Facility Resources & Links
RESOURCES
Careers in Caring – A Long Term Calling (careersincare.org)
Careers in Caring, a project by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), has information and resources to help successfully recruit health care professionals into long-term care.
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – Provider resources
INTERACT® – Interventions to Reduce Acute Transfers
Source: Pathway Health – INTERACT® (Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers) is a quality improvement program that focuses on the management of acute change in resident condition. It includes clinical and educational tools and strategies for use in everyday practice in long-term care facilities.
CMS Open Door Forum Podcasts and Transcripts
This page holds all CMS Open Door Forum podcasts, transcripts, and audio recordings. CMS makes Open Door Forums available as audio podcasts. The podcasts are available free of charge. For any questions, please contact PRG at PARTNERSHIP@cms.hhs.gov.
PBJ NF Staffing Data Submission
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – Provider resources
On this page you will find information that was released by the state and federal governments as well as the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) throughout the pandemic.
LINKS
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of health care for all Americans. AHRQ develops the knowledge, tools, and data needed to improve the health care system and help consumers, health care professionals, and policymakers make informed health decisions.
Involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an important psychosocial factor for the recovery of alcohol-dependent individuals. Recent studies have confirmed the beneficial role of involvement in AA for abstinence and reduction in drinking alcohol.
American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL)
As a member of HCANJ, you are also a member of AHCA/NCAL, the national association for long-term and post-acute care providers. The profession is ever changing. AHCA/NCAL strives to stay ahead of those changes and provide what you need to succeed and thrive.
Argentum is a national trade association serving companies that own, operate, and support professionally managed senior living communities.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS is the federal agency that provides health coverage to more than 160 million through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace. CMS works in partnership with the entire health care community to improve quality, equity and outcomes in the health care system.
Medicaid provides health coverage to millions of Americans, including eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. Medicaid is administered by states, according to federal requirements. The program is funded jointly by states and the federal government.
Medicare is a broad program of health insurance designed to assist the nation’s elderly to meet hospital, medical, and other health costs. Medicare is available to most individuals 65 years of age and older and some people under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.
National Institute of Aging (NIA)
NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. NIA is the primary federal agency supporting and conducting Alzheimer’s disease research.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.
New Jersey Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Services
Provides the state’s veterans and their dependents with information and guidance in filing claims. Trained Veterans Service Officers at these offices also assist veterans with issues pertaining to employment, education, burial, counseling, housing, social and medical services, and other areas of concern to veterans and their families.
New Jersey Department of Health
The Department is made up of three primary branches – Public Health Services, Health Systems, and Integrated Health – which include divisions, offices, and programs. Each aspect of the Department works collaboratively to strengthen New Jersey’s health system.
New Jersey Department of Human Services
The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) is the state’s largest agency. It serves about 2.1 million New Jerseyans, or about one of every five state residents and one out of every three children. The Department provides numerous programs and services designed to give eligible individuals and families the help they need for economic and health challenges.
New Jersey Division of Civil Rights
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) is the state agency charged with enforcing New Jersey’s civil rights laws. The mission of DCR is to protect the people of New Jersey from discrimination and bias-based harassment in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
New Jersey Legislature Home Page
Here you will find a wealth of knowledge regarding the legislative process in New Jersey as well as information about how you can contact the legislators in your district.
Social Security Administration
Social Security administers retirement, disability, survivor, and family benefits, and enrolls individuals in Medicare. They also provide Social Security numbers, which are unique identifiers needed to work, handle financial transactions, and determine eligibility for certain government services.