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Welcome to the SDHCA E-News! Each month, please take note of a few items on the left side - First, you will find the SDALA and SDSLA logos to quickly guide you to those pages on the SDHCA website. There is the In This Issue section which will feature things such as our Feature Facility each month and Quarterly Articles. You will also find the Quick Links section to easily direct you to the SDHCA Calendar, the AHCA Healthcare Observances Calendar, and Minutes from SDHCA meetings.
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Dakota Digest: Gubernatorial Candidates On Health Care
Air Date: 10/28/2010
SDPB
Please take 5 minutes to listen to this link. SDHCA was instrumental in its production.
http://www.sdpb.sd.gov/tv/shows.aspx?MediaID=58676&Parmtype=RADIO&ParmAccessLevel=sdpb-all
The issue of health care has dominated the national political debate but it's also an important issue at the state level. South Dakota's next governor will have to deal with the state's budget problems while still providing quality care for South Dakotans. This Dakota Digest takes a look at the challenges facing health care workers who provide long term care for the elderly and disabled.
John Roether is a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Golden LivingCenter in Pierre. Roether has been a CNA for over 35 years. He says it's a job you have to love in order to do it.
READ MORE...
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Providers Revamp Dining to Please the Palette: Choices & Flexibility Lead to Better Outcomes When Cindy Dahl began her career as a nutritionist, it probably never occurred to her that she would one day be a judge in a culinary competition - a la "Top Chef" -tasting five-star-worthy dishes like Chilean sea bass with nested linguine and salmon in red chili sauce with garlic-piped potatoes. But for the past two years, Dahl, who heads up quality nutritional services for Plum Healthcare in San Diego, has done just that as part of the company's Top Plum Chef competition, inspired by the popular television show.
Read the 10 page feature from Provider Magazine
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A Rainbow Of Healthy Options
KSFY.com
We eat with our eyes, and that's why colorful foods always appeal to our senses. In fact, they actually may add years to our life.
There are no guarantees, of course, but the natural pigments that make our fruits and veggies so bright make them powerhouses when it comes to protecting our bodies from diseases as we age. Research proves that the so-called "good stuff" in our produce rainbow is a compound called a phytonutrient. Basically, that's just an organic part of a plant that's thought to promote good health.
What does this mean for us?
The red in tomatoes and in cranberries just might be heart-healthy for us and reduce the risk of some cancers, just as antioxidant-rich vegetables like Salad Savoy and dark leafy greens are also said to do.
Heart-healthy purple fruit like Concord grapes and the blue in blueberries do that, too, while also boosting our brain power.
The yellow in corn has been linked to fighting one of the causes of blindness in the elderly.
We all know that the beta carotene in orange foods like carrots and sweet potatoes are good for our eyes, but did you know that they also may reduce cholesterol, making them heart-healthy?
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2011 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Applications Now Available!
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The 2011 National Quality Award Bronze, Silver and Gold application packets are now available on the
Quality Award web site.
The following new program requirements have been
implemented for 2011:
· Intent to Apply Requirement: Applicants for the
2011 National Quality Award program are required to submit
a non-refundable $75 Intent to Apply fee.
- The Intent to Apply fee will be accepted online via credit card.
- The deadline to submit the Intent to Apply fee is January 18, 2011 at 8pm EST.
- New Award Deadlines:
Intent to Apply for Bronze, Silver and Gold:
January 18, 2011
Bronze: February 28, 2011
Silver: March 15, 2011
Gold: March 15, 2011
All award deadlines are now at 7pm CST.
Click here to find out more.
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SDHCA Minutes
For your convenience, please view SDHCA/SDALA Minutes by visiting the SDHCA website and logging in. Then click "Minutes" under Members Only. To register for a Members Only password, simply click on the Register button on the top left screen at the SDHCA website. To obtain your Members Only password if you have misplaced it, contact the SDHCA office.
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Newspaper Clippings
There are many articles published in newspapers across South Dakota that are worth taking a look at! Click here to see if your facility made the news. Not finding an article that made your local paper regarding your facility? Send us a copy to review.
