2024 Spring Conference
2024 Spring Conference — Coming Soon! Our 2024 Spring Conference is coming soon to six locations across the state! Up to 5 CE will be available for attendees that participate in presentations from our Education & Support Team, Advocacy Team, and Outreach Coordinator. Additionally, we will have vendor tables from our affiliate business partners. Breakfast […]
2024 Lobby Day Recap
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2024 annual Lobby Day event! Special thanks goes to our sponsors Cornerstone Healthcare Training, Ready Meds Pharmacy, and MyMedSupplies. We had an amazing day that could not have been made possible without them! The day kicked off with breakfast and opening presentations from AFH Council Executive Director […]
Updates to DOH COVID-19 Outbreak Definition and Outbreak Reporting Requirements
Updates to DOH COVID-19 Outbreak Definition and Outbreak Reporting Requirements The definition of a COVID-19 outbreak was updated effective January 1, 2024. Based on this update, there will be a couple more pieces of information to be mindful of when reporting COVID-19 to your local health jurisdiction and the RCS/CRU hotline. The department published a […]
Update on HB 1859
No action was taken on HB 1859 during this legislative session, meaning the bill has “died” and will not be moving forward this session…
Vote PRO on HB 2347!
March 25, 2024 Update HB 2347 was signed into law today! February 1, 2024 Update HB 2347 was unanimously passed out of Committee and is on its way to the Senate! We will have another opportunity to express our support for this bill before it is voted on again. Watch the vote below: https://youtu.be/2yFDaTf5tZY January […]
Long-Term Care Updates From the Department of Health
Long-Term Care Updates From the Department of Health Please see the below message from the Washington State Department of Health: Thank you for your ongoing work to protect your congregate communities from vaccine preventable diseases. We are grateful for your continued partnership in this effort. Below are some updates for long-term care providers: Long-Term Care […]
HB 1859 Threatens the Home-like Environment of AFHs
HB 1859 Threatens the Home-like Environment of AFHs January 19, 2024 Update Thank you all for being so engaged in voting! A total of 1,602 people voted CON on HB 1859 out of 2,795 votes. Unfortunately, the Council did not get the opportunity to testify during the hearing today. The hearing was suspended and moved […]
Vote PRO on HB 2015!
House Bill 2015 allows DSHS to complete the first inspection for a home looking to expand to their seventh or eighth bed as soon as they receive the application if the home has met the necessary requirements. Vote pro to show your support!
Update on Medicaid Referrals
In 2023 DSHS launched a “request for proposal” (RFP) to identify a technology vendor to assist case managers in communicating with adult family homes when seeking placement for a potential resident. Currently, that contract is held by AIDA. The RFP was launched, and an apparently successful bidder was identified. Many providers were aware that GoldenSherpa […]
2023 Executive Board Election Results
AFH COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION RESULTS The results of our annual Executive Board Election are in! This year, three positions were up for re-election: Region One Delegate (Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and Whitman Counties) Region Four Delegate (King County) At Large Delegate (Statewide) We saw record-breaking participation from our membership […]
Last Phase for the Temporary Medicaid Rate Increase for COVID
During the public health emergency DSHS added a temporary rate increase to AFHs and other long term care settings serving residents whose care is paid by Medicaid. Currently the COVID rate add-on is $5.58/day. On January 1, 2024 the rate will decrease to $2.79/day. This rate will remain in place until June 30, 2024 when […]
2024 AFH Council Lobby Day Registration is Open!
REGISTRATION FOR LOBBY DAY IS NOW CLOSED. Please consider joining us for our next annual Lobby Day in 2025! WHEN: TUESDAY, JANUARY 30 8:00am — 4:30pm WHERE: THE UNITED CHURCHES OF OLYMPIA 110 11th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501 What is Lobby Day? Lobby Day is an annual event scheduled during the legislative session that […]
