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Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in November.

The Texas Culture Change Coalition will host their fall 2024 in-person conference, “Inspire, Educate & Empower Person-Centered Dementia Caregivers.”

The current emergency communication system (Connect) for long-term care providers will end on Oct. 31 and will be replaced by the new system (AlertMedia), which is anticipated to go live no later than Dec. 1.

The grace period that allowed nurse aides, medication aides, nursing facility administrators and Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation Programs to continue with an expired status is ending on Nov. 30.

Effective Oct. 16, HHSC moved the News and Information and the Provider Letter content to new locations on the Long-Term Care Regulation Provider webpages.

HHSC will host its Community Living Assistance and Support Services and Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities quarterly webinar on Dec. 3 from 10–11:30 a.m.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing are pleased to announce a collaborative effort to improve long-term care in Texas.

Medicaid and CHIP Services will be hosting monthly Technical Assistance sessions for Program Providers and Financial Management Services Agencies, who use the Long-term Care online portal for the Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living waiver programs.

CDC recommends everyone (six months and older) be vaccinated against the flu by the end of October to avoid peak flu season.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published QSO-24-21-NH, informing state regulatory agencies and nursing home providers that a resident’s rights, including the right to vote, must not be impeded in any way by the nursing home and its facility staff.

FEI Systems will host a monthly provider demonstration webinar on Oct. 8, 2024, from 10–11 a.m. Monthly provider demonstration webinars are offered to providers with access to the Critical Incident Management System.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in October, .

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following in-person classes hosted in October and November.

The Texas Culture Change Coalition will host its in-person Fall 2024 conference, “Inspire, Educate and Empower Person-Centered Dementia Caregivers” on Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the North Austin Complex, 4601 W. Guadalupe St. in Austin.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation will host a webinar for Home and Community Support Services Agencies (HCSSA) on Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. to noon.