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Congratulations On Deficiency-Free State Survey
SDHCA would like to congratulate Estelline Nursing & Care Center on a deficiency-free state survey. SDHCA understands the time commitment that goes into the survey's by the facility staff and commends the quality of care that is displayed in so many of the facilities throughout South Dakota.
Therefore, we congratulate all facilities that have received a deficiency-free state survey. If you would like to share your news of a recent survey, please send an email or call the SDHCA office.
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Education Committee Meeting
The Education Committee will be holding a meeting in November. The Committee will be discussing the educational sessions for the Annual Spring Institute in 2011. If you have any speaker suggestions or topic suggestions, please contact Lori Tracy at the SDHCA Office.
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Council Planning Sessions
It is that time of the year when the Council State Board of Directors will be meeting in December to begin the planning process for the Annual Summer Workshop. If you have any suggestions, please contact your Region President or Lori Tracy at the SDHCA Office.
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Board of Directors Meeting
The SDHCA Board of Directors will be meeting with the Legislative & Reimbursement Committee on January 25, 2011 at the Ramkota Hotel, Pierre, SD. The meeting will begin at 10:00 AM. The Board of Directors will hold its Quarterly Board Meeting on January 25, 2011, at the Ramkota Hotel, Pierre, SD, beginning at 1:00 PM. SDHCA & SDALA Members are welcome to attend the meetings.
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Legislative/
Reimbursement Committee Meeting
The Legislative & Reimbursement Committee will be meeting on January 25, 2011, at the Ramkota Hotel, Pierre, SD. The meeting will begin at 10:00 AM. The Committee will be discussing the impact of the 2011 Legislative Bills that have been introduced and our position on these bills. The LR Committee will be meeting in conjunction with the Board of Directors at this meeting.
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Legislative Reception
The SDHCA Legislative Reception will be held on January 25, 2011, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the Ramkota Hotel in Pierre, SD in Gallery D, E, F & G. This is your chance to talk with your Legislators from your District about your comments regarding health care.
This event has really been growing and we hope that the participation continues to grow in 2011!! (This event will also display the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show winners!)
Call the Ramkota Hotel in Pierre ASAP for a room reservation for the Legislative Reception.
Phone (605) 224-6877!
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59th Annual Fall Convention Award Winners
The SDHCA takes pride in awarding these following individuals for their exceptional service and dedicated commitment to the long term care profession. The following South Dakota individuals were recognized and honored at the SDHCA 59th Annual Fall Convention Awards Breakfast. READ MORE...
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State Approved Activity Coordinator Training Program
SDHCA held the State Approved Activity Coordinator Training Program on October 18 - 21, 2010. There were 22 attendees going through the program. The instructors were Wendy Stecher, GLC - Meadowbrook, Rapid City; Becky Fleming, GLC - Bella Vista, Rapid City; Diana Weiland, Department of Health, Pierre; and Carmen Baker, Department of Social Services, Pierre. The attendees appreciated the four-day course and were prepared to go back to their facilities and share their knowledge with their residents and colleagues.
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Promise You'll Never Put Me In A Home
Forbes
Mom probably made you say it. Maybe Dad did too. Could there be anything that causes more guilt in adult children with aging parents? It's an almost universal plea parents make to us. And we universally agree to what they ask, not thinking too far ahead.
When our aging parents extract this promise from us, they're usually in pretty good shape and make it clear that they want to remain in their homes until they die.
Most people want that, and we'll probably want that too as we age ourselves.
READ MORE...
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NCAL Guide Helps Assisted Living Operators Interact With Media
Does your staff know how to respond when a reporter calls? Would you provide a comment on a competing assisted living community's resident elopement? Do you know what not to wear for a television interview?
These questions and many more are answered In the newly released NCAL Media Guide for Assisted Living Communities, developed by NCAL's Consumer Relations Committee.
For more information and the guide, go to www.ncal.org and click on the NCAL's Media Guide for Assisted Livings.
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