of white papers, downloadable brochures, links to other organizations and more. Don't see something you're looking for? Let us know and we'll hunt around and see what we can find.