The Beacon Institute extends heartfelt thanks to all of our supporters who turned out on Monday, August 25th for the 12th annual golf tournament, with 160 players and generous support from major sponsors including M&T Bank, Erickson Retirement Communities, Asbury Communities, Family and Nursing Care and EMA...

With the upcoming November elections closing in fast, OHCQ has re-released a memo regarding voter registration and absentee voting in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. House Bill 1368 of the 2006 Session requires local boards of elections to contact each nursing home and assisted living community and offer voter registration and absentee voting to the residents.

The Beacon Institute is proud to announce it's first ever training series for assisted living managers, with classes starting September 16th. This program series is intended to respond to new Maryland regulations that require assisted living managers to complete 80 hours of training and successful completion of a test. These regulations will be enforced as of August of 2009.

Beacon invites all assisted living managers (both LifeSpan members and non-members) to consider this offering as the best possible way to comply with new state rules...

Would you like to discuss issues involving the draft revisions to the assisted living regulations with other providers? Would you like to discuss Maryland survey process issues and experiences with other assisted living managers and operators? LifeSpan members-only meetings will be held starting September 10th...

Evan Howe, a 3rd generation member of the Brooke Grove family, recently penned an insightful, inspiring overview of Brooke Grove Foundation's culture change journey...

In addition to an earlier report, LifeSpan extends a hearty congratulations to a third graduate of the University of North Texas program, Certified Aging Services Professional, our own Velea Kelley, Care Manager at Asbury Solomons...

Invitations to this exclusive event will be going out in the coming weeks...

The Maryland Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators (BENHA) is requesting nominations to fill 4 positions - 3 NHAs & 1 consumer on their board.

Housing members - HUD is requesting info more often through the MOR process. With this manual, there is no need to re-create the process...

OHCQ has released the third set of changes to the assisted living revisions initially published in May of 2007...

The law firm of Zuckerman Spaeder has extended the time for complying with the subpoena issued in Smith vs. Colmers from August 28th to September 12th. Any facility that needs additional time past September 12th is urged to contact Bill Meyers at Zuckerman Spaeder at wmeyer@zuckerman.com or at 410-332- 1240...

Three regulations issued by the Board of Nursing this summer have been finalized and are now in effect as of August 25th. These regulations affect the qualifications and certifications for CNAs, CMAs and CMTs...

On August 20th, DHMH released a Medicaid transmittal affecting nursing home providers regarding tamper-resistance prescriptions. The transmittal reminds providers of the October 1, 2008 effective date for using tamper-resistance prescriptions and communicates recent clarifications from CMS about prescribers’ computer generated printed prescriptions. The transmittal can be downloaded at
http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/mma/trans/FY09/PT08-09.pdf

On September 9, 2008, AAHSA DC member, Emmaus Services for the Aging, will host a forum on affordable & Fair Housing issues. The program, entitled “Where Have All the Flowers Gone? – Affordable & Fair Housing Issues Facing Seniors in the District of Columbia,” begins at Noon at the National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle, NW...