News Archives From our 2008 Fax/E-mail Blasts

WALA News Nov 12, 2008 [Details]

  1. HFS 83 Moving Forward
  2. UNIONS and EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT
  3. Wisconsin State Budget Picture Gets Worse

WALA News Oct 17, 2008 [Details]

  1. A Special Request from Alfred Johnson
  2. HFS 83 UPDATE
  3. ALFA Members Can Help Promote Long-Term Care Insurance Awareness
  4. DHS Proposes Facility Fee Increase in the 09-11
  5. Biennial Budget Summary and Intro to the Assisted Living Medication Management Initiative Website
  6. Ethics of Disaster Preparedness
  7. BAL announces "Starting Up an AFH" Webcast

Sept 11, 2008: ALL about HFS 83 Re-Write [Details]

  1. Attention All CBRFS - HFS 83 Re-Write is now available!
  2. Public Hearing Comments
  3. DHS Comments
  4. Hearings
  5. Comments to WALA
  6. Timeline
  7. WALA's Proposal on Alternate Administrator Qualifications
  8. Updates

WALA News for Sept 2008 [Details]

  1. Buying and Selling Webinar & CD from WALA
  2. WALA Partners with Alzheimer's Association on New Regional Session
  3. New Training for Trainers Available from the DQA Caregiver Project
  4. WALA's CBRF & AFH Administrator Course Returns to MCFI in October
  5. REMEMBER TO VOTE!
  6. Electronic Video Monitoring & Filming Memo update
  7. WALA's Annual Golf Event is fast approaching!

WALA News for August 18, 2008 [Details]

  1. Buying and Selling Webinars & CD from WALA
  2. WALA Partners with Alzheimer's Association on New Regional Session
  3. Division of Quality Assurance Complaint Resources
  4. WALA's CBRF & AFH Administrator Course Returns to MCFI in October
  5. Family Care to Exceed 50% Benchmark
  6. WALA's Annual Golf Event is fast approaching!

WALA News for July 16, 2008 [Details]

  1. DQA Background Check Reminder
  2. Volunteer Ombudsman Program is ending
  3. DFHS is now officially DHS (Department of Health Services)
  4. IRIS - a new alternative to Managed Care
  5. Early Bird Discounts on Upcoming WALA events!
  6. Expansion of Family Care
  7. 1st Annual Joel Marino Charity Golf Outing
  8. HFS 83 Update

WALA News for June 16, 2008 [Details]

  1. Water, Water, Everywhere
  2. Collaboration needed with Assisted Living Communities
  3. WALA AFH and CBRF Administrators Course
  4. Medication Waste
  5. Medication Stability in Food
  6. WALA Provider Member Outreach Initiative
  7. Integrated Evacuation Planning for Long Term Care Facilities
  8. DQA Memo 08-019 AFH waiver for ADRCs
  9. DQA Memo 08-020 FDA Medication Recalls and Compliance

WALA News for June 3, 2008 [Details]

  1. New Assisted Living Regional Director for BAL
  2. DHFS will be reorganized, effective July 1, 2008
  3. June 2008 is Wisconsin's Long-Term Caregiver Month!
  4. Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
  5. New Legislation
  6. BAL Memos to note.

WALA News for May 2008 [Details]

  1. WALA's AFH & CBRF Administrators Course in July
  2. Electronic Video Monitoring and Filming BAL Memo Draft
  3. MRSA - Best hand hygiene practices
  4. New WALA Store products
  5. Medication Management Initiative by BAL
  6. WALA Provider Member Outreach
  7. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Story
  8. The Caregiver Project (Caregivers Training)

WALA News for March 2008 [Details]

  1. Conference Discount Extended to March 14
  2. Managed Care Webinars
  3. WALA Administrators and Managers Course to be offered again
  4. "Not in My Backyard" Bill hearing
  5. Norovirus memo
  6. List of Communicable Diseases Updated
  7. Chicken Recall
  8. WALA Staff photo