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March 24, 2023 CMS Launches Electronic CLIA Certificate Rollout

March 24, 2023 CMS Issues Guidance and Survey Process for Reviewing Home Dialysis Services in Nursing Homes REVISED 3/22/2023

March 21, 2023 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: March 23; Food Safety in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities

March 21, 2023 Nursing Home Education Series

March 16, 2023 Statewide Standing Order for Pharmacies: Epinephrine Dispensing for Anaphylaxis Treatment

March 15, 2023 COVID-19 Testing Support for Long Term Care Facilities Step-Down

March 14, 2023 2023 CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED

March 13, 2023 Immunization Program: CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory: Measles Exposure at a Large Gathering in Kentucky, February 2023 and Global Measles Outbreaks

March 10, 2023 iQIES for Minimum Data Set (MDS) Submissions Begins on April 17, 2023

March 10, 2023 CMS issues QSO-23-09-Hospital - Revision to State Operations Manual (SOM), Hospital Appendix A - Interpretive Guidelines for 42 CFR 482.21, Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program

March 9, 2023 CORRECTION: Nursing Home Education Series - February 28, 2023 - Recording Available

March 9, 2023 Nursing Home Education Series - February 28, 2023 - Recording Available

March 3, 2023 New DHS Report Describes Wisconsin Trends in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing

March 3, 2023 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

March 1, 2023 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, March 3, at 7:00 a.m.

February 28, 2023 HHS Announced the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 Ends May 11, 2023

February 22, 2023 Call for Presenters for the 2023 FOCUS Conference!

February 22, 2023 Apply for a Wisconsin Medicaid HCBS Grant by March 21

February 22, 2023 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: February 23; Infection Control Risk Assessment: Health Care Construction

February 16, 2023 Division of Quality Assurance - Pharmacy Newscapsule

February 15, 2023 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

February 13, 2023 Long-Term Care Education Series

February 13, 2023 Sign Up Today for a Webinar to Learn About the Wisconsin Medicaid Grant Opportunity

February 10, 2023 New CDC Vital Signs Report: Preventing Bloodstream Infections in People on Dialysis

February 8, 2023 Announcing $15 Million in Wisconsin Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Grants Supporting Quality and Innovation

February 8, 2023 Procedure Guidance for Changes regarding CLIA Form CMS-116

February 7, 2023 DCTS: Call for Applications - Wisconsin Zero Suicide Training

February 1, 2023 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, February 3, at 7 a.m.

January 30, 2023 CMS issues QSO -23-08-Hospice - Revisions to Hospice-Appendix M of the State Operations Manual and the Hospice Basic Surveyor Training

January 26, 2023 DHS Opioid Settlement Survey

January 26, 2023 Introducing the WI Provider Workforce Network at No Cost to HCBS Providers

January 25, 2023 DQA Oversight of Adult Day Care Centers Transferred from the Bureau of Assisted Living to the Bureau of Health Services

January 24, 2023 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: January 26; Microbiology and Surveillance of Targeted Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

January 23, 2023 New Resources for Implementing Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes

January 23, 2023 CMS issues QSO -23-06-ALL - Compliance Education Through Quality in Focus Trainings / CMS issues QSO-23- 05- NH - Updates Nursing Home Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System and Posting Citations Under Dispute

January 23, 2023 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

January 19, 2023 Update: Access to Influenza Countermeasures in Wisconsin

January 18,2023 New Training Opportunity - Nursing Home Infection Prevention and Control

January 5, 2023 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, January 6, at 7:00 a.m.

January 4, 2023 MDS 101, Session 4 to be held Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 1 p.m.

December 23, 2022 Update: Access to Influenza Countermeasures in Wisconsin

December 21, 2022 DHS Encourages Long-Term Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks

December 21, 2022 Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #53: Interim Guidance for Clinicians to Prioritize Antiviral Treatment of Influenza in the Setting of Reduced Availability of Oseltamivir

December 15, 2022 Wrapping Up: Free WisCaregiver Careers CNA Mentorship Webinar Series

December 15, 2022 Awardees for Round 1 of the Wisconsin Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Grant Selected

December 12, 2022 REMINDER: RAI/MDS Educational Forum to be held Wednesday, December 21, at 1 p.m.

