AAHSA This Week | June 2, 2008
	Your Immediate Input Needed Now on Medicare Bill The Medicare bill we expect to see this week will contain a "doc fix" but Senate leaders remain mum on what else the bill will contain and how any of these measures will be financed. As the nursing home and home health updates remain on the table for use in covering the costs of this Medicare bill, we ask members to contact their senators this week and urge them to protect the scheduled 2009 Medicare update. Contact: Marsha Greenfield, (202) 508-9488.
	Economic Stimulus Payments Still Available for Residents   Let your residents and clients know that although the regular tax-filing season is over, they have until Oct. 15 to file tax returns needed to claim this year's economic stimulus rebate if they have yet to do so. The rebate will not count against their eligibility for Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income or Section 202 housing assistance unless they keep it longer than 60 days. Use these materials to promote the payments in your organization. Contact: Barbara Gay, (202) 508-9489.     Unwind the Red Tape for Resident TV Converter Boxes   Residents with analog TVs, not cable or satellite service, qualify for coupons to help pay for converter boxes they must buy to receive digital broadcasts after Feb. 17, 2009, when all television broadcasting will change to digital. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is proposing a special, excessively burdensome application process for nursing home residents to obtain the coupons. Specifically, if nursing home administrators apply on behalf of a resident, they will have to include a copy of the facility's operating license with each application. Email the NTIA by June 9 and urge them to eliminate these requirements. Contact: Steve Maag, (202) 508-9498.   advertisement   HUD Changes Policy to Allow Dishwashers   The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) changed the Design and Cost Standards for Section 202 and Section 811 properties to allow the use of HUD funds for dishwashers in individual housing units. Contact: Colleen Bloom, (202) 508-9483.     AAHSA CONFERENCES AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES   Strategies for Managing Operational Costs Amidst Economic Uncertainty June 24, 2008 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern time Audio Conference Long-Term Care Health Information Technology Summit June 9-10, 2008 Tremonts Historic Venue and All-Suite Hotel Baltimore, Md. AAHSA/Building Owners and Managers Institute International On-line Training Program AAHSA Annual Meeting and Exposition October 12-15, 2008 Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, Pa. IAHSA 8th International Conference July 20-22, 2009 London, England     OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES   Consistent Assignment - The Practice and the Experience June 3, 2008 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time Technical Assistance Teleconference COLLAGE®: The Art and Science of Healthy Aging June 12-13, 2008 Chicago, Ill. The Fifth Annual Healthcare Unbound July 7-8, 2008 San Francisco, Calif. Workforce Innovations Conference July 15-17, 2008 New Orleans, La.       Want to be more environmentally friendly, but don't know where to begin?   Use this fact sheet to get some ideas of what your organization can do to protect the environment, while cutting costs in the long run. Check out May's Most Popular Tools and Top Viewed Resources on the Quality First Web site. Contact: Maggie Flowers, (202) 508-9421.   Elderhostel Helps Your Residents Be a Part of History   AAHSA’s newest member, Elderhostel, has created a program designed exclusively for AAHSA members. The new program "Live from Mount Rushmore: The Wisdom of Our Fathers," is a seminar series that gives the people you serve the chance to explore the names and faces sculpted into Mt. Rushmore and consider how our country’s founding fathers would respond to today’s issues. Save your residents and clients a front row seat. Sign up today. Contact: Paul Duffy, (617) 457-5406.     Aon Offers New Insurance Benefits   Aon's new insurance program is designed to offer your organization the opportunity to receive a dividend payment for participating this year. Aon's Quality Institute also provides a comprehensive educational program for your entire team to help increase quality. Members who pass the course will receive an additional 10 percent discount on their organization's General Liability/Professional Liability portion of their insurance premiums. Contact: Maria Moreno, (800) 865-7307 ext. 553.     AAHSA Member Awarded Shared Site Best Practice Award   Congratulations to United Retirement Center for winning a 2008 Intergenerational Shared Site Best Practice Award from Generations United. The award is given to recognize and encourage best practices in intergenerational shared sites around the country. Contact: Lauren Shaham, (202) 508-1219. advertisement   New Opportunities Available on AAHSA’s Job Mart   Several career opportunities in aging services are now available and listed on Job Mart. Take a look. Pass along the news. If you have a job to post, consider using AAHSA Job Mart. Contact: Phillip Blackmon, (202) 508-9404. Use the downloadable form to post a job. Jobs posted in the past week (May 23 - 29): Administrator Administrator - Providence, R.I. Administrator at Prairieview Lutheran Home - Danforth, Ill. Director of Health Care Operations - Davenport, Iowa Vice President Health Services/Administration - Hamden, Conn. CEO/President/Executive Director Director of Rhode Island Association of Facilities & Services for the Aging (RIAFSA). CEO - Omaha, Neb. Other Director of Development - New Haven, Conn. Review the jobs online Administrator CEO/President/Executive Director Finance Marketing/Sales/Business Office Nursing/HealthCare Other Wanted
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