November 30, 2022 Keep your Nurse Aide Licensing and Testing Information Up to Date

November 30, 2022 NEW LINK: Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, December 2, at 7:00 a.m.

November 29, 2022 Wisconsin Corporate Guardianship Directory

November 28, 2022 Call for Abstracts: 2023 Governor's Conference on Emergency Management and Homeland Security

November 28, 2022 RESENDING FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2022: CMS issues QSO-23-03-ALL - The Importance of Timely Use of COVID-19 Therapeutics

November 23, 2022 Guidance for Celebrating Holidays Safely

November 23, 2022 CMS issues QSO-23-03-ALL - The Importance of Timely Use of COVID-19 Therapeutics

November 22, 2022 Register for Free WisCaregiver Careers CNA Mentorship Webinars

November 18, 2022 November 22: NETEC Webinar on Handling, Packaging, and Shipping Specimens from High-risk Patients

November 16, 2022 Spread of Multiple Respiratory Viruses in Wisconsin Long-Term Care Facilities

November 15, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: November 17; Water Management Programs

November 10, 2022 FALL CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED

November 8, 2022 CMS Rescinds September 26, 2022 memo: CMS 22-25-CLIA

November 8, 2022 CMS issues QSO-23-02-ALL - Revised Guidance for Staff Vaccination Requirements

November 7, 2022 New MDS 3.0 Section Q Referral Process to Local Contact Agencies (LCAs)

November 7, 2022 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

November 7, 2022 Attn: All Long-Term Care Facilities

November 4, 2022 First Wisconsin Medicaid HCBS Grants Awarded

November 1, 2022 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

October 31, 2022 Register for Free WisCaregiver Careers CNA Mentorship Webinars

October 25, 2022 Call for Abstracts: 2023 Governor's Conference on Emergency Management and Homeland Security

October 25, 2022 Agencies are invited to apply for no cost Covid surplus items from DHS

October 25, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: October 27; Norovirus, COVID-19 Vaccines, and Pneumococcal Vaccines

October 17, 2022 Register for Free WisCaregiver Careers CNA Mentorship Webinars

October 14, 2022 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

October 12, 2022 REMINDER: REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - FOCUS 2022

October 12, 2022 FALL CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED

October 10, 2022 Updated Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Health Care Settings

October 5, 2022 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, October 7, at 7:00 a.m.

October 4, 2022 MDS 101, Session 3 to be held Tuesday, October 25, at 1 p.m.

September 28, 2022 CMS rescinds QSO-22-25-CLIA

September 27, 2022 CMS Issues QSO-20-38-NH Revised 9/23/22 and QSO-20-39-NH Revised 9/23/22

September 26, 2022 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

September 22, 2022 IMPORTANT REMINDER: Nurse Aide Students Trained in Nurse Aide Emergency Training Programs and Permanent Training Programs Prior to June 7, 2022, Must Test and Be Listed on the Nurse Aide Registry by October 7, 2022.

September 21, 2022 Long-Term Care Webinar – Nursing Home

September 20, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: September 22; Infection Prevention Programs

September 19, 2022 Authorization to Conduct Mandatory Facility Surveys

September 12, 2022 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

September 9, 2022 Immunization Program: Annual Influenza Letter

September 9, 2022 DHS PPE Stockpile: PPE available for health care providers, including skilled nursing facilities

September 9, 2022 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - FOCUS 2022

September 8, 2022 Applications Available for Four New Services in the Revised DHS 75

September 7, 2022 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, September 9, at 7:00 a.m.

September 1, 2022 Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are no longer authorized as boosters

August 31, 2022 Monkeypox Contact Investigation Steps for Health Care Facilities

August 30, 2022 Authorization to Conduct Mandatory Facility Surveys

August 30, 2022 OASIS Educational Forum to be held Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 1 p.m.

August 29, 2022 REMINDER: DHS 75 Provider Training: Certification and Conversion Process, August 31, 2022, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

August 26, 2022 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

August 24, 2022 DHS 75 Provider Training: Certification and Conversion Process, August 31, 2022 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

August 24, 2022 FALL CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED

August 23, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: August 25; Enhanced Barrier Precautions and Monkeypox Virus

August 23, 2022 RAI/MDS Educational Forum to be held Wednesday, September 21 at 1 p.m.

August 22, 2022 BCD: Monkeypox Infection Prevention Reminders

August 22, 2022 IMPORTANT REMINDER: Nurse Aide Students Trained in Nurse Aide Emergency Training Programs and Permanent Training Programs Prior to June 7, 2022, Must Test and Be Listed on the Nurse Aide Registry by October 7, 2022.

August 16, 2022 Updated Enhanced Barrier Precaution Guidance for Nursing Homes

August 15, 2022 CMS Offers Home Health OASIS-E Guidance Training Program

August 12, 2022 NEW DQA TRAINING - MDS 101, Session 2, Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 1 p.m.

August 11, 2022 Reminder: Save the Date for the Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum – September 8, 2022

August 11, 2022 Apply for a Wisconsin Medicaid HCBS Grant—Application Open Through September 12

August 5, 2022 Division of Quality Assurance - Pharmacy Newscapsule

August 5, 2022 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

August 3, 2022 CORRECTION: Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, August 5, at 7:00 a.m.

August 3, 2022 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, July 8, at 7:00 a.m.

August 3, 2022 BCD Information Update: New Webpage Replaces BCD Memo 2021-13

August 1, 2022 COVID-19 Oral Antivirals Medications for Long-Term Care Residents

August 1, 2022 Reminder: Join a Webinar August 2 or 4 to Learn About the New Medicaid HCBS Grants Opportunity

August 1, 2022 News Release: DHS Receives First Opioid Settlement Funds Payment, Submits Updated Proposal to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance

July 29, 2022 CMS Publishes Proposed Rule for Clinical Laboratories

July 27, 2022 Wanted: Nursing Consultant 1

July 27, 2022 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

July 22, 2022 Announcing Wisconsin Medicaid HCBS Grants Supporting Quality and Innovation

July 20, 2022 BCD: Reminder--Monkeypox Resources Now Available for Wisconsin Clinicians

July 20, 2022 CORRECTION: DPH BCD Memo 2022-12: Influenza Testing and Variant Influenza A Virus Detection

July 20, 2022 DPH BCD Memo 2022-11: At-Home COVID-19 Antigen Testing Use and Reporting

July 20, 2022 IMPORTANT REMINDER: Nurse Aide Students Trained in Nurse Aide Emergency Training Programs and Permanent Training Programs Prior to June 7, 2022, Must Test and Be Listed on the Nurse Aide Registry by October 7, 2022

July 18, 2022 Save the Date for the Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum – September 8, 2022

July 18, 2022 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

July 14, 2022 Monkeypox: What Wisconsin Clinicians Need to Know about Testing, Prevention and Treatment

July 14, 2022 Nursing Home Quarterly Regional Office/Provider Forums: July 2022

July 13, 2022 CMS Issues Memo: QSO-22-22-Hospitals

July 11, 2022 Attn: All Wisconsin Nursing Homes - WisCaregiver Careers Website is Live

July 6, 2022 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, July 8, at 7:00 a.m.

July 6, 2022 IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION: CMS Issues Memo: QSO-22-19-NH – Revised Long-Term Care Surveyor Guidance

July 5, 2022 Reassignment of Division of Quality Assurance Certification and Survey Responsibilities

June 22, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: June 23; Acute Respiratory Illnesses Update

June 20, 2022 LTCF Infection Prevention and Infrastructure Matching Grant Update

June 20, 2022 Division of Quality Assurance Southern Regional Office - Address Change

June 17, 2022 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

June 16, 2022 IMPORTANT: CMS Issues Memo: QSO-22-17-ALL - Surveys for Compliance with Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements

June 13, 2022 SAVE THE DATES - FOCUS 2022 Conference: Teach, Learn, Collaborate - November 16-17, 2022

June 9, 2022 Long-Term Care Webinar – Nursing Home

June 3, 2022 DPH BCD Memo 2022-08: Recommendations for COVID-19 Prevention and Mitigation Among Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers

June 3, 2022 IMPORTANT: Revised DHS 75 Community Substance Use Service Standards – Effective October 1, 2022

June 2, 2022 CMS Issues QSO-21-03-Hospitals/CAHs Revised 05.27.2022 - Updates to Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC; Requirements and Enforcement Process for Reporting of COVID-19 Data Elements for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals

June 2, 2022 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, June 3 at 7:00 a.m.

May 31, 2022 NEW DQA TRAINING - MDS 101 - Session 1 Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 1 p.m.

May 27, 2022 CMS Issues QSO-20-41-ALL Revised 05.26.2022 Guidance related to Emergency Preparedness - Exercise Exemption based on A Facility’s Activation of their Emergency Plan

May 27, 2022 OASIS Educational Forum to be held Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 1 p.m.

May 26, 2022 RAI/MDS Educational Forum to be held Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 1 p.m.

May 25, 2022 New MDRO Resource for Nursing Homes

May 25, 2022 2022 Caregiver Project Workshops

May 24, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: May 26; Environment of Care Rounding

May 20, 2022 REMINDER: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Survey - please complete by May 27

May 17, 2022 #Access4All Video Watch Party

May 12, 2022 OnGo Rapid Antigen Test Kit Supply

May 12, 2022 Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Survey - please complete by May 27

May 12, 2022 Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Survey - please complete by May 27

May 6, 2022 DPH BCD Memo 2022-07: COVID-19 Oral Antivirals Medications for Long-Term Care Residents

May 4, 2022 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, May 6 at 7:00 a.m.

April 28, 2022 CORRECTION: Southern Regional Office Nursing Home Quarterly Provider Forum May 2, 2022

April 28, 2022 Southern Regional Office Nursing Home Quarterly Provider Forum May 4, 2022

April 27, 2022 Final Days to Register for the 2022 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit

April 26, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: April 28; Newly Reportable Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Wisconsin

April 26, 2022 BCD: New Reportable Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

April 25, 2022 DPH BCD Memo 2022-04: Updated SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Data Reporting Guidance Effective April 4, 2022

April 21, 2022 Nursing Home Quarterly Regional Office/Provider Forums: April – June, 2022

April 13, 2022 Register for the 2022 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit by May 4

April 12, 2022 2022 Caregiver Project Workshops

April 11, 2022 WAFCA to Launch Pilot Focused on Serving Wisconsin Children IN Wisconsin

April 11, 2022 IMPORTANT: CMS Announces End of Blanket Waivers for Specific Providers Affecting Nurse Aide Emergency Training Programs and Temporary Nurse Aides

April 8, 2022 IMPORTANT: CMS Announces End of Blanket Waivers for Nursing Homes, Inpatient Hospices, ICF/IIDs and ESRD Facilities

April 7, 2022 Updated Infection Preventionist Starter Kit

April 7, 2022 CMS Issued Revised Guidance for COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Rule CMS Memo QSO-22-07 - ALL - Revised 4/05/22

April 6, 2022 Seats Going Fast for 2022 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit

April 5, 2022 Keep Individuals in Your Care Safe with Booster Doses and Life-saving Therapeutics

April 4, 2022 Voting News from the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition

April 1, 2022 Acute Hospital Care at Home

March 30, 2022 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) - Minimum Data Set (MDS) Training Survey

March 22, 2023 Residential Care Apartment Complex Webinar – April 11, 2023 - New Online Application via the e-Licensure System

March 21, 2023 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: March 23; Food Safety in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities

March 15, 2023 COVID-19 Testing Support for Long Term Care Facilities Step-Down

March 14, 2023 2023 CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED

March 13, 2023 Immunization Program: CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory: Measles Exposure at a Large Gathering in Kentucky, February 2023 and Global Measles Outbreaks

February 28, 2023 HHS Announced the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 Ends May 11, 2023

February 22, 2023 Call for Presenters for the 2023 FOCUS Conference!

February 22, 2023 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: February 23; Infection Control Risk Assessment: Health Care Construction

February 16, 2023 Updated Recommendations for Prescribing First Line Oral Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections

February 15, 2023 COVID-19 Testing Support for Long Term Care Facilities Step-Down

February 7, 2023 Assisted Living Forum: February 14, 2023

February 7, 2023 DCTS: Call for Applications - Wisconsin Zero Suicide Training

January 26, 2023 Introducing the WI Provider Workforce Network at No Cost to HCBS Providers

January 25, 2003 DQA Oversight of Adult Day Care Centers Transferred from the Bureau of Assisted Living to the Bureau of Health Services

January 24, 2023 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: January 26; Microbiology and Surveillance of Targeted Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

January 19, 2023 Update: Access to Influenza Countermeasures in Wisconsin

January 17, 2023 DHS Seeks Applicants for State Long-Term Care Advisory Councils Deadline to Apply: February 3

January 5, 2023 January 10, 2023 - Bureau of Assisted Living - Initial Licensing Live Q & A Session

December 23, 2022 Update: Access to Influenza Countermeasures in Wisconsin

December 21, 2022 DHS Encourages Long-Term Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks

December 21, 2022 Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #53: Interim Guidance for Clinicians to Prioritize Antiviral Treatment of Influenza in the Setting of Reduced Availability of Oseltamivir

December 16, 2022 DQA Oversight of Adult Day Care Centers Transferred from the Bureau of Assisted Living to the Bureau of Health Services

December 16, 2022 DQA Oversight of Adult Day Care Centers Transferred from the Bureau of Assisted Living to the Bureau of Health Services

December 15, 2022 Wrapping Up: Free WisCaregiver Careers CNA Mentorship Webinar Series

November 29, 2022 Wisconsin Corporate Guardianship Directory

November 28, 2022 RESENDING FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2022: CMS issues QSO-23-03-ALL - The Importance of Timely Use of COVID-19 Therapeutics

November 22, 2022 Register for Free WisCaregiver Careers CNA Mentorship Webinars

November 16, 2022 Spread of Multiple Respiratory Viruses in Wisconsin Long-Term Care Facilities

November 15, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: November 17; Water Management Programs

November 10, 2022 FALL CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED

November 7, 2022 Attn: All Long-Term Care Facilities

October 31, 2022 Register for Free WisCaregiver Careers CNA Mentorship Webinars

October 27, 2022 November 1, 2022 - Bureau of Assisted Living - Initial Licensing Live Q & A Session

October 25, 2022 Agencies are invited to apply for no cost Covid surplus items from DHS

October 25, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: October 27; Norovirus, COVID-19 Vaccines, and Pneumococcal Vaccines

October 17, 2022 Register for Free WisCaregiver Careers CNA Mentorship Webinars

October 12, 2022 Assisted Living Forum: October 18, 2022

October 12, 2022 REMINDER: REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - FOCUS 2022

October 12, 2022 FALL CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED

October 10, 2022 Updated Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Health Care Settings

September 30, 2022 Updates to the State Dementia Plan 2024-2028

September 22, 2022 IMPORTANT REMINDER: Nurse Aide Students Trained in Nurse Aide Emergency Training Programs and Permanent Training Programs Prior to June 7, 2022, Must Test and Be Listed on the Nurse Aide Registry by October 7, 2022.

September 20, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: September 22; Infection Prevention Programs

September 9, 2022 Immunization Program: Annual Influenza Letter

September 9, 2022 DHS PPE Stockpile: PPE available for health care providers, including skilled nursing facilities

September 9, 2022 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - FOCUS 2022

September 1, 2022 Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are no longer authorized as boosters

August 31, 2022 Monkeypox Contact Investigation Steps for Health Care Facilities

August 24, 2022 FALL CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED

August 23, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: August 25; Enhanced Barrier Precautions and Monkeypox Virus

August 22, 2022 BCD: Monkeypox Infection Prevention Reminders

August 15, 2022 Assisted Living Forum: August 23, 2022

August 11, 2022 Reminder: Save the Date for the Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum – September 8, 2022

August 11, 2022 August 16, 2022 - Bureau of Assisted Living - Initial Licensing Live Q & A Session

July 20, 2022 IMPORTANT REMINDER: Nurse Aide Students Trained in Nurse Aide Emergency Training Programs and Permanent Training Programs Prior to June 7, 2022, Must Test and Be Listed on the Nurse Aide Registry by October 7, 2022

July 18, 2022 Save the Date for the Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum – September 8, 2022

July 5, 2022 Reassignment of Division of Quality Assurance Certification and Survey Responsibilities

June 22, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: June 23; Acute Respiratory Illnesses Update

June 20, 2022 LTCF Infection Prevention and Infrastructure Matching Grant Update

June 20, 2022 Division of Quality Assurance Southern Regional Office - Address Change

June 14, 2022 WEBINAR ID CORRECTION: Assisted Living Forum - June 21, 2022

June 14, 2022 Assisted Living Forum - June 21, 2022

June 13, 2022 SAVE THE DATES - FOCUS 2022 Conference: Teach, Learn, Collaborate - November 16-17, 2022

June 6, 2022 Upcoming WisCaregiver Careers Webinar for Employers June 16

June 3, 2022 IMPORTANT: Revised DHS 75 Community Substance Use Service Standards – Effective October 1, 2022

May 25, 2022 New MDRO Resource for Nursing Homes

May 25, 2022 2022 Caregiver Project Workshops

May 24, 2022 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: May 26; Environment of Care Rounding

May 20, 2022 REMINDER: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Survey - please complete by May 27

May 17, 2022 #Access4All Video Watch Party

May 12, 2022 OnGo Rapid Antigen Test Kit Supply

May 12, 2022 Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Survey - please complete by May 27

May 12, 2022 Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Survey - please complete by May 27

May 6, 2022 WisCaregiver Program To Expand: Employers Invited to Informational Webinar May 12

April 26, 2022 BCD: New Reportable Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

April 12, 2022 2022 Caregiver Project Workshops

April 11, 2022 WAFCA to Launch Pilot Focused on Serving Wisconsin Children IN Wisconsin

April 7, 2022 WisCaregiver Program To Expand: Employers Invited to Informational Webinar

April 7, 2022 CMS Issued Revised Guidance for COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Rule CMS Memo QSO-22-07 - ALL - Revised 4/05/22

September 22, 2022 IMPORTANT REMINDER: Nurse Aide Students Trained in Nurse Aide Emergency Training Programs and Permanent Training Programs Prior to June 7, 2022, Must Test and Be Listed on the Nurse Aide Registry by October 7, 2022.

September 9, 2022 Immunization Program: Annual Influenza Letter

September 9, 2022 DHS PPE Stockpile: PPE available for health care providers, including skilled nursing facilities

September 9, 2022 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - FOCUS 2022

August 22, 2022 IMPORTANT REMINDER: Nurse Aide Students Trained in Nurse Aide Emergency Training Programs and Permanent Training Programs Prior to June 7, 2022, Must Test and Be Listed on the Nurse Aide Registry by October 7, 2022.

August 11, 2022 Reminder: Save the Date for the Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum – September 8, 2022

July 20, 2022 IMPORTANT REMINDER: Nurse Aide Students Trained in Nurse Aide Emergency Training Programs and Permanent Training Programs Prior to June 7, 2022, Must Test and Be Listed on the Nurse Aide Registry by October 7, 2022

July 18, 2022 Save the Date for the Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum – September 8, 2022

June 13, 2022 SAVE THE DATES - FOCUS 2022 Conference: Teach, Learn, Collaborate - November 16-17, 2022

April 11, 2022 WAFCA to Launch Pilot Focused on Serving Wisconsin Children IN Wisconsin

April 11, 2022 IMPORTANT: CMS Announces End of Blanket Waivers for Specific Providers Affecting Nurse Aide Emergency Training Programs and Temporary Nurse Aides

Last revised March 27, 2023